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“You might think you’re young and healthy, so [the flu] won’t bother you, but what happens is that if you have it, then you’re exposing it to other people who are susceptible to symptoms it,” Ian Kreuger, pharmacist of Two Pharmacy, explained.

Cochrane's Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 15 hosted the Cochrane Legion Military Show on Oct. 22, featuring several exhibitors.

Rocky View County (RVC) is not yet caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to its municipal gravel supply for local roads and highways, but there are some longer term questions about the viability of RVC to meet its own gravel needs.

The Airdrie-Cochrane Havoc U16 AA boys hockey team donned pink against the Lethbridge Hurricanes for their annual "Pink in the Rink" home opener on Oct. 22, to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research organizations

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) is moving from its integrated planning phase into its state-of-the-river reporting phase to see if its efforts to clean up the river have borne fruit over the last 13 years since the last report was writt

Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie has been named the new Minister of Energy in Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet, which was announced in a news release Oct. 21.

"I think it was just a little more special for these girls to play against a team and school they know really well. Some of them play club with [Cobras players], so for them to beat them in this way was special, and kind of historic, in a way.”

Cochrane residents are invited to conquer their fears Oct. 31 in the offices of the Royal LePage Benchmark Cochrane, for the brokerage’s first-ever haunted house event to celebrate Halloween.

Cochrane and area dog people and cat people will put aside their differences Nov. 4 for the biggest fundraiser of the year in aid of their furry friends.