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Former outfielder for the Okotoks Dawgs, Tristan Peters, got the call he's been waiting for.

Peters played in his first major league game for the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend.

He played in a game on Friday, August 8th, versus the Seattle Mariners, batting fifth in the lineup and playing centre field.

Family and friends made the trek from Winkler, Manitoba, to Seattle to watch his debut as he played in all three games in the weekend series.

The 25-year-old caught three fly balls and went 0-for-3 at bat.

Foothills Ringette is inviting local youth to lace up and hit the ice for its upcoming Come Try Ringette event, set for Sunday, Aug. 17, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex in High River.

The free, low-pressure session is open to children ages 5 to 15 and is aimed at introducing newcomers to the sport while building community connections.

The Town of Nanton is warning residents of a pretty but pesky plant.  

Creeping Bellflower has purple-blue bell-shaped flowers, and can spread underground quickly, taking over gardens.  

The plant grows shoots from deep underground roots, which crowd out other plants, and once it’s settled, it can be difficult to get rid of.  

Update #2:

The Lethbridge Police have reported that the 14-year-old has been located.

Update #1:

The Lethbridge Police have reported that the 12-year-old has been located.

14-year-old Chanting Small Eyes is still missing, and the Blood Tribe Police have assumed carriage of the investigation.

Original Story:

The Lethbridge Police are trying to find three missing youth, and are asking for public assistance.

Monster Hobbies, the long-time hobby store in High River that's been serving customers since July 2004, is once again open in downtown High River.

After operating for many years in a few locations around High River and online, owner Trevor Ursulescu has once again opened a storefront just two units away from his former location on 3rd Avenue SE.

The Calgary Police are trying to locate a missing man from deep south Calgary.

They have been searching for the 66-year-old man named Christopher for the past month, known to reside in Windsor Park.

While the police have received a number of reported sightings, the police have yet been able to confirm his well-being themselves.

Christopher was last seen on Tuesday, July 15 at around 9 p.m., and is approximately 5'8" tall, approximately 200 pounds, and has grey hair and blue eyes.

Local amateur weathercaster Angie Brown is calling for a bit of a roller coaster ride of weather this week, but you'll want some sunscreen for today and a hoodie by Thursday.

"For Tuesday, we're going to have a sunny sky and a high of 27. Wednesday we're going to have a high of 30 with sunny skies.

Thursday, we're going to have a high of 21 and a sunny sky. Friday, we're going to have a high of 21 and clearing.

And Saturday, and Sunday, we're going to have a mix of sun and cloud and a high of 25."

The Okotoks Dawgs lost 8-4 last night in Sylvan Lake to the Gulls, thus ending their dream of winning a fourth consecutive WCBL Championship.

The Dawgs were swept by the Gulls in the best-of-three series, two games to none.

It's the first time the Gulls have won the Western Championship, as they now look to win their first league title.

The Gulls now face either the Saskatoon Berries or the Regina Red Sox for the Championship starting this Thursday.

The Dawgs finish the season with 40 wins and 16 losses.

Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada.

The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets typically are tabled in the spring, this one is set to land during the fall session of Parliament.

The RCMP is introducing a drone corridor along part of the Canada-U.S. border in an effort to boost security.

Drones are to patrol the border in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in what the RCMP says is a trial.

The force says the corridor has been established with help from Transport Canada and drone patrols will target illegal activity including smuggling and drug trafficking.

It says the corridor extends from the ground to 500 feet in the air and one nautical mile north of the border, or just under two kilometres.