Airdrie

Saturday is a special day for the Airdrie Food Bank as they are celebrating its 40th birthday.

Lori McRitchie, the food bank's Executive Director, explained that the food bank first started when a group of concerned community members noticed that people were hungry in the community.

"A lot of them were from different church communities, they banded together, and they formed a board, after they applied for incorporation through the province of Alberta to become a not-for-profit organization."

Airdrie City Council will decide next month if e-scooters will be returning to Airdrie for the summer.

With summer fast approaching, e-scooters are starting to arrive in surrounding communities, but the City of Airdrie needs to decide if they will be making a return, and Airdronians will have another mode of transportation once again.

Billie-Jo Arnott, the City of Airdrie's Team Leader for transit and active transportation, explained that the city was running a pilot program from 2022 to 2024.

Last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or CFIA officially declared a herd of cattle infected with bovine tuberculosis or bovine TB. An investigation spanning back six years has taken place, tracking the movements of the herd to limit the spread of bovine TB. Dr. Stacey Vos, veterinarian and Animal Health Regional Veterinary Officer with the CFIA, talks about the case itself, and the risks associated with bovine TB. 

For the second day in a row, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has been pulled away from campaigning to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. 

Carney, in his role as prime minister, will meet virtually with Canada's premiers today to discuss the country's response to Trump's latest duties.

The president signed an executive order earlier this week to implement 25 per cent levies on all automobile and auto part imports — his latest move to upend global trade through a massive tariff agenda that pushed some automakers' stock prices down on Thursday.

Cochrane RCMP warns motorists to avoid Highway 22 between Cochrane and Sundre due to extremely poor conditions. The advisory, shared by 511 Alberta just after 8 this evening, urges drivers to postpone travel until conditions improve.

Cochrane RCMP are advising that Hwy 22 from Cochrane to Sundre is in very poor condition. Motorists should postpone travels until conditions improve. (8:06pm) #ABRoads

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is set to announce funding for new urgent care facilities across Alberta at an event in Airdrie on Friday afternoon. 

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Alberta's government is putting $19 million toward municipal flood and drought prevention projects as part of its new budget.

Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says eight municipalities as well as two Indigenous communities are to receive the grant funding.

She says the money will help build a new berm along the Bow River at Siksika First Nation and a retaining wall to protect the Slave Lake Airport.

Calgary is also to receive funding to improve a storm water ditch that connects the city to the nearby hamlet of Langdon.

A previous collision causing heavy delays near Yankee Valley Boulevard toward Main Street has been cleared.

Drivers are reminded to slow down and adjust to weather and road conditions, which are expected to deteriorate into the afternoon and overnight.

Snowfall, gusty winds up to 40 km/h, reduced visibility, and temperatures dropping below freezing (–2 C today, –9 C overnight Friday), with wind chills nearing –10 C, are forecast.

Drumheller's landmark attraction, the World’s Largest Dinosaur — affectionately known as Tyra — will permanently close and be dismantled when its lease expires in December 2029, the Drumheller & District Chamber of Commerce confirmed Wednesday.

For 25 years, Tyra has been a towering symbol of Drumheller’s rich connection to dinosaur history and tourism, attracting visitors from around the world.