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The 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship did not go Canada’s way, as the tournament hosts and heavy favourites fell 2-0 in the gold-medal game to the United States on Jan. 5.

Airdrie RCMP has released a surveillance photo to the public to aid its investigation into an armed robbery that occurred last month at the Fas Gas Plus at 128 Main Street. The robbery occurred Dec. 12, 2020, at approximately 9 p.m.

Airdrie has recorded its tenth death since the pandemic first arrived in Alberta nearly ten months ago.

Public outcry over Alberta government officials travelling over the holidays led Premier Jason Kenney to announce the resignation and demotion of multiple MLAs on Jan. 4.

A report presented to Airdrie City council Dec. 21, 2020 showed 65 Airdrie business licenses were cancelled from Jan. 1 to Nov. 30, 2020.

Shirley Heslop grew up in a way many young people could not begin to grasp. She documented her life in her first book, titled Shirley Mae of Jangle Creek, which tells of growing up poor in the backwoods of southern Saskatchewan.

Airdrie has seen a drop in cases as it is now reporting 156 active, which is down 18 from the day previous.

While the province's death toll keep growing, the government is attempting to vaccinate as many Albertans as possible. On Tuesday, Shandro defended the speed of the vaccinations and said 26,269 people had been vaccinated as of Monday.