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The Liberal minority government has survived a vote of non-confidence in the House of Commons by a count of 211-120.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put forward the motion asking MPs to declare they did not have confidence in the prime minister or his government.

Poilievre failed to get the support of other opposition parties to bring the government down.

The Bloc Québécois and the NDP voted against the motion.

If the non-confidence motion had passed it would have defeated the government and very likely triggered an immediate election campaign.

At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, which has members of Parliament discussing a possible evacuation of Canadian citizens from the country.

"We are devastated by the loss of two Canadians, but the entire Lebanese people are (also) suffering right now — women, children, innocents," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"This is a horrific situation," he told reporters on Parliament Hill, repeating his earlier calls for both Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate.

Officials of six river parks and the Town of Cochrane have reason to rejoice the Alberta government's decision to pursue relocating the Ghost dam instead of the Glenbow East option for flood and drought mitigation on the Bow River.

Rebecca Schulz, minister of Environment and Protected Areas, announced the decision today (Sept. 25), wrapping up the feasibility phase of the project.

Kindness is taught at home and in the classroom. A local teacher has found a unique way to encourage her students to be kind.

Mrs. Williams (grade 3 teacher at Glenbow) has an unusual mascot in the classroom. 

Hollywood movie star Mickey Rourke now has a piece of Cochrane artwork in his Los Angeles home thanks to a local teen.

Thirteen-year-old Milla White from Cochrane just returned from a special trip to Hollywood, where she presented the star with one of her drawings featuring his beloved dog Ruby, who had sadly just passed away.

The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the agency is meant to preserve the "top-gun team" of public servants that helped steer Canadians through COVID-19.

Health Emergency Readiness Canada is being tasked with boosting Canada's life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines, medical therapies and diagnostics by accelerating the transition from research to commercialization.

Armed with detailed briefing notes, town council is ready to advocate for Cochrane at the Alberta Municipalities convention that gets underway today (Sept. 25) in Red Deer.

Town councillors will be meeting privately with ministers of Municipal Affairs, Transportation and Economic Corridors, Public Safety and Emergency Services, and Environment and Protected Areas on Thursday.

He says all of these ministries play a huge role in the future of Cochrane.

For the past four years, on Sept. 30, hundreds of people make the trip to McDougall Stoney Memorial Church along Hwy. 1A, just west of Cochrane while continuing to build stronger relationships with neighbours, and working towards reconciliation. 

The annual Every Child Matters Truth and Reconciliation Walk is a cherished tradition where people of all ages gather to honour and remember residential school survivors, as well as those who did not make it home.

Organizer, Eve Powder said it's incredible to see how much the walk has grown in such a short time. 

Rides 4 Smiles has once again left children and adults beaming from a full day of outdoor activities they may not otherwise experience.

At the Sept. 21 event in Ghost Country, 27 Starlight Children's Foundation families participated in off-road adventures: getting muddy and learning about what is in the water, throwing plastic axes, taking part in a scavenger hunt, racing RC cars, and many other activities.

The Cochrane RCMP is hosting an outdoor ceremony in honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30, 2024.

The ceremony will take place in front of a tipi placed at the Cochrane detachment starting at 9:30 a.m.

“There will be a welcome prayer and a traditional smudging taking place," reads a release from the RCMP.

Attendees will also be able to hear stories from a residential school survivor.