Airdrie

Incumbent Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Blake Richards is running for re-election in the Airdrie-Cochrane riding.

He is hopeful to represent the people of Airdrie and Cochrane once again.

"It's always humbling to put your name on the ballot," Richards said. "I've worked hard for the people of our area, and it's always been an honour to represent our communities and our people within them."

Richards, who has lived in Airdrie for 25 years, said his motivation is giving back.

Calgary police say a 25-year-old man reported missing in the city’s southwest has been located. No further information was provided.

In a brief statement posted Monday, police said the individual had been reported missing from the 200 block of 10th Avenue S.W.

"We thank the media and the public for their assistance," police said in the post.

Around 70 Chinook’s Edge students in Grades 8 to 12 recently took part in a French Immersion event.

According to Chinook's Edge, on March 27, they joined students from three other school divisions to learn more about French language and culture.

“The purpose of the event is to give French students the chance to engage in French language speaking, to learn more about French culture and language, and to get to know other French Speakers,” says Marie-Astrid Detharet, French Immersion Coordinator, Chinook’s Edge School Division.

With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada's federal party leaders are back on the road today.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor in the next five years.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wrapping up a campaign sweep on the West Coast today before flying to Edmonton for a rally.

Cereals Canada has released a series of sustainability reports for Canadian non-durum wheat, durum wheat, barley, and oats to demonstrate how the cereals value chain is meeting the challenge of sustainable cereal production.

“Canada is a global leader in the production of high-quality, nutritious, and sustainable cereal grains,” said Mark Walker, vice-president of markets and trade. “These reports confirm that Canadian farmers grow some of the most sustainable crops in the world.”

Protesters rallied in several cities across the country on Sunday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, as backlash to an American president who appears bent on upending the global order gains momentum.

Despite softer-than-expected tariffs against Canada last week and a more cordial tone from the White House over the past week, the echo from Trump's repeated remarks about making Canada the 51st state continues to ring in Canadians' ears.

The NDP promised to protect tenants through national rent control while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment Sunday.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control.

The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015 and the average asking rent hit $2,109 per month in January.

Police say they've charged a 31-year-old Ottawa man with several offences following an incident that placed an area of Parliament Hill under lockdown on Saturday.

Ottawa police said in a media statement Sunday that a man entered East Block in downtown Ottawa at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and started issuing threats to those inside.

Security officials isolated the man in a security screening area while police evacuated the building, which mostly houses offices for senators and their staff.

Police said the man surrendered peacefully after hours of negotiations.

Crossfield may not have taken home the title, but its run for Kraft Hockeyville 2025 ended with national attention, a surge of community spirit — and $25,000 for arena upgrades.

On Saturday, organizers announced Saint-Boniface, Que., as the national winner. The community will receive $250,000 for upgrades to Aréna Saint-Boniface and the opportunity to host an NHL® pre-season game.

Crossfield was one of three runners-up — alongside Lower Sackville, N.S., and Honeywood, Ont. — and will receive $25,000 in arena funding.

When the Premier starts stumping for your town, you know it’s game on. Premier Danielle Smith is urging Albertans to help Crossfield bring home the Kraft Hockeyville 2025 crown — and $250,000 in arena upgrades.

"Our very own Crossfield has been nominated for Kraft Hockeyville 2025," Smith wrote Friday on social media. "This is the first time in years that a western community has been in the running. Winning the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize of $250,000 means the community can upgrade their Pete Knight Arena to make hockey more accessible to everyone in the region."