Airdrie

The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait.

“It's this kind of vicarious trauma, this inability to help when we're helpers, that is causing us to leave,” Dr. Warren Thirsk said in an interview.

“Unless you experience it, you don't really get it.

Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he's been following the "terrible tragedy" of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.

But he's also worried Canada isn't doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood mapping, infrastructure and early warning systems.

"Luckily, there are many ways that we can protect ourselves, but we have to make the effort," said Ness, who is the research director for adaptation at the policy research organization.

The 2026 Census of Agriculture questionnaire has now been published on the Statistics Canada website.

The census is conducted every five years with the last Agriculture Census being done in 2021.

For the 2026 Census of Agriculture, new categories have been added under the commodity questions to identify emerging agricultural products. 

Questions on agricultural practices have been expanded to include environmental practices and environmental sustainability.

The Calgary Stampede is officially underway, along with the rodeo, midway and live entertainment... the event also showcases agriculture and Alberta's ranching history

It's a chance to step back in time and experience life on the farm and ranch, with the Vintage Tractor Pull and Blacksmith showcase;  to the Heavy Horse, Cutting Horse, and Team Cattle Penning competitions; Chuckwagon races, to the Junior Steer Classic, the International Youth Livestock Supreme Championship and Scholarships, the World Stock Dog Championships, and International Livestock Auctioneer Championships.

Industry is applauding the federal government’s progress toward a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank after it awarded supply contracts to two companies.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and Biogenesis Bago SA will supply vaccine products and develop the vaccine bank.

Canadian Cattle Association Saskatchewan director and former Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president Garner Deobald, who formerly worked for Boehringer, said both companies are well respected and were good choices.

“I think it is important, for sure, to be ready,” he said.

Airdrie-Cochrane Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Peter Guthrie has officially launched the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Alberta.

He is doing it alongside MLA Scott Sinclair, who was also removed from the United Conservative Party (UCP).

Guthrie told DiscoverAirdrie why he and Sinclair decided to relaunch the party.

Mountain View County will receive $205,073.59 from the Government of Alberta to support lighting system upgrades at the Sundre Airport (CFN7), restoring night-use capability to the facility.

On June 30, the County announced a successful grant application through the province’s Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program (STIP). The County will receive $205,073.59 in provincial funding toward the $275,000 project, with the remaining costs to be funded by Mountain View County.

Airdrie residents are facing a wall of summer road, pathway and parking disruptions as the City of Airdrie juggles water repairs, utility work and long-haul rehabilitation projects across major routes.

The longest closure now underway is on Main Street SE between Elk Hill and Erin Drive. Temporary lane closures are expected to continue through a phased approach until August 31, 2026, to accommodate road rehabilitation.

Investigators with the Calgary Police Service Traffic Unit are appealing for witnesses to a fatal crash that took place last month on Stoney Trail S.W.

The premiers of Alberta and Ontario are set to meet in Calgary today to sign two memorandums of understanding.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation.

The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford tweeting that they discussed how to build new pipelines, as well as rail lines to export Canadian critical minerals and energy.

Smith also bumped into Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday.