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Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly ramming attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least nine people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes of victims strewn on the ground.

Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai says a 30-year-old Vancouver man has been arrested for Saturday night's attack in which an SUV plowed through a crowded South Vancouver street at high speed.

Airdrie-Cochrane candidates are making their final push on the campaign trail ahead of tomorrow’s federal election.

Polling stations open tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. Your polling location is on the voter's information card delivered to your home address. 

If you haven't received one, full details are available through Elections Canada here. 

Identfication is required to vote and can be proven three different ways.

Option 1: Show one of these pieces of ID

Athletes from Trinity Taekwon-Do continue to achieve great success at the ITF Alberta Provincial Championship.

A total of 21 athletes from Cochrane and Water Valley recently brought home 25 medals — four gold, six silver, and 15 bronze — from the provincials hosted in Airdrie.

"It's a cliché, but it's not all about the medals," says Cameron Macdonald, head coach and founder of Trinity. "I think everybody had a pretty good time and a good tournament."

The Kiwanis Club of Cochrane is once again honouring student leaders through its annual Dirk Bannister Scholarship Awards.

In partnership with Bow Valley Credit Union, the club will award six scholarships of $1,000 each to local Grade 12 students.

Graduates from Cochrane High, Bow Valley High and St. Timothy High are all eligible to apply.

Each school will select two recipients who plan to attend a post-secondary institution this fall.

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The swimming community, including the Cochrane Comets, is rallying to raise funds for Hudson Blough to support his recovery from a serious skiing accident in Banff.

On March 30, the 15-year-old collided with a tree and suffered a traumatic brain injury and a broken jaw. His friends quickly called for help, and emergency protocol was initiated. Hudson was rushed down the hill by ski patrol and taken by STARS air ambulance to Foothills Hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.

To battle the injury, he was placed in a medically induced coma.

A new trial is set to begin Monday for the five members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, including Cochrane's Dillon Dubé, who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018.

Yesterday, Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia declared a mistrial in the case, which had only just begun on April 22. Reasons for the mistrial are subject to a publication ban.

A new jury was immediately selected from 200 potential jurors after the mistrial was declared. All five accused have pleaded not guilty for a second time.

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Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on his anti-crime platform in Saskatoon.

Canadians cast ballots to choose their next government on Monday.

The Liberals are widely seen to be leading in the polls, with the Conservatives in second place and the Bloc Québécois, NDP and Greens trailing behind.

Canadians scattered among the tens of thousands in and around St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis described the ceremony as profoundly beautiful. 

While dignitaries such as Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon were seated near the front of the square, members of the general public were positioned farther back or gathered in the streets of Rome to watch on large screens.

Falguni Debnath says being at the back of the square didn't dampen the effect of the familiar ritual.

Sam McCulloch’s passion for hockey started right here in Cochrane — and now it continues as she takes the helm as head coach of the community’s first-ever U13 AA female hockey team.

“From the ranch in Dogpound to the international stage, Sam has lived and breathed hockey her entire life — and now brings that passion to launch female AA hockey in Cochrane,” said the Cochrane Minor Hockey Association (CMHA) in announcing her appointment.

The CobraCats hit the road to Calgary this weekend for the Icebreaker, the annual high school rugby tournament hosted by the Irish Athletics Club.

It’s a marquee early-season event, drawing top squads from around the Calgary region.

The CobraCats head into the tourney after a mixed bag in their home openers against the West Island College Wolves.

The girls dominated with a commanding 53-7 win, while the boys came up short in a tighter 24-7 loss.