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Airdrie RCMP seeking assistance to help find missing woman

Airdrie RCMP seeking assistance to help find missing woman

Kateryna Bajer, of Airdrie, was last seen at her residence in the Tower Lane neighbourhood on June 29, and according to RCMP has not been seen since.
Visitors helped off Sulphur Mountain after power outage shuts down Banff Gondola

Visitors helped off Sulphur Mountain after power outage shuts down Banff Gondola

BANFF, Alta. — Hundreds of visitors who took a sightseeing gondola up a mountain in Banff National Park had to be helped down from the summit Tuesday after a power outage shut it down overnight.
Airdrie BMX to host provincial championships this weekend

Airdrie BMX to host provincial championships this weekend

The Airdrie BMX Association is inviting members of the public to come out and take in the action as it hosts its Provincials 5 & 6 championships this weekend in Fletcher Park.
Highway 63 rescue funding extended for one more year

Highway 63 rescue funding extended for one more year

Provincial funding for rescue service on busy Highway 63 between Fort McMurray and Athabasca County has been extended one year.
City of Airdrie reporting good fruit crops in local public orchards and other public green spaces

City of Airdrie reporting good fruit crops in local public orchards and other public green spaces

A Central Alberta city is growing urban orchards available for people to harvest.
Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a 'threat'

Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a 'threat'

EDMONTON — Ottawa is threatening the provinces by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don't reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, says Alberta's minister of environment and protected areas.
Precautions advised after bear encounters reported

Precautions advised after bear encounters reported

Reports of bears in and around the Jasper townsite within the last week have prompted Parks Canada to issue two advisories in the interests of both public and wildlife safety.
Man arrested after alleged drunken boating crash on B.C. lake

Man arrested after alleged drunken boating crash on B.C. lake

Police in Vernon, B.C., say they observed a Regina man trying to free a stuck boat with a jet ski while showing 'signs of intoxication.'
Innisfail picks up the pieces after fire

Innisfail picks up the pieces after fire

A fire that ravaged the 115-year-old Globe Coliseum building in Innisfail is raising concerns that other businesses will suffer with the loss of the historic charm of the area.
Tim Hortons drives RBI's sales growth but exec chairman wants more profitability

Tim Hortons drives RBI's sales growth but exec chairman wants more profitability

TORONTO — Restaurant Brands International Inc. says it delivered double-digit sales growth in its latest quarter amid higher revenues at Tim Hortons and Burger King, but its executive chairman wants more to be done to drive store-level profitability.
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