Airdrie

On Tuesday, the City of Airdrie held a meeting with Demetrios Nicolaides, the Minister of Education and Childcare.

Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown shared that it is always great to have a meeting with a provincial minister.

"We're welcoming 800 students on average, students every year, to our system. Our desired resolution is that the government continues to work with high-growth municipalities like Airdrie."

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious and severe disease that affects cattle, sheep, swine, and other cloven-hoofed animals making it hard for them to eat and walk, leaving them weak and sick.

The FMD vaccine bank builds on existing protections for the livestock industry and equips producers with another tool to control and eliminate the disease should an outbreak occur.

Budget 2023 committed $57.5 million over five years, with $5.6 million ongoing, to the CFIA to establish the FMD vaccine bank and response plans.

Last week, the Carstairs Fire Department shared that they have added a new Rapid Attack Vehicle to their fleet.

Jordan Schaffer, the Fire Chief for the Carstairs Fire Department, is excited to have this wildland unit.

"We started about 18 months ago on this build for this truck, it's called the Bush Buggy, Unit 140. It went out for tender to multiple suppliers, and after an extensive review of suppliers. A company called Rocky Mountain Phoenix, out of Red Deer, was awarded the contract. "

Two years ago, more than 120,000 federal public servants went on strike after negotiations broke down.

Now, the union representing those workers is going back to the bargaining table with the government with the goal of securing greater job security and remote work options for its members.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada says next week's initial meetings offer its first opportunity to present priorities identified by members, such as better wages, greater job security and stronger provisions for remote work.

This year's wildfire season in Canada is shaping up to be the second-worst on record and federal officials are warning of a dangerous summer in parts of British Columbia.

Officials with several government departments held a technical briefing Thursday in Ottawa with an update on the state of multiple wildfires and its forecast for the coming months.

For two local women, prep came first — early mornings, missed meals, and months of silence few people ever see.

And when Crossfield’s Cheryl MacKimmie stepped on stage at the 2025 Alberta Open Bodybuilding Show held May 31 at the Red Deer Resort and Casino, it wasn’t for applause. It was to finish something.

Earlier today, Airdrie East Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Angela Pitt announced that more modular classrooms are coming to Airdrie.

While details are limited as of right now, she is excited to see Airdrie get the support it needs.

"I just chatted with the minister (of education) and he confirmed that he got approval from Treasury Board to fast-track additional modulars for Airdrie schools to help alleviate this immediate emergent problem that we're seeing in our schools coming this fall."

The Alberta government says it is considering letting oil companies inject wastewater deep underground as a way to manage the toxic tailings that are accumulating in the oil sands.

The idea is one of five being put forward by a government-appointed committee tasked with studying potential tailings management options.

A new report from the committee says injecting mine water underground is a practical solution but considering over 1.4 trillion litres of tailings exist as of 2023 it can't be the only option.

A former health-care agency leader is asking a judge to deliver a quick decision on her wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Alberta government, but the province says it will push back.

Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services, or AHS, has applied for a summary judgment on the legality of her January firing, which would avoid sending the case to trial.

Federal ministers are warning western Canadians to brace for worsening wildfire conditions this summer, as more than 3.7 million hectares have already burned nationwide and over half of active wildfires remain out of control.

As of Thursday, 225 wildfires were burning across Canada, and 121 were classified as out of control, said Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski during a multi-ministerial briefing in Ottawa.