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Rodeo fans will turn the dial-up for the 52nd consecutive year in just three short weeks for the annual Lions Labour Day Rodeo weekend, which runs Sept. 1 to 3.

Two girls. One crown. The 2018 Cochrane Lions Rodeo Royalty Queen will be crowned on the final afternoon of the Lions Labour Day Rodeo weekend, on Sept. 3. The newly-selected queen will be announced on the final evening of competition on Aug.

What is looking to be a full line-up for the 50th annual Labour Day Parade is coming up short on volunteers. The annual Monday morning event, which is on Sept. 3 this year, is known for its impressive display of floats.

The second annual Vaughn's Memorial Color Run will return Labour Day weekend in full, vibrant colour and organizers are hoping to see the same numbers as last year by the morning on Sept. 2.

Enforcement agents of Cochrane and Calgary took to Hwy 22 and James Walker Trail on Aug. 1 for their annual inspection blitz.

Camp fYrefly extended its intake province-wide this year offering youth from the LGBTQ2S+ community everything from swimming and archery, to sexual education and mental health support.

The man who was at the property where the detained black Chrysler Sebring sedan was parked and who was detained by the Cochrane RCMP in connection to the shooting of a 60-year-old German tourist yesterday on Highway 1A, has now been released.

The 60-year-old German man is now recovering from surgery after being shot in the head during an apparent road rage incident west of Cochrane yesterday.

Nakoda youth interning with Chiniki and Wesley human resource development based in Morley are learning to harness their ancestral entrepreneurship skills in modern business.

The baddest bulls and bravest blokes are back this month for the 18th annual Cochrane Classic Bullriding on Aug. 18. For the second year, the event will pair up with the Cochrane Fair - taking place at the Ag Society grounds Aug. 17-19.