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While Airdrie’s population continues to grow, the pace appears to be slowing, according to new census figures released by the City on July 6. The population of Airdrie, as recorded in the 2015 census, is 58,690, up from 54,891 in the 2014 census.

Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of a crime scene. Discretion is advised. Despite a massive search following the disappearance of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O'Brien, an affidavit filed by Det.

The NDP government’s hike of the minimum wage in the province by a loonie to $11.20 on Oct. 1 has come under fire by local opposition politicians, who call the increase an “unnecessary risk.

Efforts by some Acme citizens to install playground equipment in a green space adjacent to Prospect Avenue in the village have been stymied.

Fraudsters are always trying to come up with new ways to rip off the unsuspecting. Two new scams making the rounds in Alberta involve callers demanding payment of electricity bills and income taxes, said Scott Seymour, spokesman for Service Alberta.

An attempt to execute an illegal U-turn on Highway 1A west of Cochrane caused a collision that critically injured two people and shut down the road for more than four hours on June 27.

The Town of Irricana will be searching for a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) after Robert Jorgensen resigned June 30.

RCMP is investigating a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 566 east of Symons Valley Road on June 27 that caused one man to be airlifted to hospital by STARS Air Ambulance, said EMS Spokesman Stuart Brideaux. “At about 1:45 p.m.

The number of calls to RCMP in parts of Rocky View County (RVC), including Cochrane, Chestermere and the rural area around Airdrie that involve some form of domestic violence, continue at a fairly consistent level, according to Corporal Tammy Keibel,

The Calgary Airport Authority has apparently heard Springbank residents’ concerns and has temporarily delayed a decision to allow jets to take off from the busy, rural airport.