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Kayley and Eli Torrie have more in common than their birthdays.

The fraternal twins won a matching set of ASAA provincial intermediate cross-country (XC) titles for Cochrane High after overcoming cold, rainy conditions, and mud pits on a Grande Prairie course, Oct. 19.

It's Kayley's second consecutive ASAA title, after successfully defending her junior girls championship from 2023. It's Eli's first ASAA XC title, following a bronze in junior boys last year.

School buses around Cochrane are now sporting a new piece of tech.

Rocky View Schools (RVS) announced stop arm cameras have been installed on some buses operating in the Cochrane area.

“These cameras are capable of recording the license plate number of the vehicles that illegally run the stop arm when it is out,” reads a newsletter sent out by RVS.

Over 500 people attended Jacket Racket this weekend, leaving with gently used winter gear.

Hosted annually by Cochrane Family & Community Support Services, the event provides local families with winter attire.

This year, 321 adults and 233 children were served, with a total of 554 individuals receiving items.

Attendees picked up 439 jackets and 502 other winter wear items, a slight increase from last year's total of 551 participants.

After her party won a majority government in the New Brunswick election on Monday, Liberal Leader Susan Holt thanked all the women who came before her.

Flanked by her three young daughters on stage in Fredericton, Holt, the first female premier-designate in New Brunswick history, delivered a bilingual victory speech that paid tribute to female trailblazers in provincial politics.

The 47-year-old former business advocate and public servant led the Liberals to victory after a 33-day campaign, thwarting Blaine Higgs’s bid to secure a third term as Tory premier.

Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins. 

As an internal revolt brews, few Liberal MPs who are not in the cabinet are publicly defending the prime minister. The upcoming caucus meeting on Wednesday appears to present the most serious challenge to Trudeau's leadership to date.

Farmers in Manitoba are being called upon to aid critical research aimed at improving wheat production amid changing climate conditions. 

The University of Manitoba's "Mani Wheat Project," led by Dr. Cristina Rosell’s food science group, is gathering wheat samples from farmers to study the effects of pre-harvest sprouting, a significant issue caused by excessive rain and humidity before harvest.

A year to the day from the water/wastewater incident on Oct. 21, 2023, a new app has been launched to provide a wealth of information on the Town of Cochrane.

Besides emergency alerts, the app provides a ‘report a problem’ function, allowing residents to take an active role in identifying issues while exploring their community. Residents can choose to upload a photo, locate the area on a map, and select if they would like to be contacted for follow-up. 

Mayor Jeff Genung says the leak of confidential information accused of originating from council incamera sessions is a very troubling matter.

But without more details, he's uncertain if the information leak came from those within the closed sessions.

The information has been used for a series of attacks upon Councillor Marni Fedeyko from an encrypted email account and has lead to her appealing to the public to share any emails they receive. She's also filed a formal complaint with the RCMP.

The Cochrane Generals are coming off a tough home stand, grabbing one of four possible points over the weekend.

Tied 1-1 after one period of play on Oct. 18, the Okotoks Bisons exploded with four unanswered goals in the second, then went into a defensive shell in the third to come away with a 6-1 win.

The lone Cochrane goal was the first for rookie Henry Pahl in a Gens jersey.

The Bisons have recaptured first place with a pair of important wins against the Gens and Medicine Hat Cubs over the weekend.

Residents stepped up in a big way for the south Cochrane food drive over the weekend. 

Ten pumpkin bins were filled to the brim with food donations for the Cochrane Food Bank. 

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