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Drag queens dazzle audience during Pride Week celebration

Drag queens dazzle audience during Pride Week celebration

History gets a facelift with revival of 114-year-old ‘Griffin’ Barn

History gets a facelift with revival of 114-year-old ‘Griffin’ Barn

“It had been up for sale for a long time. I always puzzled why it didn’t sell as quick as I think it should have,” said Kooperberg. “It’s a prime location in my eyes, and it’s also a major artery that is part of the roundabout that is primarily used for that property.”
Youth program teaches important life lessons on Stoney Nakoda

Youth program teaches important life lessons on Stoney Nakoda

“All of our facilitators, they’re all from the community. The hunters that came out to take the youth out, they’re active hunters. They do all of these teachings with their families, but they took the opportunity to work with new youth as well. It’s all contributing to the oneness of our community. It’s all about connection and supporting the roots at the core, which is our identity, to be proud of who we are, to walk with our heads held high.”
Fatal Highway 1 collision claims lives of elderly couple from B.C.

Fatal Highway 1 collision claims lives of elderly couple from B.C.

A 78-year-old male and 75-year-old female from B.C.’s Columbia Valley were pronounced dead on scene after a multi-vehicle collision in the late morning, involving a car, two cube vans and a semi-truck.
COCHRANE IN BRIEF, Aug. 26

COCHRANE IN BRIEF, Aug. 26

Masks are once again mandatory in indoor spaces at all Bow Valley College campuses effective Aug. 19 in an effort to ease the spread of COVID-19.
Calgary embroiderer on a mission to give back donates $100 from portrait to Cochrane Humane Society

Calgary embroiderer on a mission to give back donates $100 from portrait to Cochrane Humane Society

With one of her latest projects, a portrait of a spaniel named Bailey, she donated $100 to the Cochrane and Area Humane Society. Since starting to create custom embroidered pet portraits less than a year and a half ago, Holliday-Scott has raised around $3,000 for 17 different shelters throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Banff-Airdrie incumbent Richards submits bid for upcoming federal election

Banff-Airdrie incumbent Richards submits bid for upcoming federal election

Blake Richards, the Conservative Party of Canada MP and the incumbent for the electoral district of Banff-Airdrie, has submitted his nomination for the upcoming federal election on Sept. 20.
Cochranite Nadine Wellwood running for People's Party of Canada in Banff-Airdrie

Cochranite Nadine Wellwood running for People's Party of Canada in Banff-Airdrie

Two years after first entering the political realm, Cochrane's Nadine Wellwood is once again representing the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) in the upcoming federal election.
Airdrie resident gunning for Banff-Airdrie seat under new west-focused Maverick Party

Airdrie resident gunning for Banff-Airdrie seat under new west-focused Maverick Party

Airdrie resident Tariq Elnaga is throwing his cowboy hat into the ring for the next federal election.
David Gamble to run for Liberal Party in Banff-Airdrie

David Gamble to run for Liberal Party in Banff-Airdrie

As voters prepare to head to the polls for a federal election on Sept. 20, the current governing party has unveiled its candidate for the Banff-Airdrie riding.
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