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The Canadian citizen believed to be on an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff is a dentist from Mississauga, Ont., her family has confirmed.

The husband of Nirali Sureshkumar Patel said she was on board the London-bound flight that crashed Thursday, killing at least 240 people.

Patel's dental clinic referred The Canadian Press to the husband, who said that he was in the process of booking travel to India for himself and the couple's one-year-old child.

Almost 13 years after her daughter disappeared, a Calgary mother is still pleading for answers and hoping someone will come forward with new information.

Sara Georgina Coates was last seen on August 1, 2012, during a walk in Calgary’s Stanley Park with her mother, Dubhe Coates. At the time, Sara was 31 years old and living in her van with her dog and two cats. She had been travelling frequently, and her mother says their last conversation was about helping her settle down.

Will Cochrane hit the $43,000 target to give three-year-old Brielle Thompson a chance to walk with robotic legs?

A month-long community fundraising drive wraps up this Saturday with a two-hour celebration at Cochrane Toyota, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Organizer Dan Kroffat is inviting residents of Cochrane and area to attend.

U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry

A Canadian food industry executive is telling pulse companies to stick with their sustainability messaging despite attempts by powerful people to undermine the movement.

Murad Al-Katib, president of AGT Food and Ingredients, said U.S. president Donald Trump has been very vocal about his disdain for the green movement.

An estimated 400 people overflowed Cochrane’s council chambers on June 11 as speaker after speaker voiced concerns over YMCA Calgary’s proposed operational takeover of the SLS Centre.

The crowd heard a call from former town councillor Miles Chester to put the decision to a plebiscite during the upcoming October municipal election.

“This is an important decision that’s being made,” said Chester. “Let’s hand it over as a plebiscite, ask the whole community if they want to do this—do you want to move forward?”

Cochrane’s Olivia Britton and her two-year-old Newfoundland dog Ellie are walking away with big wins and even bigger smiles after an amazing showing in the Showmanship category at the 4-H on Parade competition.

“I didn’t think we’d get first in our first show,” says Olivia. “There were so many other dogs, and I was just waiting when they announced second place. Then they called our names for first. It was pretty cool.”

The pair won Supreme Showmanship, a title earned by the top competitors from across junior, intermediate and senior divisions.

Big news for Cochrane families — the SLS Centre is set to launch a licensed Out of School Care program in September 2025 for children ages 6 to 12.

With space for up to 40 kids, the program runs after school Monday to Friday and features art, STEM, outdoor play, and more — all focused on holistic development.

Registration opens June 10 through the ACTIVENet portal and will be done by lottery due to high demand.

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Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States.

A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and smaller.

But similar to the recent demonstrations in Los Angeles, they're likely to be against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic — but wait times have still grown longer. 

The report released Thursday looked at wait times for hip and knee replacements, cataract procedures, cancer surgeries, MRIs and CT scans in 2019 and in 2024.

A major milestone is being celebrated today at Cochrane Home Treasures.

From 2020 to mid-2025, the Treasures for Your Home Society has donated $1 million to worthy causes through its community funding, gifting, and building programs.