Airdrie

Airdrie will see a nearly 30-degree shift to warm weather for the weekend.

This week, Airdrie saw winter-like weather with significant snowfall covering the area. Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, talked about how much snow the Airdrie area saw.

"Looks like anywhere from about five to 15 centimeters in the vicinity of Calgary."

He went on to explain that it will all be melting very quickly as the temperature will rise from a low of –15 degrees on Thursday night, with the daytime high on Saturday around 13 degrees.

"Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa.

Lich and Barber were key figures and organizers in the protest that saw hundreds of vehicles and thousands of people occupy downtown Ottawa and insist they would stay until COVID-19 public health mandates were eliminated.

The New Democrats and Conservatives both pitched ideas on the federal election trail Thursday to make Canada and its workers more resilient in the face of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh proposed tax-free savings bonds, while Pierre Poilievre said a Conservative government would remove the federal sales tax from Canadian-made vehicles.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney, in his role as prime minister, met virtually Thursday with Canada's premiers to discuss the U.S. tariffs as Canadian automakers started to feel the effects.

Wedged between a massive truck and a backhoe, saved by STARS. Given blood by STARS after being impaled by a spinning blade. Airlifted by STARS after crashing to the ground off a bucking horse in a remote area.  

These are just some of the stories of survival that filled the airwaves on April 1st and 2nd for the Critical Care on the Air Radiothon presented by BHP in support of STARS. 

Earlier this week, the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) issued their first cash advances with the 2025 Advance Payments Program for the upcoming growing year. More than 1750 producers across Western Canada received more than $310 million to finance their operations. Dave Gallant, Vice President of Finance and APP operations at CGA, talks about the benefits of the program for Western Canadian producers. 

A 25-year-old man has been charged after Calgary police located a semi-truck in Rocky View County that was allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision earlier this week.

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Airdrie’s Fair Access low-income subsidy program grew sharply in 2024, with enrolment rising by 68 per cent and total projected subsidies for 2025 reaching $563,000 — more than $263,000 above the original budget.

According to the Airdrie Fair Access 2024 Update, which council received April 1, 1,099 households and 2,720 residents were enrolled in the program by the end of 2024. That’s up from 653 households and 1,735 residents in 2023. The report notes an average of 2.5 residents per subsidy card.

Team Plett has delivered gold for Alberta — and now Canada — after winning the 2025 New Holland Canadian Under-20 Women’s Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I.

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Calgary Police Service announced it will deploy photo radar enforcement throughout April in 18 neighbourhoods and active construction zones. 

According to CPS, mobile photo radar units will focus on Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Bridlewood, Capitol Hill, Collingwood, Dover, Forest Lawn, Highland Park, Hillhurst, Marlborough, Panorama Hills, Rundle, Skyview Ranch, Sunalta, Taradale, Temple, Varsity, and Whitehorn.

Alberta’s construction sector is facing significant labour shortages despite recent growth, with the province needing to recruit 59,000 construction workers by 2034, according to a report released Thursday by BuildForce Canada.

Even with Alberta’s younger demographic projected to provide 43,600 first-time entrants under the age of 30, a gap of 15,400 workers will remain unfilled by 2034.