Cochrane

Cochrane is under a Rainfall Warning as a significant weather system is set to bring heavy rain and the risk of localized flooding starting this evening.

Thunderstorms are forecast to develop across southern Alberta tonight. As these storms track through the region, they are expected to merge into a prolonged rain event lasting into Monday. Total rainfall amounts are expected to range between 50 and 80 millimetres.

Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women’s sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors.

Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko said the discrepancy is out of his hands.

“We don't have authority to regulate athletes from different jurisdictions,” he said in an interview.

In a followup statement, ministry spokeswoman Vanessa Gomez added it's due to outside sporting organizations being bound by out-of-province or international guidelines.

Cochrane’s Holton Harms is heading to Wyoming to compete at the 77th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR), the biggest high school rodeo event in the world.

The recent Cochrane High School graduate will represent Alberta in tie down roping at the event, which runs July 13 to 19 in Rock Springs.

With more than 1,800 contestants from across the United States, Canada, and beyond, the NHSFR offers over $150,000 in prizes, $200,000 in added money, and $375,000 in college scholarships.

9 days of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth are over with just one all-important day left. Championship Sunday.

All seven winners on Championship Sunday at the Calgary Stampede will ride away with a belt buckle, the title, bragging rights and $50,000.

Pool C wrapped up Saturday afternoon under hot and muggy conditions. 

Only the top three in each pool, A and B Pools, played out earlier in the week, have qualified for Championship Sunday.

It was a tense Saturday night heading into the final Chuckwagon races to decide the three finalists on the Rangeland Derby.

Only the top 3 in the aggregate get a chance to compete for the Calgary Stampede Championship on Sunday.

And defending champion, Jason Glass from High River, came through with a solid time, the second fastest of the night, to secure his coveted third place in the aggregate.

Calgary's Chanse Vigen held onto the number one spot with Jamie Laboucane sitting in second.

Dayton Sutherland, from DeWinton, finished 18th in the aggregate.

The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its incoming F-35 fleet with uncrewed combat aircraft.

Unclassified documents obtained by The Canadian Press show the department is researching various options for acquiring the emerging technology.

The documents suggest that purchasing a fleet of aerial combat drones that could fly alongside fighter jets could cost as much as $16 billion and would require hundreds of staff.

With summer in full swing and more Albertans heading outdoors, the RCMP is reminding residents to take steps to prevent theft of, and from, vehicles during seasonal activities.

Whether you’re parked at a trailhead, campsite, or lakeside lot, police say simple actions can make a big difference.

That includes locking your vehicle at all times, even if you’re nearby, and never leaving it running while unattended, not even for a quick errand. Thieves can strike in seconds.

A secluded songwriting retreat in a cabin near Ghost Lake has led to the latest release from recording artist Jez Dylan Bonham.

The Revelstoke-born indie/country/folk-rock performer has just released the title track from Ghost Lake—one of eight songs on his sophomore album.

Bonham says half of the tracks were written during a mid-winter stay at a friend’s cabin in the area.

“The whole idea was to go there and be secluded enough to write an album,” says Bonham. “Ghost Lake ended up becoming the backdrop for one of the songs.”

Rodeo fans were loving Day 2 of Pool C in Saddle Bronc.

Five of the 10 riders are from Alberta, with the Hay brothers from Wildwood both competing in the same pool.

Hay Dawson came in second place on Friday afternoon with an 87.50, which keeps him in first place in the aggregate.

Brother Logan came in tied for sixth with Layton Green from Millarville. They both need great rides to have a chance to make the top three in Pool C.

Only the top three in Pool C after Saturday's rides will qualify for Championship Sunday with a $50,000 cheque up for grabs.

The Rangeland Derby was full of excitement on Friday night as drivers tried to solidify the top 3 in the aggregate.

Defending Champion Jason Glass from High River was well behind in heat 8 but lit up the backstretch as the thunderous crowd cheered his checkered wagon to the finish line in first.

Glass solidified his 3rd place in the aggregate with the second fastest time on the night.

Jamie Laboucane had the fastest time last night as sits comfortable in second in the aggregate.