Airdrie

An earlier collision at 8th Street and the Yankee Valley Boulevard intersection caused big delays in Airdrie. 

Traffic in all directions was down to one lane with crews on the scene. At one point the traffic northbound on 8th Street was shut down completely. The scene is now clear and traffic is flowing again. 

There have been multiple collisions in and around Airdrie over the last couple of days, despite clear roads and higher than normal temperatures. 

Calgary is set to host the 113th edition of the Grey Cup in 2026, bringing the championship game back to the city for a highly anticipated showdown at McMahon Stadium on Sunday, November 15, 2026.

CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie couldn’t hide his excitement about the Grey Cup’s return to Calgary, saying, “We’re beyond thrilled to bring the Grey Cup back to Calgary in 2026. We were blown away by the Stampeders’ bid and we look forward to seeing their incredible vision transformed into reality.”

With only a handful of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) benefit dates left for 2024, Airdrie households may wonder what the benefit payment dates are for 2025.

Remaining benefit dates

In November, eligible Airdrie residents can expect the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) on November 20 and December 12, while the Alberta Child Family Benefit (ACFB) is scheduled on November 27.

When will the first 2025 benefits be coming?

The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is criticizing the provincial government for recent changes to the 2024-2025 Alberta Trapping Regulations. The AWA argues that these changes, including removing certain trapping restrictions, could harm vulnerable species such as the fisher, Canada lynx, river otter, and wolverine.

Airdrie City Council will begin its 2025 Budget Deliberation meetings on Wednesday next week, with subsequent meetings on Friday and possibly another on November 18.

According to the agenda, the Airdrie Housing Limited, Airdrie Public Library, and Airdrie Mainstreet Square Budget will be presented to the council, with deliberations to follow. Several city branches' respective directors will also be presenting.

Canada’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.5 per cent last month as hiring remained weak across the economy.

Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday said employment rose by a modest 15,000 jobs in October.

Business, building and support services saw the largest gain in employment.

Meanwhile, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing experienced the largest decline.

Many economists see weakness in the job market continuing in the short term, before the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cuts spark a rebound in economic growth next year.

On Monday, November 11, Remembrance Day, the Airdrie Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Ceremony will be hosted at Genesis Place (800 East Lake Boulevard Northeast).

The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and will end at noon, with doors opening at 9 a.m. Following the Genesis Place Ceremony, a brief ceremony will also be held at the city Cenotaph (near the Town and Country Centre).

What are other towns doing to commemorate November 11? 

The Town of Crossfield will also host a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. at the Crossfield Community Center.

This Sunday a family of Airdronians are hosting a turkey/food drive for the Veterans Food Bank in Calgary.

Rachel Lees and her daughter Beth-Anne have been doing the food driver for four years, this being the fifth. Lees explained that it was her daughter's idea to do the food drive.

"She decided in grade one that she wanted to help the veterans and that they shouldn't be struggling." They should be able to get all the same things that we can afford. Especially food-wise."

With Remembrance Day on Monday, Airdronians will have an extra long weekend to enjoy the weather and remember the veterans who fought for our freedom.

Stephen Berg, Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, shared what the forecasted weather currently is.

"Saturday and Sunday will be a bit of a dip in temperature (compared to today) but still above normal."

The daytime high for this time of year is two degrees. The forecasted daytime highs for Saturday and Sunday are four and seven degrees.

A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused by a former cabinet minister of being a Russian asset said it is the "height of irony" that a parliamentary committee studying disinformation has fallen for it. 

David Pugliese told the House of Commons security committee on Thursday he found it astonishing that none of the MPs challenged the allegations when they were made last month.