1+ week, 6+ day ago   (104+ words) A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for High River and surrounding areas Sunday evening. Environment Canada issued the yellow-level warning for Foothills County near High River and Aldersyde, as well as Cayley. As of 5:55 p.m., a line of severe thunderstorms…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Fall is just around the corner, and the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a warmer and wetter-than-normal autumn for much of the region. The Almanac is forecasting above-normal temperatures across southern Alberta, with October expected to see the biggest departures…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (169+ words) Several Town of High River facilities will be temporarily closed today. According to the town, the closures are in place to accommodate staff team-building activities on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The following facilities are set to be closed: Town Hall…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (453+ words) Harvest activity across Manitoba continues to gain momentum despite rainfall that interrupted fieldwork in many areas of the province last week. According to Manitoba Agriculture Cereal Specialist Anne Kirk, the recent moisture paused harvest operations but provided valuable benefits for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (211+ words) As of 3:26 p.m. Environment Canada has issued a yellow level warning of severe thunderstorms for Diamond Valley, Priddis, Brown-Lowery Provincial Park and west to Kananaskis. It is currently located near Sheep River Provincial Park and moving southeast at 20 km/h. Damaging wind…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) Despite blue skies above Okotoks and High River, another round of severe weather could be on its way to the Foothills this evening. Environment Canada has issued a yellow-level severe thunderstorm watch for much of the region, including Okotoks, High…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (120+ words) Drivers around Okotoks, High River and much of the Foothills are being warned to watch for dense fog this morning. Environment Canada issued a yellow-level fog advisory for much of the region, including Okotoks, High River, Diamond Valley, Longview, Cayley,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (495+ words) The area of Canada affected by drought expanded dramatically during July, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's latest National Drought Report. Trevor Hadwen, Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says drought coverage increased from 18.8 per cent of the country…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (193+ words) Foothills County has moved to a Fire Advisory, ending a Fire Restriction that had been in place for nearly a month. “We will continue to monitor fire risk throughout the county and will update the status as needed,” said the…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (141+ words) Heavy rain is expected across much of the Foothills region overnight as Environment Canada issues widespread rainfall warnings. Environment Canada says an additional 30 to 60 mm of rain is expected by Friday morning, issuing yellow rainfall warnings for most of the…...