Airdrie

Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action.

Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers after days of talks between the parties bore little fruit.

Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises for the summer.

Following the first Liberal cabinet meeting after the swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said instead of a spring budget, the government will put forward an economic statement in the fall.

About 180 employees were evacuated from a large commercial structure in northeast Airdrie on Wednesday morning after a crane accidentally struck and damaged an interior gas line, according to Airdrie Fire Chief Mike Pirie.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Pirie said fire crews responded to a report of a gas leak and staged apparatus with a water supply as a precaution.

ATCO (natural gas) and Fortis (electrical) isolated utilities in the area while the structure was ventilated.

A vehicle fire northbound on the QEII near CrossIron Mills Mall, just one kilometre north of Stoney Trail Northeast, has been extinguished by fire crews. Traffic flow has since resumed.

For cow-calf operations, a major driver of profitability is reproductive efficiency, or the number of calves weaned per cow exposed. There are a lot of factors influencing this outcome, from breeding time through weaning. However, some considerations can be looked at well before the breeding season begins.

After calving, cows will have about 30 to 100 days to recover, resume cycling and be re-bred to calve around the same time the following year. This period through calving and early lactation is when a cow’s requirements for energy and protein are the highest.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is releasing an update with April stats on federally reportable diseases.

As of April 30th, there have been 17 cases of avian influenza, with three in British Columbia, one in Alberta, three in Saskatchewan, and two in Manitoba.

The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, and her husband, Mr. Rich McIntyre had a private audience with King Charles today at Buckingham Palace.

Their Honours presented the King with lentil and chickpea snacks from the Three Farmers company of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is a major producer of pulse crops.

A jar of Savoury Dill Pickle Mustard from Gravelbourg Mustard. The province is the world’s largest exporter of mustard seed.

Alberta's Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the first crop report of the season. 

Manglai a product coordinator with AFSC, says provincially there's now 23 per cent of the 2025 crop is now in the ground, thawhich t's well ahead of the 5-year average of 12 per cent, and the 10-year average of 14 per cent.

"Regionally - the South leads with 50 per cent of all crops seeded, followed by the Central Region at 22 per cent, the Peace Region at 10 per cent, the North West at 8 per cent, and the North East at 6 per cent."

A vehicle fire northbound on the QEII in the vicinity of CrossIron Mills mall, approximately one kilometre north of Stoney Trail, has been cleared.

Motorists were advised of delays in the area. No other details were immediately available, though fire and police were on the scene. 

The report comes one day after a vehicle fire occurred near Airdrie on Tuesday evening, prompting fire crews to respond. That fire was successfully extinguished, and no injuries were reported. 

RCMP have arrested and charged two people in connection with a string of break-ins targeting cannabis dispensaries, liquor stores and homes across southern Alberta.

In a written statement, the RCMP said the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) became aware in April 2025 of a "series of commercial break and enters in Southern Alberta." The unit began an investigation.