Airdrie

The City of Airdrie is reminding residents that a ceremony dedicating the Veterans Memorial to those who have given military service is taking place on Saturday.

Residents are invited to attend the event and show their support for our local heroes.

The ceremony will run from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Veterans Boulevard Nautical flag pole near 8th Street.

Newly released documents show Ottawa has spent almost $1.3 billion on cloud services provided by U.S. companies, with most of the money going to Microsoft — and its uses include what it calls "mission-critical" defence applications.

The information was shared in a government response to a question posed by Conservative MP Todd Doherty. He asked government departments and agencies how much they have spent since 2021 on cloud services provided by Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and to identify which of those cloud services cover critical government functions.

Canada and Mexico have signed a pact to deepen economic and security ties ahead of what is expected to be a challenging round of negotiations with the United States on a trilateral trade deal.

The agreement — billed as a comprehensive strategic partnership — was signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico City Thursday.

It includes a plan to build infrastructure such as ports, rail and energy corridors while tackling crime and protecting the environment.

Crossfield will host the inaugural Girls Power Weekend on Sept. 20, 2025. In a press package, the Crossfield Minor Soccer Association described the one-day event as designed to “empower, inspire, and unite girls and women from across rural Alberta through the game of soccer and the community that surrounds it.”

The same document cites participation data: “The dropout rate is stark: 1 in 3 girls stop playing sport by late adolescence, compared to just 1 in 10 boys.”

Alberta Health Services says a confirmed case of measles has prompted a public alert to possible exposures at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and a Calgary medical clinic.

The health authority says the person with measles was in the hospital’s emergency department on Sept. 11 from approximately 9:10 p.m. to Sept. 12 at 1:45 a.m., and again on Sept. 13 from approximately 6:15 p.m. to Sept. 14 at 12:50 a.m.

AHS says possible exposure also occurred at Mission Medical Clinic, 1125 Olympic Way S.E., on Sept. 13 from approximately 10:15 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

Airdrie Rural RCMP said the driver of a pickup truck, a 36-year-old female resident of Hanna, Alta., and an 18-month-old female passenger were declared deceased at the scene after a two-vehicle collision near Kathryn on Wednesday night.

Mounties said two other children were injured and were transported to a Calgary hospital.

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The Alberta government has chosen not to renew its ban on the practice of "carding" by police officers.

The provincial regulation enforcing the ban was due for renewal this past summer, but a government letter to the Edmonton Police Commission says the province wouldn't be renewing it.

Carding refers to police officers stopping members of the public without reason and asking for identification.

Officers who responded to an Israel-Palestine protest in Calgary have been cleared of wrongdoing after a teen was forced to the ground and concussed.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, says police arrested the 13-year-old at the downtown protest in November 2023 for assault after spitting at an officer.

It says the teen was part of a group of people who broke away from the main protest and gathered at city hall, blocking an intersection.

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers – with each side accusing the other of lying — is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

Finance Minister Nate Horner’s office confirmed Wednesday it plans to release an advertising campaign to push its side in the dispute, countering a campaign by the Alberta Teachers’ Association that has been ongoing for weeks.

“The government must now correct the false narrative the ATA has created,” Horner says in a statement.

A fourth candidate appeared on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, on the City of Airdrie’s Public Register of Candidates for the municipal election.

Usman Mahmood filed nomination papers, joining newcomer Dave Douglass and incumbent councillors Tina Petrow and Heather Spearman ahead of Monday’s deadline.

No other details were immediately available on the city's website regarding Mahmood, though the City register states more information will be posted soon.