Airdrie

Former public safety minister Bill Blair told a federal inquiry Friday he had no knowledge about delays in approving a spy service warrant in 2021 that may have included references to people in his own government.

A commission of inquiry into foreign interference has heard that it took 54 days for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warrant application to be approved by Blair.

The average turnaround time for such applications is four to 10 days.

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

This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (Kairat Kassymbekov via AP)

A former public safety minister says he is very worried the unfolding conversation about some parliamentarians being complicit in foreign interference is becoming a "kangaroo court." 

Marco Mendicino told a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling Thursday it is important to follow due process under the law before jumping to conclusions about the conduct of parliamentarians. 

While there are many ways to celebrate Thanksgiving, many people will have enjoyed sitting down to a nice juicy turkey.

Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two biggest seasons for turkey consumption,  but over the last few years, the industry has launched a campaign to broaden that reach.

Chair of the Turkey Farmers of Canada  Darren Ference says more and more people are now eating whole turkeys or turkey parts throughout the year.

Alberta was the hot spot for lottery wins this week, with several lucky ticket holders claiming big prizes in the recent LOTTO 6/49 and LOTTO MAX draw.

Yesterday, on the October 9 LOTTO 6/49 draw, someone outside of Calgary or Edmonton in Alberta won $100,000 by matching the last six digits of the EXTRA number drawn, which was 4591780.

As National Fire Prevention Week concludes, the Airdrie Fire Department stresses the importance of working smoke alarms in homes. This year's campaign slogan, "Smoke alarms: make them work for you!" underscores a message that remains relevant, no matter how banal it may seem.

Three close neighbours in an Airdrie cul-de-sac celebrate a $100,000 win after hitting it big on an EXTRA ticket they purchased as part of their LOTTO 6/49 routine.

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Jeremy Giraudier, Cory Bond, and Steven Mercer have been buying lottery tickets twice a week; this time, their luck paid off a big deal.

Some Airdrie residents have noticed a solar energy facility being developed north of Airdrie, leading to questions about what it is exactly. 

According to General Land & Power's (GL&P) website, the company is developing the Sollair Solar Energy Facility, dubbed a 'cutting-edge renewable energy' project just north of Airdrie in Rocky View County.

With Thanksgiving weekend temperatures hovering around the average range for this time of year and a balmy surprise on Monday, some residents may think of the dread 's' word - snow. When will it come and how much will there be?

According to Stephen Berg, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, 10 to 15 centimetres of snow usually falls in October.

After the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a geomagnetic storm watch for October 10-11, Airdrie residents turned their eyes to the darkened sky over Airdrie, and it was another night of spectacular views as the northern lights danced.