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Six balloon pilots, also known as aeronauts, are being celebrated in High River this weekend.

At Wednesday's opening ceremony at the Heritage Inn in High River founder and organizer of the Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival, Jamie Kinghorn acknowledged the six women hot air balloon pilots. 

Exciting news, Josh Gove just snagged a new $76,000 RAM with RAM Everyday Adventure!

Golden West Broadcasting and Your Alberta RAM Dealers recently gave him the exciting news, leaving him almost speechless. 

“I’m shaking. It’s going to take a while to sink in,” he exclaimed.

This stunning RAM 1500 Classic, sporting a bold flame red finish, is packed with impressive features, including a powerful 5.7-litre V8 Hemi engine with 395 horsepower, an 8-speed automatic transmission, air conditioning, heated seats, and even a Wi-Fi hotspot. 

It's a dinosaur that roamed Alberta's badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a big, bumpy, bony head the size of a baby elephant.

On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground. 

They call it "Big Sam."

The adult Pachyrhinosaurus is the second plant-eating dinosaur to be unearthed from a dense bonebed belonging to a herd that died together on the edge of a valley that now sits 450 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

It didn't die alone.

Canada's foreign ministry expressed alarm about its shrinking ability to counter foreign disinformation online due to limited access to data and the evolving tactics of adversaries, a newly released memo shows. 

The memo, tabled Wednesday at a federal inquiry into foreign interference, noted Canada had led the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism to identify and respond to threats to democracy through open-source data analytics. 

The Foothills Fire Department recently announced their new Deputy Fire Chief, Alex Marshall.

Marshall, who began his career in 2019 as a volunteer firefighter, has earned the title of Deputy Fire Chief of the Foothills Fire Department after showcasing his leadership, dedication, and commitment to the community.

In 2011, he became a full-time firefighter and was the Captain of the fire department in the Foothills for the past four years.

High River's 18th annual food drive brought in a record amount of food this year.

The event hosted by the High River Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints again filled the streets with volunteers on Saturday.

The Alberta government is helping to detect lung cancer in rural areas.

On Wednesday (Sept. 25), the Minister of Health, Adriana LaGrange, announced Mobile Lung Health Units are coming to the province next spring.

Connor Smith who played for the High River Flyers last year at the age of 16 has officially joined the U18 AAA Bow Mark Oilers for the 2024-2025 season.

Smith led the team in points during the 2023-2024 regular season, posting 62 points in 38 games. 28 of the points came from goals at age 16. He even got to play against his brother Nolan who was a part of the three-peat HJHL champions and Provincial champions in the Carstar Okotoks Bisons.

Anyone planning on attending Balloon Glow at this year's Heritage Inn International Balloon Festival should be wary of anyone trying to sell tickets.

A recent Facebook post on the Balloon Festival page cautions anyone attending the festival or Balloon Glow that the events are free, and anyone attempting to sell tickets is a scam.

The post points to an event listing for Balloon Glow on Showpass, saying that the event organizers are not selling tickets through the platform.

Keep your eyes peeled for cattle coming down from the high country in Kananaskis.

Ranchers are currently rounding up their herds and motorists are asked to slow down and be patient.

Many times, the cattle need to be herded along Highway 40, Highway 940 or Highway 540 in the southern areas of Kananaskis Country.