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An adult was seriously injured during a bear attack north of Cochrane Sunday morning. 

It happened around 10:20 a.m. northeast of the intersection of Township Road 275 and Range Road 35, south of Dogpound. 

The victim was taken to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary.

There's no word on the extent of the person's injuries. 

No one else was injured. 

Alberta Fish and Wildlife and RCMP were on scene. 

No other details are available at this time. 

When August rolled around, April Hicke realized the $100 she typically gives her 13-year-old son to update his wardrobe in time for school to start was no longer enough.

"Even on the sale racks, a pair of sweatpants at SportChek, they're still $25 a pair. You used to be able to go and buy a pair of sweatpants for $10," said the Calgary-based mother of two. "I am shocked at the (price) increase of kids' clothes."

Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. 

In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, when the transfers were $15.1 billion. Total spending by all 10 provinces grew in that time to $221.9 billion up from $86.2 billion, an increase of 158 per cent.

There's a familiar painted face in the arena for the Cochrane Lions Labour Day Weekend Rodeo.

Rodeo Clown Dawson Northcott is in his seventh year of keeping the crowd amused between the intense action of the Labour Day Weekend Rodeo.

Dreams can come true--just asked Lacey Blouin.

Yesterday, she was crowned the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Queen in front of the overflowing crowd at the Labour Day Weekend Rodeo.

"This is a lifelong dream, and it's such an honor to be able to represent the Lions and the Cochrane Lions Rodeo," says Lacey. "It's so excited."

The Liberal government's decision to reel in the temporary foreign worker program after loosening the rules to help businesses find workers after the pandemic is sparking a contentious debate about whether governments should even try to address labour shortages.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that his government is bringing back stricter rules to stem the flow of low-wage temporary foreign workers, and he urged businesses to hire and train Canadian workers.

The chair of Canada Post’s board says the organization’s financial situation is unsustainable.

"The board and senior management recognize that Canada Post is at a critical juncture," said André Hudon at its annual general meeting on Wednesday.

"Significant change is urgently needed to preserve Canada Post's delivery network, which is vital because it's the only delivery network built to serve all Canadians."

Health Canada says a recall has been issued for the dumbbell toy from the Fisher-Price Baby Biceps Gift Set because of a choking hazard.

A kettlebell toy, protein shake bottle and wearable headband that are also part of the set are not included in the recall.

The agency says grey caps on the end of the dumbbell toys can come off, posing a choking hazard to infants.

It says as of Aug. 15, Fisher-Price has received four reports in Canada and seven in the United States of the ends of the dumbbell toy coming off, with no reports of injuries.

A new study says planet-warming emissions from Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season were quadruple the country's fossil emissions for all of the previous year and on par with some of the most high-emitting countries. 

The study penned by researchers at NASA, and published in the journal Nature, says only China, India and the United States release more carbon per year than Canada's 2023 wildfires from May to September. 

What a blast!

From the raising of the Cochrane Lions Rodeo flag to the wrap up concert by country recording artist Mariya Stokes, day one of the 57th annual Cochrane Lions Club Labour Day Weekend Rodeo is one for the record books.