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Three Calgarians were busted for fake money and drugs in Cochrane on last Thursday. After days of complaints from businesses receiving fake money, Cochrane RCMP caught three people at the Shoppers Drug Mart with counterfeit cash and methamphetamine.

In honour of World Health Day on April 7, Dr. Jan Hux, chief science officer at the Canadian Diabetes Association, hosted a live Twitter chat on April 6. Dr.

The Government of Alberta is investigating the potential environmental effects of the much-maligned Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1). The SR1 was initially proposed after the 2013 flood that devastated the Calgary area.

Morley students are getting the chance to experience another culture while showcasing their own this week.

The jury members of the Ryan Lane murder trial have been excused until Friday. The defence lawyers for the three co-accused made motions on April 6 to Justice Alan Macleod. The motions are protected by a publication ban.

Dozens of RCMP officers spent last week running through a Cochrane school carrying fake guns and being splattered by paintballs as they were trained to deal with a mass shooter. In response to the increased mass shootings in North America, Sgt.

Cochrane starlet Maddie Poirier-Dixon will be returning to the stage next week. The Grade 6 student recently got her foot in the door of the acting/theatre community and since then has made a successful start toward a potential career.

Lights. Camera. Fundraising fashion. The Paisley Boutique will be partnering with the Cochrane Activettes to raise funds for the local non-profit organization during the upcoming annual fashion show.

The Bragg Creek and Greater Area Historical Society is presenting writer, singer and poet Sid Marty on April 2.

Judge and jury at the Ryan Lane murder trial viewed pictures of a burned human vertebra on March 30. Cst.