Airdrie

A year-and-a-half after announcing it would massively reorganize the health-care system, Alberta's government says it's now in the final stages of the still-controversial revamp.

The United Conservatives are dismantling the provincial health authority, Alberta Health Services, reducing it to a hospital services provider and putting four new agencies in charge.

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is proposing legislation that would officially shuffle workers represented by five different unions from AHS to a different agency and the Health Ministry.

The idea of Alberta opting out of the Canada Pension Plan isn't moving ahead — at least for now.

Premier Danielle Smith says she won't be putting the creation of a provincial pension plan to a referendum any time soon.

"I'm not seeing that there's an appetite to put it to the people at the moment," Smith told reporters at an unrelated press conference Thursday.

"I have said that I would put it to the people if I saw evidence they wanted to vote on it (but) I'm not seeing that at the moment."

Drivers on the QEII near Airdrie are being urged to slow down Saturday as volunteers — including children — clean along the highway as part of a province-wide litter pickup.

Motorists should expect volunteers and patrols in marked cleanup zones, the Alberta RCMP said in a media release Thursday. The campaign is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 3, with May 10 as a backup in case of weather delays.

Emergency vehicles, evacuation drills and livestock containment will unfold across parts of Crossfield and Rocky View County on Thursday, May 8, during a full-scale emergency management exercise.

An officer identified by MADD Canada as being from Airdrie is among 68 Alberta police officers honoured this week for their efforts to remove impaired drivers from the road.

The officer, whose name and agency were not released, laid between 15 and 24 impaired driving charges in 2024. They received a certificate of recognition and a Silver Challenge Coin through MADD Canada’s Cpl. Cumming’s Watch Awards. MADD Canada also confirmed the officer did not attend the ceremony.

A new TikTok post has prompted speculation that Reminders of Him, a screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, is connected to social media reports of filming activity in Bragg Creek.

At yesterday's Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees recognized students who received 100 per cent on January diploma exams.

For this round of diploma exams, seven students received the highest mark.

The students from around RVS who got 100 per cent include :

Two more bridges are currently being replaced in Nose Creek Park.

Over the past few years, several pedestrian bridges have been replaced, and two more are currently under construction.

Scott Fediow, a project manager with the Capital Projects Office, shared some details about the two bridges currently under construction.

"We are doing one just west of the Catholic Church and then one further north."

Tails To Tell Animal Rescue in Crossfield is hosting a fundraising event on Sunday that will see their founder shave their head.

On Sunday from 12-2 p.m., Edna Jackson will shave her head in hopes of raising $1000 for the rescue.

Colleen Holden, board chair for the rescue, shared that she is quite shocked that Jackson wants to do it, but it shows how much she loves the rescue.

"She founded the shelter in 2010 and is still an avid supporter. She thought if she had her head shaved, people would come out, and I hope they do and support her."

Charlie Mayer, a prominent figure in Canadian agriculture and politics, has passed away at the age of 89. Born in Saskatoon in 1936, Mayer attended the University of Saskatchewan before purchasing a farm in Manitoba in 1965. He grew grain, potatoes, and raised Simmental cattle, becoming active in the Manitoba Beef Growers Association. Mayer played a key role in opposing the introduction of supply management to the beef industry.