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A representative for the Canadian Red Cross says the situation on the ground in Myanmar is "still very dire and tragic" days after a massive earthquake that has killed more than 1,700 people.

Canadian Red Cross operations lead Chiran Livera said teams of staff and volunteers made up of both international and local Red Cross workers were in Myanmar when the quake hit on Friday, and they have been able to distribute help, including water and shelter kits, from warehouses stationed around the country.

Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that more than one-fifth of pollinator species it studied in North America are at risk of extinction.

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades workers.

The first week of the federal election drew to a close with both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh paying a visit to the national capital.

Can you imagine the weight of 18 tonnes of truck and 20 tonnes of excavator? 

To put this immense amount into perspective, the combined weight of the machinery is equivalent to about 22 cars. Picturing this number, however, was likely far from Sean Rickards' mind as he found himself crushed between the two pieces of equipment. 

“I was broken within a millimetre of my life,” he said afterwards.  

The City of Calgary has responded to an unintentional wastewater leak into the Bow River, with no impact on Airdrie’s water supply.

Airdrie receives its water from Calgary, where officials have confirmed that drinking water quality has not been affected by the leak. Calgary’s drinking water, drawn from sources upstream of the leak, remains safe to drink, and Alberta Health Services says, based on available data to date, the risk to the public as a result of this event is extremely low. 

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.

Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.

Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.

A Cochrane woman is the latest to join a growing list of local lottery winners after claiming a $100,000 EXTRA prize from a ticket purchased in Balzac. Her big win follows in the footsteps of an Airdrie man who took home $1 million on WESTERN MAX just a few months earlier.

Cochrane’s Shelley Simpson Takes Home $100,000 EXTRA Win

The Alberta government has confirmed $2 million in planning funds for Airdrie’s integrated primary and urgent care facility as part of Budget 2025—a detail first reported by Discover Airdrie in February after a government official confirmed the funding. However, speaking in Airdrie on Friday, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange did not provide a firm timeline for when the facility will open.

The Town of Drumheller has moved to engage with the Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce and Travel Drumheller to explore options for the future of the World’s Largest Dinosaur (WLD), known locally as Tyra, after the Chamber’s announcement that the iconic landmark will be decommissioned in December 2029.

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Alberta's health authority is claiming its fired former executive breached her employment agreement by holding on to confidential emails with information pertaining to allegations in a high-profile court case.

A new affidavit filed Wednesday by Alberta Health Services says the agency is looking to amend its statement of defence in light of the emails, which the agency says it only became aware of last week.