Airdrie

The official results of Mountain View County's (MVC) by-election have been revealed. Tiffany Nixon has been elected as Division 4 Councillor.

Last week, MVC announced that a total of 349 votes were cast in the By-Election, with the following results:

• Sean LaBrie: 158
• Tiffany Nixon: 191

Division 4 voters had two chances to cast their ballots; advance voting took place at Melvin Hall on October 9 and Bergen Hall on October 10. On October 16, the By-Election Voting Day was held.

Alberta Grains regional meetings are scheduled across six regions within Alberta from October 28 to November 15. 

These annual meetings offer Alberta’s 18,000+ barley and wheat farmers a detailed look at the commission's research, advocacy and extension efforts funded by their checkoff dollars.

Today was the memorial to honour Canadian soldiers and civilians who died in Canada's military efforts in Afghanistan.

The crosses, plaques, poppies and Canadian flags were placed in front of the Airdrie LAV III Monument at Nose Creek Valley Museum.

Airdronian Dianne Kuhn, organizer of the memorial and whose husband served a year in Afghanistan talked about why she started organizing the memorial.

Airdrie RCMP is asking for help locating a local teenager.

16-year-old Airdrie resident Hendrix Red Young Man was last seen on October 25, at his residence in Airdrie.

RCMP believe he could be in Calgary.

According to RCMP, Red Young Man is described as:

• 5 feet 8 inches tall
• 166 pounds
• Black hair and brown eyes

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Hendrix, please contact Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200.

A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet

On Saturday, Airdronians joined the annual Memorial Cross commemoration ceremony on Veterans Boulevard and placed crosses to honour the memory of veterans. The event began with a motorcycle convoy riding through the city, ultimately stopping at Veterans Boulevard. 

Canada's long-held consensus on immigration is under threat but has not disappeared, the immigration minister said in an interview after announcing a major cut to the number of newcomers to Canada. 

On Thursday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash Canada's immigration targets by 20 per cent next year and admitted the Liberal government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti.

Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore order after gangs drove out the former prime minister with targeted attacks earlier this year.

A transition council is now leading the nation, with the goal of holding elections next year.

Here's a look at some of this week's top news photos as selected by editors.

A man uses an umbrella to shield himself from the rain while walking on the Stanley Park seawall across the water from downtown Vancouver, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

With the winter approaching rapidly CN Rail is looking at a lot of movement coming as winter approaches the prairies.

With plenty of grain left in prairie bins following the harvest, CN Rail will be moving quite a bit of that to buyers over the coming months.

Assistant Vice President of Grain at CN Rail David Przednoweck says that they've been seeing a lot of movement over the previous two weeks.