Airdrie

Mbua Ngomba Kalla, 49, an Airdrie resident, is facing multiple fraud and money laundering charges following an investigation by the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region's Provincial Financial Crime Team in Edmonton. Between January and July 2023, Kalla is accused of fraudulently obtaining over $100,000 from domestic and international victims.

Victims reportedly sent money through e-transfer and wire transfer for goods listed on online sales platforms, including hay bales, deer antlers, antiseptic cleaning wipes, and sea urchins.

In late July, it was announced that Comfort Inn & Suites Airdrie, located in the city's southeast, was sold to a private investor

According to a post by Senior Vice President at Colliers International, Hamir Bansal, on July 30, he wrote that Colliers acted as an 'exclusive advisor' in the sale of the 103-key Comfort Inn & Suites Airdrie on behalf of a private investor to another private investor.

Airdrie's city council has approved a 25 per cent energy reduction standard for new large municipal buildings and directed the administration to create a sustainable buildings policy. Mayor Peter Brown cast the sole opposing vote during Tuesday's meeting.

The decision followed a presentation on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction options for upcoming municipal projects. Monica Labait, Manager of Treasury, outlined various energy efficiency tiers and recommended adopting Tier 2, which is 25 per cent more efficient than the current baseline.

The 2024 Airdrie Santa Claus Parade is set for Saturday, December 7, starting at 5 p.m.

Representatives of a British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was shot dead last year, as well as the Sikh independence group he was involved in, say their communities won't feel safe until India's consulates in Vancouver and Toronto are shut down.

That's after the Canadian government expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, and the RCMP announced on Monday it had evidence of their alleged involvement in crimes including homicide and extortion targeting the so-called Khalistan independence movement.

If you like looking up and seeing what is in the night sky, you might have noticed something new the past couple of days.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 or Comet A3, will be visible for the rest of October.

As it moves farther from Earth, its brightness will decrease daily. Although the comet may be seen with the unaided eye, it can observed with binoculars or a telescope.

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says the passengers of an Air India flight that landed in Iqaluit due to a bomb threat remain stuck there, and he has approved a request for the military to help them.

Harjit Sajjan posted on X late Tuesday that the airline "hasn't found a solution" after the plane landed in Nunavut's capital with 211 passengers on board earlier in the day and that they are "stranded."

The Rocky View Regional Handibus Society has announced that there will be a slight increase in fare prices at the start of next year.

Paul Siller, the society's executive director, explained there will be a 50-cent increase from $4 for every 10 kilometres travelled to $4.50.

"We had decided to raise our fares about a month before the pandemic slowed everything down, so we put a pause on that."

On October 10, the federal government passed legislation for the first phase of national universal pharmacare. The Pharmacare Act received Royal Assent and immediately came into force.

According to the federal press release, The Minister of Health will continue working with provinces and territories to reach bilateral agreements to provide universal, single-payer, first-dollar access to a range of contraception and diabetes medications as the first phase of a national universal pharmacare program.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) is reminding all students this autumn that everyone has a better time when they behave in a courteous, responsible, and safe manner on the school bus.

“School buses are an extension of the school and the classroom,” said Superintendent of Schools, Greg Luterbach. “Every day, RVS transports more than 13,000 students to and from school, and many additional students will use the bus during the school year to travel on field trips. Establishing clear expectations and providing positive reinforcement ensures our students get where they are going safely.”