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Tim Harvie wants to be rescued by STARS air ambulance, something most people hope to avoid. The unusual request is part of Rescue in the Rockies, a unique fundraising campaign that raises money for the specialized emergency service.

Police are expecting to lay more charges following an arrest made on July 10 after an extensive investigation uncovered drugs and multiple stolen vehicles.

Two members of Cochrane’s Citizens on Patrol (COP) load gear into their car on a chilly Thursday spring evening. It’s 9 p.m. and so far things are quiet.

Police continue to investigate a weekend rollover that resulted in the death of three-old-girl from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. On July 15 at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Stolen property, possession of heroin and failing to comply with conditions of release are just some of the charges a Morley woman is facing after being arrested on Monday.

A cousin of Stoney Nakoda sisters Tiffany Ear, 39, and Glynnis Fox, 36 - both victims in a recent quadruple murder - said the mothers will be “missed by a lot of people.

Cochrane and Area Humane Society is bursting at the seams, accommodating more than double its capacity of animals.

With the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire still fresh on Albertans’ minds, the 200-plus wildfires currently ravaging across British Columbia have mobilized volunteers to pitch in.

While the Cochrane Emergency and Womens’ Shelter is still awaiting a needs assessment to move forward, proponents are gearing up for a public awareness campaign to be rolling out next week.

Kim Thomas understands all too well that nothing will fill the void left from losing her son, Brandon, to the acts of a drunk driver nearly five years ago, but some solace may be gained through charitable endeavours in his name.