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Two people in Siksika Nation were run over and killed on Saturday.

Gleichen RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision at 9:30 p.m. at 54 Map 3 Subdivision on Siksika Nation.

Upon arrival, they discovered a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old man deceased, with a 45-year-old woman in critical condition.

RCMP said five people were walking when three of them were hit by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. The two others walking were not injured.

The RCMP is asking for your help in finding the driver of the vehicle.

The third annual Diamond Valley Show & Shine continues to bring people together.

Since the amalgamation of Black Diamond and Turner Valley into Diamond Valley, the event has been filling up the streets with rods, trucks and people.

The sprinkling of rain couldn't stop vehicle enthusiasts from smiling and checking out a wide variety of makes and models.

Food trucks were covering a wide variety of tastes, and they even blew an engine... on purpose.

It wasn't just thunder from the grandstand on Saturday night, but Mother Nature sent her own downpour of rain, which muddied the track at the High River Ag grounds.

However, the rain didn't pour down until about halfway through the heats, which caused some slower times and significantly altered the aggregate standings.

The 'Rangeland Rockstar' Chanse Vigen still sits in first in the aggregate, but Evan Magee jumped up from 12th into second in the aggregate, and Cruise Bensmiller jumped up from 11th to fourth as Dustin Gorst hung on and moved up from fifth into third.

The Canadian Nurses Association says it hopes the new "united Team Canada" approach at the Council of the Federation will lead to harmonization of nurses' licences across the country.

The association was among a number of health-care advocacy groups at the recent annual meeting of Canada's premiers.

While health care tends to take centre stage when the premiers meet, this year's gathering with Prime Minister Mark Carney was dominated by discussion of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war.

Most Canadians believe the country is making good progress on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, a new poll from Leger suggests.

"The extent to which people feel progress on reconciliation is being made or not has an important bearing on how they feel about the country," said Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies, which commissioned the poll.

The survey of 1,580 respondents was conducted between June 20 and 22. A margin of error cannot be associated to the survey because online polls are not considered to be truly random samples.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for a large part of southern Alberta.

Environment Canada issued the Watch because thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon or early evening.

The alert is in effect for:

The second annual High River Stampede Breakfast went off without a hitch Saturday.

Thousands of people showed up for the free pancakes and sausages and stuck around for all the entertainment and activities.

This year, it took over George Lane Park, and there were barely any lineups. Getting your pancakes and sausages took no time at all.

Special thanks to Ima Moreno from El Papalote for organizing the food setup and coordinating it.

There have been several reports of grizzly bear sightings and encounters in K-Country this summer.

Some of those encounters included bluff charges and grizzly cubs, causing trail closures and warnings for hikers.

But, bears can be encountered anywhere in K-Country at any time, and those who live in bear country are being encouraged by Alberta Fish and Wildlife to take some precautions to help keep bears out of backyards.

The Battle of the Foothills is going strong at the High River Ag Grounds.

The fans have been packing the grandstand and cheering on their favourites.

High River's own Jason Glass finished down in 16th; however, sits tied for 6th in the aggregate, so he still has a chance to make the final four in the championship heat on Sunday.

Calgary's Chanse Vigen is the defending champion and was also this year's Rangeland Derby winner at the Calgary Stampede.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to identify cuts to program spending at their departments of 15 per cent by 2028-29.

The report, written by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives senior economist David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028.