Airdrie

Greg Luterbach is thankful for his experience at Rocky View Schools (RVS) as Superintendent, with his retirement just around the corner.

Luterbach talked to DiscoverAirdrie about his upcoming retirement, and he explained it as being a blast working for the school division.

"These last nine years. We've had lots of growth, plenty of challenges, but you know, it's been a fantastic team to be part of."

With summer in full swing in Airdrie, it's essential to ensure your pet stays cool when the temperatures reach 30 degrees.

While Airdrie will have cooler temperatures (low 20s) for a few days, Friday and Saturday are expected to reach temperatures in the high 20s. The Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has some tips to help your pet enjoy the warm weather rather than dread it.

According to recently released data from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), auto theft costs in Alberta have increased significantly over the last three years and continued to rise last year.

"Auto theft claims costs were $110.3 million in 2024 compared to $67.0 million in 2021, an increase of 65 per cent," shared IBC.

The hardest-hit cities are Calgary and Edmonton, where auto theft claim costs rose by 81 per cent and 79 per cent, respectively, between 2021 and 2024.

Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday.

The analysis concluded that just six provinces and territories are meeting that fee target now.

David Macdonald, an economist with the centre, said even though fees have dropped significantly everywhere, the federal government is unlikely to meet its self-imposed deadline.

Two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among four people arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly participating in an anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City area.

Three of the suspects, motivated by "violent extremism," planned to start a militia and "took concrete actions" to facilitate terrorist activity, the RCMP said. Two 24-year-olds and a 25-year-old allegedly took part in military-style training that included shooting, ambush, survival and navigation exercises, using a variety of firearms and high-capacity magazines. 

With the end of the crop year coming up on July 31st, we are starting to see a seasonal slowdownof grain movement.

CN's Assistant Vice President of Grain, David Przednowek says even with the seasonal decline, they have still registered just over half a million tonnes of grain movement per week over the past couple of weeks.

"We are seeing the demand for CN supply hopper cars for grain movement decline. You know, in the past couple of weeks we've seen orders for CN supply equipment in that 3334 car per week range. "

Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist has promoted winter cereals for decades and remains hopeful about the crop’s future

Winter wheat was a big deal on the Prairies from about 2006 to 2014.

Total acreage ranged from 800,000 to 1.3 million, with the lion’s share of the crop seeded in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Ken Gross, a Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist who has promoted winter cereals for decades, described that period as the “second wave” of winter wheat on the Prairies.

Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Markets with Glacier Farm Media says that's mainly driven by various factors affecting the broader oilseed market.

Rainfall across the prairies and even provincially has been quite variable this year.

Some areas have seen some pretty wicked storms bringing heavy rain, high winds and hail.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storm activity across the prairies in the last two weeks of June resulted in farmers filing well over 2000 hail claims.

According to the report mid-June thunderstorms dropped pea- to toonie-sized hail across Western Canada.  

World wheat stocks could climb to 271 million tonnes by the end of 2025-26, up from 264 million tonnes at the end of 2024-25

There will be plenty of wheat in the world in 2025-26, say analysts.

“As we enter mid-year Northern Hemisphere harvest, a larger-than-expected crop is expected to limit the upside in global wheat prices,” Dennis Voznesenski, agricultural economist with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said in his recent Agri Commodity Weekly Alert.