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Airdrie drivers face more pain at the pumps

Rising oil prices, seasonal demand and escalating tensions in the Middle East are combining to push fuel costs higher in ...
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Collision causing delays on 8th Street

A multi-vehicle collision is slowing down Airdrie traffic. According to reports their is a two-vehicle collision in the ...
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Alberta moves toward incentive program for critical minerals sector

Alberta’s government is developing a new incentive program to attract investment in the province’s critical minerals sectors, ...
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Nightly wildlife closure returns to Bow Valley Parkway until June 25

Parks Canada has ordered a nightly closure of the eastern section of the Bow Valley Parkway from March 1 to June 25, affecting a 17-kilometre stretch between the Fireside picnic area and Johnston ...
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Football Alberta honours Airdrie’s Steve Kemp

Football Alberta has named Airdrie Bantam Raiders head coach Steve Kemp its Bantam Coach of the Year following a dominant ...
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Where photo radar will be in Calgary this March

The Calgary Police Service says photo radar enforcement in March will focus on 11 Calgary communities. Police say enforcement ...
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Airdrie’s “up to 30 cm” forecast had Facebook buzzing — here’s the science behind it

Up to 30 centimetres. That was the snowfall warning for parts of the Airdrie area last week — and it didn’t take long for residents to start comparing numbers. Some pointed to Calgary’s forecast.
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Hey Alberta… are you sitting on a million bucks?

An Alberta lottery player is $1 million richer after Saturday’s LOTTO 6/49 Gold Ball draw. Western Canada Lottery Corporation says the guaranteed prize-winning ticket was purchased somewhere in the ...
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Assembly of Treaty Chiefs passes non-confidence vote against UCP

The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs representing Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 passed a unanimous vote of non-confidence in Alberta’s United Conservative Party government on Feb. 26. In a statement issued ...
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Wildfire season begins; burning without a permit could cost you

Alberta’s wildfire season began Sunday, triggering a requirement for fire permits for most outdoor burning within the province’s Forest Protection Area. From March 1 to Oct. 31, all burning activities ...
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Look up: Blood Moon set for tomorrow morning

If you are up early tomorrow morning, make sure to look up, as long as the weather permits, you will be able to see a Blood Moon. According to Timeanddate.com, totality is expected to begin at 4 a.m.
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Driver clocked at 164 km/h on Stoney Trail; another stopped less than an hour later

Three drivers were stopped travelling well above posted speed limits on Feb. 26 and 27, including one motorist recorded at 164 kilometres per hour on Stoney Trail, according to the Calgary Police ...