Airdrie

Rocky View Schools (RVS) and Chinook’s Edge School Division (CESD) are hosting events to help first-time school bus riders become more familiar with the experience.

RVS, which serves communities like Airdrie, Crossfield, and Cochrane, are hosting their event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 and 28 at the RVS Education Centre.

National galleries and museums across the country have seen a 15 per cent increase in attendance so far this summer, after the federal government introduced free or discounted admission through the new Canada Strong Pass.

The Canada Strong Pass, which took effect on June 20 and is available until Sept. 2, offers free national museum admission to children 17 and under, and a 50 per cent discount for those aged 18 to 24.

The pass also offers free admission to national parks and sites maintained by Parks Canada.

The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders. 

Thomas Carrique, president of the Association of Chiefs of Police, said police would have been in a better place to "disrupt" transnational crime, if the federal government had listened to his group in 2001, when it last proposed legislative changes. 

A vehicle collision briefly slowed traffic on northbound 8 Street on Tuesday evening.

According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred just before the intersection of Channelside Drive (Midtown Gate) and 8 Street.

There was no immediate word on injuries, and the scene has since been cleared.

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China announced a 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff on Canadian canola on Tuesday, following an anti-dumping investigation launched last year in response to Canada's tax on Chinese electric vehicles.

China's Ministry of Commerce published the details of the plan on Tuesday, claiming the "dumping" of Canadian canola into the Chinese market is hurting its domestic canola oil market.

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is inviting producers to take part in their Harvest Sample Program, letting them send in samples from their grain harvest to be graded. The no-cost grading helps farmers know exactly what they've got in their fields, letting them easily market their grain to sellers.

Kerri Pleskach, the program manager of analytical services at the CGC, explains how producers can take part.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh will attend the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ show jumping tournament Sept. 4–7 in Calgary in her role as royal patron.

Spruce Meadows says the visit will include tours of the grounds, meetings with athletes, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders, and time to observe events and enjoy some of the show jumping during what it calls the pinnacle tournament of its 50th anniversary year.

Airdrie's U11 All Stars Baseball team captured the Minor A Alberta/Prairie Sectional Championship over the August Long Weekend.

John Sayers, the head coach of the team, explained that this wasn't just a normal provincial tournament, as it included teams from Saskatchewan.

"The boys stepped up that weekend and played well, probably very unexpected to a lot of teams, but came away with gold."

Pothole repairs may slow northbound traffic on the QEII between Calgary and Balzac on Tuesday.

Alberta 511 says the work extends from 144 Avenue N.E. in Rocky View County to the junction with Highway 566.

Repairs began this morning and are expected to wrap up by 2 p.m.

A Calgary man and woman are facing more than 50 charges after an investigation into the alleged trafficking of stolen utility trailers in Calgary and Cochrane.

In October 2024, investigators became aware of two people who were alleged to be selling stolen utility trailers to unknown victims online. Nine trailers were reported stolen from locations across the two communities between October 2023 and December 2024, and then sold to nine victims through online platforms with fraudulent VINs.