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A Stoney man charged with kidnapping in January has landed himself in jail after breaching his probation Lyle Bearspaw, 23, was charged with assault and kidnapping with a firearm after an 18-year-old male was abducted from Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

While most Cochranites spent the last leg of the long weekend unpacking campers or grilling on the deck, conservatives of all stripes packed the Cochrane Legion to hear talk on unity Monday night .

A University of Calgary student is looking for help with bumblebee conservation efforts by asking people in the region to track the insects. “We all know bees are declining,” said Jennifer Retzlaff, a bee researcher with Wildlife Preservation Canada.

Bearspaw's Nipper Guest says he worked hard for the money he has been generously donating for the past 25 years.

An altercation with a grizzly bear that sent a male in his 50s to hospital with serious soft-tissue injuries on the weekend is a reminder to exercise caution this season until the predators retreat into winter hibernation.

A two-vehicle collision that resulted in a woman in her late 70s being flown to Foothills Hospital in serious condition on Monday is raising questions about the safety of the intersection at Highway 22 and Big Hill Springs Road.

A recent federal court ruling has opponents to the proposed Springbank dry dam cautiously optimistic.

Cochrane RCMP Inspector Lauren Weare has appealed to council to boost the town’s annual funding to accommodate a five-member crime reduction unit.

Three months after three black bear cubs were found locked in a Banff bathroom and shipped to Ontario for rehabilitation, the Cochrane Ecological Institute is still trying to work with the province to help create temporary permits for animals that ar

July 9 Fireside Community Stampede Breakfast Fireside Drive (follow the signs) 9 a.m.-noon Face painters, bouncy castles, showhome prize giveaways Jumping Pound Community Hall Society Annual Stampede Breakfast 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.