Airdrie

The Conservatives are pushing for a "three strikes" law to deny bail to repeat offenders and tougher sanctions for domestic violence.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made crime a central focus of his election campaign in the spring, and on Thursday he brought that message to the House of Commons.

The Conservatives brought forward a motion calling on the government to introduce what they call a "three-strikes-and-you're-out" law to prevent people convicted of three "serious" offences from getting bail, probation, parole or house arrest.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services has charged five individuals following extensive investigations into poaching and illegal trafficking.

Among those charged is an American fugitive who had been living in Alberta. The accused are Simon Paul of Montana, Teresa Snow and Eli Snow of Morley, Alberta, and James Brittain and Sophia Soriano of Calgary. Officials said they face a combined 34 charges under Alberta’s Wildlife Act and nine charges under the Criminal Code of Canada.

The Airdrie Public Library said it began in a windowless room in 1971. More than 50 years later, it is preparing to open its doors for the 'soft opening' to a brand-new 53,000-square-foot facility in less than a week, according to the library.

RAM Everyday Adventure has its newest champion—and a new truck to match!

Craig Staniland is now the proud owner of an $83,000 RAM 1500 Big Horn, courtesy of Your Alberta RAM Dealers and Air 106.

“I actually have no idea what to say—this is just insane,” Staniland said after learning the life-changing news.

This wasn’t Staniland’s first attempt. He’s been entering the contest for years, multiple times, hoping his name would one day be drawn. That persistence finally paid off.

“I’m blown away,” he said. “The first thing I’m doing is putting in a car seat."

Seasons one through four of Wynonna Earp are now streaming for free on Tubi in the United States.

The supernatural western, described by IMDb as the story of “Wyatt Earp's great great-granddaughter Wynonna … battling demons and other creatures with her unique abilities and a posse of dysfunctional allies,” was filmed in Calgary, Didsbury and High River, Alberta.

Environment and Climate Change Canada says human-caused climate change made a late-August heat wave in Alberta far more likely.

In a Sept. 17 news release, the department said its Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution system analyzed 10 of the hottest heat waves across Canada in July and August 2025. Nine were found to be at least two to 10 times more likely to occur because of climate change.

The Alberta event ran from Aug. 25 to Aug. 31, with a peak daily high temperature of 28.8 °C and an anomaly of 9.3 °C above normal.

A stretch of Highway 9 has reopened after being closed for several hours overnight due to a motor vehicle collision near Highway 566 east of Balzac.

511 Alberta first reported the crash just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, saying the highway was shut in both directions and emergency crews were on scene.

Yesterday, Nose Creek Elementary School received a $750 donation that will be used to help out their leadership program.

Andrew Doyle, the principal at the school, explained that they received the donation from Davis Chevrolet GMC Buick.

"We were thrilled to accept and put towards some of our student leadership programs."

Renovations at the Ron Ebbesen Arena are progressing with the hockey season getting underway.

Brad Anderson,  the manager of recreation with the City of Airdrie, shared that everything is still on schedule to be completed on time.

"The construction started in the spring, and we're on time with our original schedule to have Ron Ebensen Arena open again by mid-October."

He explained that the reason why renovations are being done is because of the age of the facility.

Over the weekend, the Special Olympics Airdrie held its awards ceremony, with its busy season now over.

Susan Farkas-Fillatre, Media Relations Coordinator with Special Olympics Airdrie, explained that it was a fun award ceremony.

"Super excited for all our athletes who worked so hard this past year. And of course, so happy for all the athletes who win awards this year."

According to Farkas-Fillatre, these are the athletes who won awards (last names withheld for confidentiality):