Airdrie

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

It follows Poilievre's own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.

The Conservatives estimated that measure would reduce the cost of an $800,000 home by $40,000 and spur construction of another 30,000 homes per year.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.

The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to "facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations" in light of "escalating and unpredictable strike action."

Last week, it said the move was being done "defensively" after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice for job action, which also starts at 8 a.m.

The Airdrie Urban Farm Collective had a record year with donations to the Airdrie Food Bank.

Jana Hooper, a board member of the collective and volunteer, shared they were able to donate a total of 750 pounds of food to the food bank this year.

"Last year, we donated about 400 pounds. Our goal this year was to double that. Unfortunately, with all the pests that came through, we were unable to reach that goal."

Some of the animals that caused some problems for the collective garden included deer, mice and gophers.

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) attended the 33rd Annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord meetings from October 21-23 in Arlington, VA, to reinforce its strong support for the North American agri-food trading system.

“The strength of CAFTA’s delegation underscores our firm commitment to the North American agri-food trading framework, particularly as we approach the 2026 CUSMA Review,” said CAFTA president Greg Northey. “With the U.S. Presidential election on the horizon, it is critical to hear directly from our U.S. and Mexican partners.”

Among the millions glued to their TV sets Tuesday night watching U.S. election results will be a group of people in Montreal with a particular connection to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris — her high school classmates. 

Kamala Harris lived in Canada

Long before she became an American vice-president and presidential candidate, Harris spent several years in Montreal and attended Westmount High School from 1978 to 1981.

While she doesn't talk much about that time, one of her former classmates believes her high school years helped shaped who she would become. 

At Thursday's Rocky View Schools (RVS) Board of Trustees meeting, The Board of Trustees approved the request for 27 modular classrooms from the province.

Modular classrooms are essential to RVS planning for student spaces as a developing school division. Each fall, RVS and other school divisions in Alberta make a request to Alberta Education for these temporary classrooms.

Canada's spy service tracked the flow of its intelligence reports across government and studied how other agencies handled them as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information about foreign interference, a newly released memo shows. 

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service described the "tireless efforts" in the memo prepared for staff who were keen for an update on the probe into unauthorized disclosures to the media. 

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has said it will deploy a team of investigators to a train derailment near Beiseker to gather information and assess the occurrence.

Rocky View County Fire reported no injuries due to a train derailment earlier this morning northeast of Airdrie. 

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• Watch: Airdrie Rural RCMP on scene at train derailment

A news release on the County's website stated that Rocky View County Fire Services had responded to a train derailment early Friday morning on Highway 806 near Highway 72, roughly three kilometres north of Beiseker.