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The McCafé Coffee Break is feeling great after a visit to Soulstice Wellness Centre this week!

The CochraneNow crew dropped in with hot McCafé coffee and tasty treats from Cochrane McDonald’s to fuel up the hardworking team.

Soulstice Wellness Centre was nominated here and it was these kind words that brought in the win.

Air Canada says it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday.

The airline says the first flights will be cancelled Thursday, with more on Friday and a complete cessation of flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge by the weekend.

Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz and PAL Airlines will continue to operate as normal. 

Air Canada says customers whose flights are cancelled will be notified and they will be eligible for a full refund.

Visitors to Kananaskis Country and the Bow Valley should be aware of increased bear activity, as Alberta Parks has issued a bear advisory effective August 12, 2025, until further notice. The surge in sightings comes amid an exceptional berry crop, drawing both black bears and grizzly bears into day-use areas, campgrounds, trails, and along roadways.

Officials warn that bears may be less likely to move away from food sources and encourage visitors to remain vigilant.

A community gear swap aimed at helping local families keep kids active is coming to the SLS Centre next week.

From August 18 to 23, clean, gently used sports equipment and new school supplies can be dropped off at Guest Services between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Items accepted include hockey, ringette, figure skating, curling, soccer, lacrosse, racquet sports, baseball, basketball, volleyball, aquatics gear, running shoes in great condition, and new school supplies.

Rocky View Schools will host its "My First Ride" event on Aug. 27 and 28 at the RVS Education Centre in Airdrie, giving first-time bus riders and their families a hands-on introduction to school bus safety.

The sessions include practice rides and safety exercises to help students feel confident on their first day.

China has hit Canada with a new round of canola tariffs, threatening one of Western Canada's biggest cash crops and causing potential issues for farmers looking to sell their crops. The tariffs were announced overnight Monday in China, meaning that people watching the agriculture markets were in for quite the shock Tuesday morning.

Chuck Penner, founder of Left Field Commodity Research, was watching the markets and says much of the agriculture sector saw this coming.

The Sylvan Lake Gulls will hold home-field advantage in the Western Canadian Baseball League championship series after the Regina Red Sox pulled off a semifinal upset Tuesday night.

Regina downed the top-ranked Saskatoon Berries 6-2 in Game 3 of their best-of-three series, winning both contests on the road. The Berries had dominated the regular season, posting a franchise-best 46-9 record.

Mayor Jeff Genung has officially kicked off his campaign to serve a third term, emphasizing managing the town’s rapid growth as his top priority.

Although Genung’s intention to run again was widely known, an Aug. 11 announcement marked the formal start of what he described as a “conversations and community-focused” election.

National galleries and museums across the country have seen a 15 per cent increase in attendance so far this summer, after the federal government introduced free or discounted admission through the new Canada Strong Pass.

The Canada Strong Pass, which took effect on June 20 and is available until Sept. 2, offers free national museum admission to children 17 and under, and a 50 per cent discount for those aged 18 to 24.

The pass also offers free admission to national parks and sites maintained by Parks Canada.

The head of the Canada's police chiefs association says they are guided by "outdated and inadequate" laws that were never designed to take on the current criminal landscape that no longer respects international borders. 

Thomas Carrique, president of the Association of Chiefs of Police, said police would have been in a better place to "disrupt" transnational crime, if the federal government had listened to his group in 2001, when it last proposed legislative changes.