Cochrane

It’s a full weekend of rugby action for Bow Valley teams, with two matches on their Mitford home field.

The Div. 2 Grizzlies host the Foothills Lions on Saturday at 1 p.m., looking to bounce back after a 40–31 loss to the second-place Calgary Hornets. It was only their second loss of the season.

Despite the setback, the Grizz still lead the league.

Elsewhere, the Div. 3 Ba Bas face the Canucks tonight at the Calgary Rugby Union, and the women’s team travels to Okotoks on Saturday to take on the Lions.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer.

Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week.

Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks.

Alberta's auditor general says the provincial government has not done the work to ensure daycares getting public funds use them to lower fees for parents or top up staff wages.

Doug Wylie, in a report released Thursday, says without proper verification, Alberta could be overcompensating operators with federal and provincial funds meant to lower the average cost of daycare to $10 per day.

"There is a risk that public funds may not be used as intended — leading to parents overpaying for child-care and educators being under-compensated," the report says.

The Town of Cochrane and Cochrane Public Library are asking residents to help plan the library of the future through a new Facility Needs Assessment project called Your Voice in Every Chapter.

The initiative aims to explore how a new multi-purpose library could better serve the needs of a growing and evolving community.

An Independent candidate running in a rural Alberta byelection says she has stopped door-knocking because of death threats.

Sarah Spanier, 33, of Castor, Alta., says she has told Mounties about the online threats, which include a social media comment saying she would be met with a shotgun if she showed up at someone's door.

She attributes the threats and other derogatory messages she has received to her advocacy for transgender people during her campaign in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding, which encompasses communities such as Camrose, Drumheller and Wainwright.

Team Alberta is headed to the Football Canada Cup gold medal game after a stunning 34–27 comeback win over Quebec on Wednesday.

Trailing 27–11 with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, Alberta exploded for 23 unanswered points — capped by a dramatic game-winning punt return touchdown — to punch its ticket to the final.

The head of an Ottawa-based Canadian Army regiment has been temporarily removed as part of an investigation into alleged online behaviour that the commander of the army says disgraced the military.

The commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa has been removed from his post in connection with a probe into the "Blue Hackle Mafia" social media group, Lt-Gen Michael Wright said in a statement to army ranks Wednesday and shared with The Canadian Press Thursday.

Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky could help Canada better prepare for incidents like the sudden appearance of several high-altitude balloons over North America two years ago, says a report from the federal science adviser.

One of the balloons, which wafted above western Canada in early 2023 before being shot down off the U.S. coast, apparently originated from China and carried sophisticated equipment.

The balloon episodes generated intense public speculation before fading from the headlines.

The All Canada Classic Sheep Show returned to Brandon this past weekend, bringing together sheep producers from across the country to showcase breeding stock and connect with fellow industry members.

With about 250 sheep for sale and attendees from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, the event marked a milestone for the national sheep industry.

A local success story

Brandon last hosted the national show in 1981, and the event remained here for three years before moving westward across the country.

A nationwide, family-friendly fundraising walk to support Seniors on the Bow (SOTB) is coming to Cochrane for the first time.

SOTB is currently recruiting teams and sponsors for its Grand Parade on Sept. 20, hoping to raise much-needed funds for programs supporting its rapidly growing membership.

Participants can choose between a 2.5 km or 5 km walk, starting at the SLS Centre and following Cochrane’s paved pathway system. There is no limit to team size.

Registration opens at 10 a.m., with the walk beginning at 11 a.m., followed by a light lunch.