Airdrie

Alberta’s government has unveiled a 10-year strategy to end gender-based violence that outlines more than 100 initiatives aimed at awareness, prevention, intervention and long-term support for survivors.

Status of Women Minister Tanya Fir says it's a comprehensive plan to help co-ordinate provincewide efforts and will aim to address the root causes, including financial insecurity.

As part of that strategy, she's committing to supporting Indigenous-led solutions, and to reporting annually on rates of gender-based violence in the province as soon as next year.

A little over 50 days before gates open, the Calgary Stampede has unveiled more than 50 new Midway foods—including mopane worm poutine, dill pickle Coke and a Spam-stuffed bao bun.

The 2025 lineup was released Wednesday, with organizers promising bold creations, global flavours and revamped classics from over 70 vendors when the festival runs July 4 to 13.

The City of Airdrie is warning residents that a Canada Post service disruption may impact local mail delivery.

"A Canada Post service disruption may impact when you receive your mail," the city stated in a notice posted to its website this week.

The warning comes ahead of the city's annual property tax mailout.

"The tax year runs from January to December. Property tax notices are mailed out at the end of May and are due at the end of June each year," the city states. "Failure to receive your tax notice does not exempt you from late payment penalties."

Airdrie will be busy all summer with different road and lane closures.

Ryan Couillard, a project manager for the city of Airdrie, talked about some projects that are currently ongoing.

"We've got a temporary road closure on Summerfield Close. It started on April 28, and what we're doing out there is a sanitary main replacement. We are anticipating that project to be completed on May 23. The next one that we have is a road closure on Jensen Place, and in there we're doing a water main replacement, and it is scheduled to run from May 19 to about July 12."

Rocky View Schools' (RVS) budget continues to feel pressure despite an increase in the base grant received from the provincial government.

According to the school division, lower-than-expected enrolment, leading to a reduction in instructional funding as well as an increase in funding for mental health and curriculum grants, means RVS is expecting a higher-than-budget revenue of $328.5 million for the 2024/25 school year.

Three Didsbury High School students and one Carstairs High School student have returned from the Provincial Skills Alberta Competition. The event took place in Edmonton on May 7-8.

According to Chinook's Edge School Division. Didsbury High School students Johan Eriksson and Ryder Mierke both competed in the carpentry event, as did Auston Wright from Hugh Sutherland School (in Carstairs). Logan Swanson from Didsbury High School participated in the welding event. All four students qualified for the opportunity after competing in regional events in March 2025.

A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. 

UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends.

It blames bullying in particular for a drop in life satisfaction reported by 15-year-olds, down three percentage points to 76 per cent since 2018.

Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.

While some were prominent figures in former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government — including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champagne — Carney froze out other prominent members of his predecessor's team.

Carney named 28 full ministers to his cabinet, which will meet for the first time on Wednesday.

A vehicle engulfed in flames Tuesday evening caused a traffic jam on the northbound QEII near Airdrie. The scene has since been cleared.

A vehicle fire scene has been cleared on the QEII, with traffic resuming. Earlier this evening, traffic slowed to a crawl due to a vehicle fire in the northbound lanes of the QEII Highway. The incident was just south of Yankee Valley Boulevard. 

Airdrie fire crews attended the scene and the vehicle was extinguished. While earlier reports indicated a highway closure, fire department officials confirmed that they had previously opened two northbound lanes.

Traffic was backed up for some time, though shortly before 8 Tuesday evening, traffic flow resumed.