Rocky View Schools (RVS) Superintendent Greg Bass will have his last day with the district on May 31 after which he will make to move to Edmonton to become the new deputy minister of Alberta Education.

A CIGARETTE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE WOODEN FRONT DECK OF A HOME IN COOPER’S CROSSING ON MAY 11, LEAVING AN ESTIMATED $20,000 IN DAMAGE.

Property inspections are underway in Airdrie to help determine assessment values for the 2014 tax rate.

ELECTION SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING AND DEPUTY MAYOR ALLAN HUNTER IS THE FIRST ALDERMAN TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL BE SEEKING A SECOND TERM ON AIRDRIE CITY COUNCIL.

ABOUT 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION IN THE WILD ROSE BOARD ROOM AT THE ROCKY VIEW SCHOOLS EDUCATION CENTRE IN AIRDRIE ON MAY 13.

THREE WOMEN FROM AIRDRIE GRADUATED AS DOCTORS FROM THE SAME PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY EARLIER THIS MONTH.

LIMA, Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with mining executives and the Peruvian president this morning as he puts the new "extractive industries" focus of his aid and foreign policy into practice.

TOKYO - Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month.

TOKYO - Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant's board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 per cent of its movie, TV and music division.

BANGKOK - The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.