Airdrie

The Town of Crossfield is exploring the development of a bike skills and pump track and is asking residents to weigh in on the project’s future location and design.

A community survey launched on the Town’s website invites public input on three potential sites, as well as preferred features, safety concerns, and design priorities. An open house is also scheduled for Wednesday (March 26) 3 to 8 p.m. at the Crossfield Community Center, in conjunction with the Municipal Development Plan review.

Airdrie, are you ready to throw down? It’s time to rally your neighbours, gather your community groups, and drum up as many votes as possible for your neighbourhood! The Airdrie Neighbourhood Knockout is here brought to you by ATR Logistics, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

On April 14th, the top 3 communities with the most votes will move on to the final round, where they’ll go head-to-head to knock out the competition.

Parks Canada has expanded area closures in Banff National Park as wildfire risk reduction work continues around Tunnel Mountain.

Crews working on the Tunnel Toe Wildfire Risk Reduction Project have completed 70.3 hectares of forest thinning in Block A and are now proceeding into a 10-hectare section of Block B. The agency says recent snowfall and ongoing winter conditions have allowed the project to move ahead of schedule.

Grade one students are enjoying a morning literacy skills boost at Cooper’s Crossing School.

According to Rocky View Schools (RVS), thanks to the efforts of teacher Ashley Burndred, some of the youngest students at Rocky View Schools are becoming more proficient readers in a Grade 1 classroom at Cooper's Crossing School in Airdrie.

With the current Airdrie Food Bank Executive Director Lori McRitchie retiring in September, the food bank has put out the call to try and fill her position.

According to the food bank, The Executive Director will work closely with the Board of Directors to ensure the successful leadership and management of the Airdrie Food Bank.

On Wednesday, Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD) named Chris Adamson as the new Associate Superintendent of Learning Services.

Adamson will assume the role in August 2025.

“Chris is highly regarded in his current and previous roles as a skilled educator and leader who has developed high levels of trust with students, parents, and staff as well as school and division administrators,” says Kurt Sacher, Superintendent of Chinook’s Edge School Division. “We appreciate Chris’ deep commitment to instructional leadership, professional learning, and system-wide improvement.”

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.

The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Carney's chief opponents, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, will campaign in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area.

AAFC Researchers at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre want to turn Canadian agriculture’s value chains into value circles.  

Dr. Emma Stephens and a team of data analysts are taking the most comprehensive look yet at Canada’s entire agriculture and agri-food industry, from the field, to processing and exports, to the end use by consumers.

"What that means is looking for additional value-added opportunities within our agri-food value chain through co-products and current waste byproducts to find additional ag-based resources," she explained.

Canadians are now facing updated travel advisories to the world's two largest economies, after Ottawa warned travellers who stay in the United States for more than 30 days to make sure they register as required.

The advisory for the United States follows another update for travel to China, where Canadians with dual citizenship have been warned to use Canadian credentials when presenting to Chinese authorities.

The leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister are officially kicking off their campaigns today, vowing to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney has confirmed a federal election will be called on April 28, speaking outside Rideau Hall after requesting Parliament be dissolved.

Carney will be running in the Ottawa riding of Nepean.

The Nepean riding has been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya for the last decade, but the party recently revoked his nomination.