Local News

Though Cochrane won’t quite look like the Vegas Strip just yet, digital signage could be coming to a location near you. Town of Cochrane administration presented amendments to a land use bylaw Jan.

A local mother of two, Julia Shams, has launched a petition through an online platform, change.org, which seeks to make radon testing mandatory in Alberta public schools, day homes and day care facilities. The online petition was launched Jan.

Nine-year-old Paxton Carroll is a big fan of nature shows. Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls is one of his favourites, where Grylls is left out in the wilderness and uses his skills to find his way back into civilization.

The Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) is asking people to ‘Meow it Forward’ this Jan. 24 in honour of a favourite shelter cat, Norman.

While the Alberta College of Pharmacists maintains that a pharmacist will never replace the role of a family physician, legislation in recent years has created flexibility for pharmacists that could alleviate some of the pressure on emergency care fa

A 16-year-old girl, Allison (Alli) Lepard, was reported missing since Jan. 13 to Rocky Mountain House RCMP. Although her disappearance is not viewed as suspicious, it is believed that Lepard could be around the Cochrane area.

The annual St. Timothy High School ‘students versus staff’ hockey game was a big success this year, both on and off the ice. Through a raffle at the school, St.

Two St Albert RCMP officers are in hospital and one is in “grave " condition after a lone gunman at the Apex Casino shot them early this morning.

A GlenEagles resident, 52 year-old Kelly Corbett, was convicted of Mischief and Failure to Comply with Conditions of an Undertaking on Dec. 16, 2014.

The Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre (SLSFSC) has kicked off 2015 with a makeover in its newly-acquired fitness area. On Jan. 5 the fitness centre opened its doors to the public with $100,000 in new cardio equipment and a fresh new look.