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Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.

The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in last month's election.

Interim NDP Leader Don Davies has told The Canadian Press he spoke with the Prime Minister's Office about obtaining official party status for the NDP in the House of Commons.

Davies pointed to several past instances of provincial legislatures granting party status to an opposition party.

It’s shaping up to be a gorgeous final week of May, with a high of 26°C forecast for Monday and sun expected through Thursday. But as drivers take to the roads, the City of Airdrie is advising caution — several road closures and lane restrictions are already in effect, with more scheduled to begin this week.

A temporary road closure at 780 40th Avenue SE is scheduled to begin Monday, May 26, to accommodate a utility tie-in. The City of Airdrie lists the closure as running through June 9.

RCMP in Three Hills, located northeast of Airdrie in Kneehill County, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who fled police in a stolen vehicle earlier this month.

At approximately 11:05 p.m. on May 6, officers with the Three Hills detachment attempted to stop a stolen Toyota Camry in the parking lot of the Get N' Go gas station.

A cold front moving across the province is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to parts of southern and central Alberta Monday afternoon, with Airdrie on the southern edge of the threat zone, according to Environment Canada.

"Now we do have a feature moving through the area in the form of a cold front that will move from west to east across Alberta that will initiate showers and thunderstorms today," said Justin Shelley, meteorologist with Environment Canada.

He said the system is interacting with a warm air mass already in place.

Airdrie residents should expect pool closures and parking disruptions at Genesis Place this summer as the City completes two major maintenance projects.

In a May 23 update, the City confirmed it will undertake biennial aquatics maintenance and repave the west Fitness Centre parking lot — timing both during what it says is the facility’s lowest period of use.

All pools and aquatics amenities will be fully closed from Aug. 22 to Sept. 12. Service is scheduled to resume at 7 a.m. on Sept. 13.

With graduation season underway, a recent firearm complaint involving Strathmore High School has drawn renewed attention to "Senior Assassin" — a game that Strathmore RCMP say is circulating among graduating students across Canada.

Strathmore RCMP said they received a report of a firearm at Strathmore High School shortly before noon on Friday, May 23.

"Based on the information provided, RCMP advised the school, and other buildings in the area, to initiate lockdown procedures," the detachment said in a statement.

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Nearly $7 million in provincial and federal spending will create six teams of urban wildfire crews, Alberta's public safety minister announced Friday.

Speaking in Strathmore, Alta., Mike Ellis told a news conference that having six more teams means Alberta will have up to eight specialized crews that can respond to fires threatening communities.

"We've witnessed the immense destruction wildfires can cause at home and in other parts of the world," Ellis said.

The Bert Church High School Senior Band recently competed at the national band competition and received a silver rating.

Silver is the second-highest rating a band can get, only behind gold.

Corbie Dorner, the music and band director and the high school talked about the experience.

"There were nerves, I just tried to make sure they focused on me and we performed, and I thought they did an incredible job."

Dorner shared how the band was able to attend nationals.

Last week, Mountain View County (MVC) presented its 2025 Citizenship Awards.

According to MVC, the awards were presented to one Grade 12 student from each High School located within the county in recognition of contributions made to their community.

This year’s recipients include: