Airdrie

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.

Farm groups are asking for federal action on regulation and trade amid mounting financial pressures and tariff fears

Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture want governments to consider agriculture more often when setting priorities.

They are ramping up pressure on governments to prioritize agriculture in trade, regulation and disaster response as farmers face worsening drought and mounting financial strain.

According to the Telus website, there was an outage affecting multiple communities, including Airdrie, but it has since been resolved.

The website states the communities affected were Airdrie, Irricana, Acme, Beiseker and Linden.

"Cable damage caused by unaffiliated construction work being performed in the area" was the cause of the outage, according to Telus.

Services impacted include Internet, Optik TV, PIK TV, Home Phone, 911 Landline, Mobile Data, Mobile Text, and Mobile Voice.

Canada's 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record.

The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest the fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick.

That surpasses the next worst season in 1989 and is about half the area burned during the record-setting 2023 season, according to a federal database of wildfire seasons dating back to 1972.

Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists, Prime Minister Mark Carney said at CFB Trenton on Friday.

That means the annual salary for a new recruit will go from $43,368 to $52,044.

Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks — part of a broader plan to boost recruitment and operational readiness. The new pay hikes will be retroactive to April 1 of this year.

With nearly three decades of professional experience and a passion that dates back to his high school days in Canmore, Paul Tait is bringing something different to the car audio and electronics industry in southern Alberta. His business, Better Call Paul Fabrication and Design, is built around one core principle: offer better solutions and make life easier for the customer.

Alberta Health Services has issued a water quality advisory for Cove Beach at Chestermere Lake due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria.

“Alberta Health Services is advising the public not to swim or wade at the Cove Beach area, effective immediately,” the agency stated Friday.

Glyphosate, a key product that is used by a number of farmers, could be coming to an end.

Bill Anderson, the CEO of Bayer, noted on Wednesday that the company will be forced to end its US production of glyphosate, unless regulatory or legal changes are made to prevent litigation.

Airdrie’s Genesis Place pool will remain closed past the previously announced Sept. 13 reopening date after staff discovered “unexpected basin complications” during routine maintenance.

“The Genesis Place pool and aquatics area will not reopen on Sept. 13,” the City of Airdrie stated Friday in an update on its website. “The pool maintenance closure is expected to be extended by two weeks – at minimum.”

According to the city, the delay stems from issues identified during biennial maintenance work on the dive tank and lane pool.