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The 16-year-old suspect accused of attempted murder for shooting a German tourist in August is set for a bail hearing in Calgary at the end of October in the hopes of being released from custody until his trial starts.

Despite a step forward toward rehabilitating orphaned black bear cubs in Alberta since the province lifted its ban in April, the Cochrane Ecological Institute said it is faced with another policy issue, which the head of the institute, Clio Smeeton,

A new hospital for larger scale companions is set for a grand opening this weekend, and horse owners can get a glimpse of first-of-its-kind technology in Western Canada.

T-minus 10 days until one of Cochrane's signature events, the 18th annual Outhouse Races, hits the streets.

Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is celebrating 75 years of operations this year – greeting some 170 people through its annual afternoon sawmill tour on Sept. 13.

Students at Fireside School will finally have a playground thanks to the school’s charity group who installed the structure over the weekend with a handful of volunteers.

The Stoney Nakoda Nation will be returning to a land designation vote to commercialize nearly 3,000 hectares of reserve land for economic development despite the community voting against it last winter.

As the Tri-Site advisory committee works its way through public engagement sessions, building a case to present to council later this fall on what townspeople want to see set up at public use sites in central Cochrane, one pressing issue is coming to

In celebration of Treaty Seven Day, the McDougall Stoney Mission Society will be hosting an artist event on the old church site. Between 10 to 12 artists will be presenting their art, created by charcoal pieces from the burnt church remains.