Airdrie

Abrio Place (senior living) is thankful for a recent donation from the Rotary Club of Airdrie that allows residents to spend more time outdoors.

Melissa Bevan, the lodge manager for Abrio Place, is thankful for the $10,000 donation.

"The Airdrie Rotary Club is fantastic for thinking about us and giving a donation that our residents will enjoy for a long time."

She explained that the gazebo is quite an asset, given where Abrio Place is located.

The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team grappled with technological issues Tuesday as prosecutors sought to show security footage from a bar where the complainant and some of the players were the night of the alleged incident.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in connection with an encounter at a hotel room in London, Ont., in 2018.

McLeod has also pleaded not guilty to an additional charge of being a party to the offence of sexual assault.

Multiple Airdrie schools are participating in Rocky View School's fourth annual Helping Hands Cleanup this week.

Every April since 2021, Rocky View Schools’ (RVS) has hosted the annual Helping Hands Cleanup as an observation of Earth Day (April 22).

The fifth annual Helping Hands Cleanup started yesterday and will run until Friday.

"During the cleanup, staff and students at most schools across the division will keep their school grounds beautiful by collecting garbage from their playground areas," stated RVS.

With the recent election victory of Mark Carney and his Liberal team, the Grain Growers of Canada have emphasized the urgent need to address the ongoing tariff situation with the U.S. and China. Executive Director Kyle Larkin highlighted the severe impact these tariffs are having on Canadian farmers and the broader economy.

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With the 2025 federal election now in the rearview mirror, what happens to all the election signs all over the city?

According to the City of Airdrie, the signs must now be removed within three days of the election, so that means they should all be gone by Friday morning.

If the signs are not removed within the three days, you can call the City of Airdrie, and they will deal with the situation.

Please be on the lookout for local candidate volunteers who will be removing the signs throughout the city over the next few days.

The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a stunning reversal of fortunes this year, but the party's failure to sweep many of the ridings it sought Monday night denied it a resounding majority mandate.

A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the party lost many incumbents — even as Carney called for a strong mandate to deal with the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Elections Canada says more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election — more than 19.5 million people.

While this election was widely expected to see increased turnout, it did not surpass the record set in March 1958, when 79.4 per cent of eligible Canadians voted.

But the nearly 68.7 per cent turnout was the best since the 1993 federal election, which saw 69.6 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.

Airdrie residents have a chance at a $65-million Lotto Max jackpot in tonight’s April 29 draw.

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In addition to the main prize, eight $1-million Maxmillions draws are also up for grabs.

A power outage that was affecting many Airdronians and Rocky View County residents has been resolved.

According to the FortisAlberta outage map, 3 outages were affecting 2914 customers.

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The Liberals have won their fourth mandate this time under the leadership of leader Mark Carney.

When Mark Carney formed government as Canada's 24th Prime Minister on March 14, 2025, he selected 34-year-old Kody Blois from the Kings-Hants riding in Nova Scotia as the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Rural Economic Development.

Blois is heading back to Parliament after winning his riding last night. Expectations are that Carney could keep him in that role, but that will be determined when he announces his new cabinet in the days ahead.