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America's "Most Wanted Deadbeat" who was captured by the former Bear's Den restaurant owner in February, has been sentenced to two years in jail by a Michigan Judge. He was also ordered to pay $500, 000 in restitution after pleading guilty in April.

Cochrane RCMP and CP Rail are investigating an incident near the train tracks by the Hwy 1a and Hwy 22 intersection. After 8 a.m. this morning, a man, believed to be 40 years old, was spotted by a CP Rail train conductor.

No public consumption of cannabis Those lighting up to celebrate recreational cannabis legalization later this year will face a minimum fine of $200 if caught consuming in a public space. Town council passed the cannabis consumption bylaw at the Aug.

The 23rd annual Friends of Cystic Fibrosis Golf Classic is coming up Aug. 27, with registration coming to an end tomorrow (Aug. 17) for golfers looking to swing in support of the genetic disorder that remains without a cure.

Jeff Mackenzie was working in his West Mackay Crescent kitchen when he heard people walking down the street chatting about a bear in the area. “I thought that’s interesting, I better get my camera in case I see it,” Mackenzie said.

Norma Jones, surrounded by more than a dozen alpacas on her hill-perched acreage property five kilometres north of Cochrane, contemplated what her next winter would look like.

With back to school on the minds of parents, Cochrane Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is looking once again to the generosity of the community to fill backpacks of families in need for the Backpack Program.

After multiple break-ins at a Sunset Ridge condo parkade, tenants of the building are fed up and are calling for better security. “It’s unbelievable how often this is happening,” said Pamela Nelson, a renter in the building.

Council moved forward Monday night with administration's recommendations to reduce speed zones in four of the six communities in town flagged as having issues with speed. The move was prompted by a recent notice of motion brought forward by Coun.