Cochrane

McDonald’s has captured its second straight Alex Tumang Cup.

A strong fourth quarter lifted the team to a 67–56 victory over the Pinoy Brothers on June 14 at the SLS Centre.

Two Mînî Thnî men have been charged with a series of firearms-related offenses and remain in custody awaiting their next hearing.

A joint operation by Cochrane RCMP, the North District Emergency Response Team, and RCMP Police Dog Services has resulted in the seizure of a prohibited sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, and imitation firearms from a residence on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.

A union representing 30,000 health-care workers in Alberta is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to reverse course and provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all front-line workers and any other Albertan who wants the shot.

The Health Sciences Association of Alberta says that is the best way to protect patients, reduce hospitalizations, and keep the health-care system strong.

Smith says the aim of the new policy, announced last week, is to prevent wastage, recover costs, and protect those who need it the most by giving them the COVID shot for free.

A celebration is planned for tomorrow (June 17) to mark the return of Cochrane Rotarian Dan Paarsmarkt, who will be rolling into town tomorrow to end his epic 1,600-kilometre cycling journey in support of Rotary International’s mission to eradicate polio.

A traffic stop on Highway 2 has led to the seizure of approximately $60,000 in illegal cigarettes and charges against a 37-year-old man from Spruce Grove.

On the morning of June 8, Olds RCMP responded to reports of an erratic driver heading southbound on Highway 2. Witnesses reported the vehicle was speeding at over 150 km/h, nearly sideswiping another driver, and weaving dangerously between lanes.

Some areas of the prairies have received some rain over the past few days, but the weeks of hot, dry weather have had an impact on crops, hay, and pastureland. 

With the dry conditions across so much of the Prairies, there's been an increased concern about grasshopper infestations.

Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a research scientist in field crop entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, says grasshoppers could be shaping up to be an important story again this year.

Farmers across the G7 are confronting unprecedented pressures as the world faces overlapping geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges. Inflation, high interest rates, and continued fallout from recent financial shocks have destabilized farm economies. At the same time, trade disruptions, and fractured supply chains are compounding uncertainty in the agricultural sector. Meanwhile, the impacts of climate change—more frequent droughts, floods, and extreme weather—are threatening productivity and straining rural infrastructure.

At this point, it's on the agenda of council's committee-of-the-whole meeting tonight, but further discussions will arise at some point soon as to the direction town council wants to take in matching the recreational wants of the community with the dollars it requires.

While town council hasn't formally discussed future actions since last week's public hearing on the operation of the SLS Centre and the withdrawal of a bid by YMCA Calgary, Mayor Jeff Genung believes the entire RFP process is finished.

Graduation season is here, and for Cochrane High School’s Class of 2025, Noah Azzaria-Byrne will be front and centre delivering this year’s valedictory address.

The 18-year-old says the milestone still hasn’t quite sunk in.

“It kind of snuck up on us,” he said. “But it’s exciting, and I’m really grateful for the journey.”

Azzaria-Byrne joined Cochrane High in Grade 9 after transferring from École Notre-Dame des Vallées. At first, he says, the transition to a much larger school was daunting.

An event five years in the making has seen the Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery take a bold new direction in supporting Cochrane's vibrant art community.

In front of a packed house for the gallery's concurrent grand opening and 5th anniversary celebration, Cochrane Foundation chair Tim Harvie announced the creation of two new endowment funds specifically targeted at supporting the art gallery— the first of their kind for the long-standing foundation.