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A man in his 50s died Aug. 5 when he lost control of the car he was driving and collided with a tree on East Lake Boulevard at Yankee Valley Boulevard, according to Airdrie RCMP. “Speed is believed to be a factor,” Constable Matt Gervais said.

The province’s Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) has confirmed an increase in farm worker claims in 2016. According to WCB, between January and July 2015, there were 158 farm worker claims made in Alberta.

Airdrie RCMP executed a search warrant at a rural residence Aug. 5, which resulted in the arrest of two men, according to Airdrie RCMP Constable Matt Gervais.

A recent survey from Statistics Canada suggests the unemployment rate in Alberta has reached the highest point since 1994. The Labour Force Survey for the month of July, released Aug. 5, showed a 0.

New legislation has stopped so-called “predatory lending” and enacted the lowest payday loan borrowing rate in the country, down from $23 for every $100 borrowed to $15.

The controversial Anti-Terrorism Act – or Bill C-51 – continued to prompt heated debate after NDP public safety critic Randall Garrison announced plans to table a private member’s bill at the “first opportunity” in the fall sitting to repeal the bill

The City of Airdrie is looking for committee members to help choose a piece of art to commemorate the 2014 Alberta Summer Games, which were a big success for the community.

In the 40 years Leonard Wright has been farming in the Irricana area, he said this season’s pea crop was about the best he had ever grown. A rainy end of June and very wet July washed the dry conditions plaguing his crops earlier in the season away.

New legislation has stopped so-called “predatory lending” and enacted the lowest payday borrowing rate in the country, down from $23 for every $100 borrowed to $15.

The controversial Anti-Terrorism Act – or Bill C-51 – continued to prompt heated debate after NDP public safety critic Randall Garrison announced plans to table a private member’s bill at the “first opportunity” in the fall sitting to repeal the bill