Airdrie

Airdrie RCMP say a 19-year-old reported missing earlier this week has been located safe.

Police issued a request for public assistance late Thursday.

In a Friday morning update, RCMP confirmed the person had been found and thanked the public for their assistance.

No further details will be released.

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Harvest operations are slowly starting to get underway. Crop condition and staging across the Prairies is variable depending on location and rainfall patterns.

In Manitoba, early reports of swathing in canola have come in from the Interlake and Central regions, along with some winter cereals.

Oilseed Specialist Sonia Wilson put together this week's Manitoba Crop Report.

Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today.

For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot.

The agency lists a record 214 candidates running in the rural riding, with voting day on Aug. 18.

The majority are part of the Longest Ballot Committee, a protest group calling for various changes to Canada's electoral system.

Hail, heavy rain and localized flooding in parts of Airdrie on Thursday have prompted fresh safety reminders for drivers as forecasters call for the possibility of more unsettled weather and a wetter-than-normal August.

Environment Canada’s Friday morning forecast called for showers and a risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon, with 5 to 10 millimetres of rain and northwest winds gusting to 40 km/h. Thursday’s severe thunderstorm warning brought hail to parts of the city, but no hail is in the current forecast.

Fifteen-year-old Airdrie ringette player Arawynn Berger is ranked fourth in her group as of Aug. 8 in a national contest to be named Youth Athlete of the Year, appear in a 3BRAND advertisement in Sports Illustrated and win $25,000.

Two bridges being replaced in Nose Creek Park are still on track.

In recent years, several pedestrian bridges have been replaced in Nose Creek Park, with two more currently under construction.

Scott Fediow, a project manager with the Capital Projects Office, told DiscoverAirdrie that while the weather has been challenging, things are still looking good.

"The rain has pushed us a bit behind. However, the good news is that we were ahead of schedule to begin with. So long story short is we are still on schedule for our completion date in early September."

The Airdrie Urban Farm Collective made a number of donations to the Airdrie Food Bank in July.

Near the middle of the month, they donated 10 pounds of fresh rhubarb, Swiss chard, and lettuce.

Airdronian Emily Marston had a busy Saturday in Calgary, as she modelled in the Bathala International World Fashion Festival.

She explained the event is a celebration of international designers from around the world.

"I got to wear some incredible clothing, stuff that you see at New York Fashion Week, Toronto Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week.

Métis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to use to bolster the economy in the face of a trade war with the United States.

"When things really matter, Métis governments come together and we get the work done," said Métis Nation of Ontario president Margaret Froh.

The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it's time for Ottawa to stop studying the idea of a national forest fire co-ordination agency and take action.

The organization's president wants the federal government to take inspiration from the U.S. Fire Administration to establish a similar office in Canada.

The U.S. office is part of Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, but Ken McMullen says a Canadian version could be simpler and less costly.