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Following a lengthy Jan.

The Beiseker Provincial RCMP detachment, which also covers Irricana and rural surrounding areas, witnessed an increase in property crime in 2016 accompanied by a decrease in persons crime. In a Jan.

An area landmark has been reduced to ashes after a massive blaze tore through Symons Valley Ranch in northwest Calgary. Calgary fire crews responded at 6 a.m. Jan.

A dog that ran away from its owners after being involved in a single vehicle rollover on Highway 21 shortly before Christmas has returned home.

Dr. Tom Feasby, a former dean of the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, has been appointed president and CEO of the Airdrie and Area Health Benefits Co-operative (AAHBC).

Airdrie youth, ages 12 to 24, have a chance to provide the City of Airdrie with feedback after the Jan. 19 launch of a research project by the social planning department.

The provincial government has established a program to assist non-profit organizations across Alberta with lowering their carbon footprints. The provincial carbon tax came into effect Jan.

Despite a poor economy, the number of suicides in Alberta decreased in the first half of 2016, according to statistics recently released by the Centre for Suicide Prevention in Calgary.

Traffic on Range Road 11 north of Highway 566 was tied up for a number of hours Jan. 20 as RCMP dealt with a single-vehicle rollover involving a gravel truck, according to Airdrie RCMP Constable Jennifer Weedmark.

The growth of Airdrie-based business The I.T. Company has earned it a spot on Alberta Venture’s Fast Growth 50 list for 2017. Kelly Paisley, chief executive officer of The I.T.