Cochrane

With harvest just getting underway across the Prairies, farmers are being reminded to think about safety when working with grain. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is urging farmers to prioritize safety around grain handling with the launch of its fifth annual Be Grain Safe Week.

The Sylvan Lake Gulls drew first blood in the Western Canadian Baseball League’s West Division Final, knocking off the defending champion Okotoks Dawgs 7-3 on Sunday night.

Cochrane's own Simon Baker powered the Gulls to a 6-2 lead with a grand slam at the top of the sixth in front of the Dawgs' hometown crowd at Seaman Stadium, putting the Gulls one win away from advancing to the league championship series.

Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET. 

Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle

Manitoba’s livestock producers have one less place to sell their animals.

Heartland Livestock Services announced July 25 that they are closing their Brandon location.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.

Marking 45 years on the road, the Rocky View Regional Handibus Society celebrated its milestone Aug. 8 with a small gathering at its Airdrie headquarters — a moment to reflect on decades of growth, change and vital community support.

For executive director Paul Siller, who has been with the society for 25 years, the journey began well after its founding in 1984 by a group of local women seeking better transportation for disabled children.

Two skaters from the Cochrane Figure Skating Club struck gold at a recent Alberta Figure Skating Foundation event.

Competing at the Wild Rose Invitational in Edmonton, Evalea Foley captured gold in the Star 8 freeskate and qualified for sectionals in pre-novice. She also finished fourth in the Star 9 short program.

Megan Lewis-Moore won gold in the Star 5 U13 freeskate.

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.

Farm groups are asking for federal action on regulation and trade amid mounting financial pressures and tariff fears

Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture want governments to consider agriculture more often when setting priorities.

They are ramping up pressure on governments to prioritize agriculture in trade, regulation and disaster response as farmers face worsening drought and mounting financial strain.

The Western Canadian Baseball League’s most familiar playoff rivalry is back for a fourth straight summer, as the Okotoks Dawgs and Sylvan Lake Gulls square off once again in the West Division final.

The Gulls wrapped up their series against the Lethbridge Bulls in two straight games to once again face the Dawgs, who awaited the result.

Game 1 is Sunday (Aug. 10) at 2:05 p.m. at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks. The series shifts to Sylvan Lake the next night at 7:05 p.m. Should a third game be required, it will return to Okotoks on Tuesday night, also starting at 7:05 p.m.