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The Government of Alberta will increase funding to Family Resource Networks (FRN) by $6.6 million over two years.

RCMP highlighted a decrease in crime since 2019 despite the overall growth of Airdrie's population.

Steven Aaron Zwick, 26, of Airdrie, and Paul Joseph Rushton, 52, of Calgary, have each been charged with one count of first-degree murder. They will next appear in court on Thursday, April 4, 2024.   

A new month brings an increase in gas prices for Airdronians and the rest of Alberta as pump prices jumped seven cents to start April.

“It is the city and council essentially providing public investment into motivating others to help us revitalize our downtown as we don’t own all of the property and buildings within the downtown, so it’s outside of our control."

“It was definitely a slower start to building our rinks,” Hughes admitted. “We weren't able to get the rinks up and running until early January."

Despite the recent warm that has graced Airdrie and the surrounding area the past few days, snow is in the forecast for this upcoming weekend.

Cochrane RCMP are advising motorists to use caution along Hwy. 1 west as an ongoing carbon tax protest continues today. There may be ongoing traffic delays throughout the day.

Airdrie council will meet at 1 p.m. on April 2 for its regular council meeting.

The president of the Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta says that the child and youth care profession needs to be regulated to ensure best practices and to prevent harm.