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Chestermere-Rocky View MLA and Education Critic Bruce McAllister has called mandatory school fees “a hidden tax and undue financial burden on parents” in his call for Albertans to sign a petition to end mandatory school fees in Alberta public, Cathol

Airdrie MLA Rob Anderson called on premier designate Jim Prentice on Sept. 9 to identify which riding he will call a by-election in, and run for a seat in the Alberta Legislature.

Following the train derailment in Lac-Megnatic, Quebec in July 2013 that killed 47 people, the topic of rail safety in communities has been a hot-button issue.

Airdrie RCMP said in a press release that officers have arrested two people in connection with a string of vehicle thefts and break-and-enters that occurred in Airdrie on Aug. 26.

A resident of Airdrie faces impaired driving charges after crashing her Jeep SUV into another vehicle and a power box on Spring Haven Court in Airdrie’s Big Springs neighbourhood at 11:24 p.m. on Aug. 26.

Property damage from the Aug. 7 and 8 hailstorms on that ravaged Airdrie and Balzac areas is now estimated at $450 million, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). The IBC originally estimated the figure at closer to $25 million.

Corporal Darrin Turnbull of the Airdrie RCMP said officers conducted three Checkstops on area roads the evening of Sept. 5 and pulled over 2,500 vehicles. RCMP across Canada were out patrolling and watching for impaired drivers on Sept.

A Sept. 4 press release from Alberta RCMP said shorter days and a change in the weather mean more wildlife on the province’s roadways, leading to more accidents and more potential for serious damage to vehicles or injuries to the occupants.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued three separate recalls on Sept. 4, 5 and 6 for pork products believed to be linked to the outbreak of E. coli in Alberta. The recall on Sept.

With just two weeks left of summer, Mother Nature had different plans for Airdronians, as residents were forced to dig out of more than 20 cm of snow that fell on the city on Sept. 8 and 9.