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The Airdrie Blue Zones Project (ABZP), which sought to make Airdrie “the healthiest community in Canada,” has been cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Nov.

Construction of the 40th Avenue bridge and Highway 2 interchange in Airdrie is set to begin in April 2021 and should conclude by October 2023, according to City of Airdrie officials.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says all provinces and territories, except Nunavut, will get the alerts, but people will not be required to take action.

More than eight months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Airdrie reported its first death from the virus Nov. 22. As of Nov. 25, Airdrie has 273 active cases of COVID-19 – a decrease from a high of 314 cases reported 10 days prior.

The Airdrie Festival of Lights has launched a new initiative to make Airdrie glow with holiday spirit at the end of a dark year.

“These steps are not being taken lightly,” Kenney said.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is slated to speak to media at 4:30 p.m.

Carmen Cornelius, owner of Carmen’s Bigway Foods in Crossfield, has started a Movember campaign that he hopes will raise money for local food bank programs.

While every day is an important day to raise awareness about diabetes – which affects one in three Canadians – the month of November gives Canadians a chance to get more familiar with the disease.