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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.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's new Arctic ambassador will play a key role in preserving sovereignty in the region as the military closely watches the movements of a Chinese icebreaker.

Iqaluit resident Virginia Mearns will be Canada's senior Arctic official on the world stage, following a career with local Inuit governments.

"Canada's Arctic ambassador is going to advance Canada's polar interests in multilateral forums," Anand told The Canadian Press in an interview from Inuvik, N.W.T.

The U.S. has imposed general tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles and copper tariffs will begin in early August

In order to provide some relief from the threat of 35 per cent tariffs, Bangladesh has decided to sign a memorandum of understanding on wheat trade with the U.S. The country has agreed to purchase 700,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat annually for the next five years. Photo: file

Tariffs, trade top of mind at recent Agriculture in Motion show

While there’s more to be done, Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says he’s hopeful trade relations with China can be mended.

“I’ll give credit to prime minister Carney for the engagement that he has undertaken,” Moe said in an interview at the recent Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon.

The invasive weed is now being spotted further north than ever before

Farmers in Alberta have a growing problem on their hands, as a notorious weed has started making its way north through the province.

The rapid and relentless spread of kochia, the highly adaptable and increasingly resistant weed, is moving north and taking root in places scientists thought it never would.

Critics respond to report suggesting price correction, saying farmland remains a solid investment

The largest owner of cropland in Canada isn’t buying the idea that farmland values are overdue for a correction.

He says that’s because technical analysis — where market watchers use trends, patterns and mathematical models to predict future price movements — doesn’t apply to agricultural land.

Those in the southern part of the province could be seeing a bit of a light show the next couple nights.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), there will be some Auroa Borealis activity tonight (Friday, July 25) and Saturday.

Tonight, almost all of Canada could see the Northern Lights, as the NOAA says tonight Aurora is forecasted to be at Kp 2.

The Kp index ranges from 0 to 9 and measures the geomagnetic activity, which then indicated how far from the northern pole the Aurora will be seen.

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is asking for information from the public regarding a recent suspicious interaction in south Calgary.

The incident happened in the community of Auburn Bay on Tuesday, July 8, at around 4:30 p.m.

According to CPS, three children were playing outside in the 300 block of Auburn Meadows Manor S.E. when a man approached them and asked if they had seen his dog.

The children told the man they had just seen a black-and-white dog run past, pointed him in the direction it went, and the man walked away.

The town of Nanton is getting ready for Nanton Round-Up Days, which is coming up soon.

Nanton Round-Up Days runs from Aug. 1 to 4, and on the holiday Monday, there will be the Nanton Boosters Parade, starting at 10 a.m.

T & T Disposal will be testing out their parade route on Monday, July 28, in preparation for the parade.

Because of the preparations, residents are being asked to have their garbage bins out by 7 a.m. sharp on that day, as the garbage collection route will be different than normal.