Airdrie

According to Alberta Health Services (AHS), a recent study shows that their Virtual MD service is effective for patient care.

Virtual MD was introduced in 2022 to lower the number of potentially needless ER visits. A registered nurse or clinical staff member conducts an examination when Albertans call Health Link 811 to ascertain whether they require additional evaluation from a doctor. The Virtual MD program refers an average of 125 Health Link callers to a doctor every day.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre."

It lands just ahead of the country’s internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to talk about their next steps as they rush to remove rules hampering cross-provincial trade.

Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high.

NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per cent of gross domestic product over the next decade.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the move to five per cent of GDP — 3.5 per cent for core military spending and 1.5 per cent for defence-related infrastructure — will take place over the next 10 years.

The Airdrie RCMP say a woman reported missing last week has been located safe.

She was last seen in Airdrie on July 2, and police had reason to believe she may have travelled to Salmo, British Columbia.

In an update Sunday, RCMP confirmed she had been found and thanked the public and media for their help.

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A 51-year-old man from Strathmore is dead after a two-vehicle motor collision south of Irricana on Saturday.

According to police, at 5:43 p.m., Airdrie and Beiseker RCMP attended a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 9, three kilometres South of Irricana.

"Upon arrival, the driver and sole occupant of a Ford Mustang, a 51-year-old male resident of Strathmore, was deceased.  The driver of a Dodge 3500 truck, a 16-year-old female, and her three teenage passengers received non-life-threatening injuries," police stated.

Two Albertans are sitting in the top 3 of the aggregate in Tie Down Roping.

Kyle Lucas, hailing from Carstairs and Nanton's Logan Bird, are sitting in 2nd and 3rd place after 2 days of rodeo action in Pool A.

Lucas had a time of 8.2 seconds on Day 2 to move into 2nd in the aggregate, with Bird tying Lucas's time of 8.2 to move into 3rd place in the aggregate.

Only the top 3 times in the aggregate after Sunday's event move into the finals on Championship Sunday, July 13.

Airdrie RCMP and other emergency responders are no longer on the scene of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 9 South of Irricana.

Traffic on Highway 9 between Highway 567 and Township Road 270 was being redirected while emergency workers responded and police investigated.

No further details were released.

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The Airdrie RCMP say a woman reported missing last week has been located safe.

She was last seen in Airdrie on July 2, and police had reason to believe she may have travelled to Salmo, British Columbia.

In an update Sunday, RCMP confirmed she had been found and thanked the public and media for their help.

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Shelby Boisjoli-Meged from Langdon, AB, leads the ladies in the debut of Breakaway Roping at this year's Calgary Stampede.

It's making its debut this year at the world's largest outdoor rodeo.

Another local favourite, Jenna Dallyn from Nanton, came in 3rd with three other Albertans in the mix.

Here are some highlights from Day One in Pool A.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has lifted the water quality advisory for the Tim Horton Children’s Ranch swim pond, effective immediately.