Tuesday, August 1st
- Fairview Town Council meets tonight.
On the agenda is whether or not the town should renovate the Curling Club for an estimated $4.3 million. - The High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo starts today.
Midway opens at 1:00, rodeo events start at 1:30. - A new online platform has launched in Alberta to help families get supports and services for children with disabilities.
Details and the link in our news feed. - Most of the companies across North America that took part in a 4-day work week experiment, are sticking with it.
35 of 41 companies have elected to stay with the shorter work week citing happier, healthier, more productive employees. - Individual cigarette warnings start in Canada today.
Labels include, “Poison in every puff”, “Tobacco smoke harms children”, “Cigarettes cause cancer”. - Oil prices had their best July in nearly two decades, after largest monthly gain since January.
WTI & Brent are both over $80 per barrel. - Look to the skies! Today is the first of the two August Blue Supermoons.
The next time we see this will be in 2037. - Paramount+ is the new home for Star Trek in Canada.
The franchise is being phased out of Crave starting today. - Oprah calls Beyonce’s concert the most extraordinary show she’s ever seen.
The tour hits the Vancouver/Seattle area in September. - The start of the Wheatbelt Baseball Championship has been delayed again.
Rain has pushed Game one in Peace River to Wednesday. - Toronto Blue Jays pulled Bo Bichette from lineup last night with “right knee discomfort”.
Toronto hope to bounce back against division leading Baltimore Orioles, with Hyun Jin Ryu making his season debut on the mound for the Jays. - MLB Trade Deadline is this afternoon at 4:00.
