Airdrie

Canada's western premiers say they've agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets.

A joint statement issued Thursday says doing so would boost Canada's market access in Asia and Europe while the country fights a trade war with the United States and China.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week. 

The University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has secured over $194 million in funding, to be delivered over the next five years. This renewed interprovincial funding commitment from Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan has been in place for over 60 years.

Through the agreement, WCVM provides essential veterinary medicine programming, research, and clinical services to meet the needs of each province. Saskatchewan and Manitoba each have 25 student seats, while British Columbia funds 40 seats.

Rocky View County Fire Services has lifted its fire advisory for the western region of the county due to improving conditions.

On Thursday afternoon, the County confirmed that effective immediately, there are no fire advisories or bans in the West region, and permit burning is allowed.

The fire advisory remains in effect for East Rocky View County. The County stated that fire permits will not be issued for any fires in the East region, and neighbouring municipalities may still have advisories or bans in place.

Airdrie city council has approved a motion to assess whether a regional transit route connecting the city to Calgary’s post-secondary campuses is viable, after Councillor Heather Spearman read a revised version into the record, stating it was “not implementing a pilot so much as exploring the viability.”

Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency invites all to attend the Airdrie & Area Sector Connector Disability Resource Fair, happening this afternoon! It’s your chance to explore community access supports, employment supports, independent living skills, and supported living options.

Amber Townsley is the community connection specialist at Universal Rehabilitation Service Agency (URSA), an agency that serves people of all abilities. URSA has been in Airdrie since September 2024, but is also closing in on its 40th anniversary in Calgary.

Plant 2025 is well underway across the prairies and generally ahead of the seasonal averages.

Canada's Outlook for Principal Field Crops came out yesterday.

Some of the highlights for the 2025-26 growing season:

As farmers continue their seeding operations, the latest crop report brings a mix of optimism and caution. 

Crop Extension Specialist Tyce Masich says at this point 72 per cent of the provincial crop is now planted; that's an increase of 23 per cent from last week. 

He notes it's a smaller increase than the week before, largely due to rain delays in parts of the south and east regions of the province. 

Airdrie RCMP is currently investigating multiple reports of theft from motor vehicles and is seeking public assistance to identify the suspects.

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline.

Canada Post meanwhile said Thursday it's already seeing mail volumes decline ahead of another possible labour disruption and is pushing for an urgent resolution.

Spokesperson Lisa Liu said Canada Post hasn't yet received a response from the union about its proposals issued a day earlier.

The postal service is ready to resume bargaining "as soon as possible" with a mediator at the table, she said.