Local News

The 46th annual Cochrane Labour Day Parade will be taking place Sept. 1 with this year’s theme centered on celebrating our Olympians and Paralympians.

A brown-coloured black bear was successfully darted and immobilized Aug. 19 by Cochrane Fish and Wildlife officer, Jason Cadzow, with the help of local RCMP.

UPDATE: The police car stolen by Lorenzo Bearspaw was recovered Aug. 19 in a wooded area of Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

The annual Calgary Highland Games will be happening once again at the Springbank Park for All Seasons. The games will take place Aug. 30 and is one of the oldest gatherings in North America, celebrating 101 years since it started.

In the roots and country world it seems lately that bluegrass is the new black. The resurgence of the genre has seen the music used as a prominent fixture in several films and television series.

A 26-year-old Cochrane man, Benjamin Laslo, has been charged with two counts of ‘carrying a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace', contrary to section 88 (1) of the Criminal Code.

With a remarkable 10 per cent growth last year in Cochrane, the local crunch continues with an increased demand on affordable housing, as well as a 26 per cent increased demand on the local food bank.

Cochrane RCMP, along with the help of Calgary Police Services, have arrested a man suspected to have been walking around West Valley armed with a gun and have charged the man with two counts of possessing a weapon that is dangerous to the public; add

Stoney tribal administrator Ken Christensen for the nearby Stoney Nakoda Nation in Morley said that the three Nation chiefs would comply with the new federal legislation, the First Nations Financial Transparency Act.

Cochrane RCMP, along with the help of Calgary Police Services, have arrested a man suspected to have been walking around West Valley armed with a gun and have charged the man with two counts of possessing a weapon that is dangerous to the public; add