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The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with both emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

The SLS Centre has announced the closure date of the Jayman Built Aquatic Centre for its annual maintenance period.

“Our pools and hot tub will be closed from Tuesday, September 3 until October 1,” reads a post on the SLS Centre’s social media.  

The swimming pools will be drained, inspected and extensively cleaned during the month.  

The time is also used to train staff and ensure everything is in top shape.

A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways.

A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. is already underway as the clock ticks down on contract talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.

Unless deals are reached, rail service at both companies is poised to stop at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday.

Are you still deciding whether or not to enter a float in the 54th Annual Labour Day Parade?

An exciting parade is in store for Cochrane on Sept. 2 and if you want to be part of it, you need to register by next Monday (Aug. 26)

Marina Chabbert, of the Cochrane and Area Events Society, say a week is needed to give them time to organize the flow of the parade to make sure it has the biggest impact possible for the thousands of spectators who line the streets.

As a nationwide labour dispute looms between Canada’s two major freight railways and the union representing workers at each, the associations representing rural municipalities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are extremely concerned about the impacts that a rail work stoppage would have on Prairie agricultural producers, consumers and other industries crucial to rural communities.

What started as a quick chat in the hockey dressing room has lead to a hair shear on Friday morning (Aug. 23) at the SLS Centre.

Long-time Terry Fox Run advocate Paul Cox is having his head shaved to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation as a lead up to the annual run (walk, jog, cycle, stroll, rollerblade, etc.) on Sept. 15.

It started as a conversation with a hockey teammate as to who would need to get their hair cut first. Near the end of a vacation, Cox sent an email to make sure things were going well with the rec hockey group. He was assured they were.

"Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich wasn't part of any conspiracy to break the law when she helped organize a massive protest against pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, her lawyers argued in her criminal trial on Tuesday.

The Crown alleges Lich and fellow organizer Chris Barber, who owns a Saskatchewan trucking business, were in cahoots to block roads and disrupt locals in a bid to pressure the federal government to drop COVID-19 vaccine mandates in 2022.

The Canadian Cattle Foundation (the Foundation) presented the second annual Reg Schellenberg Next Generation Legacy Award to support the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program last night at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference. 

The recipient of the 2024 award Cassie Marchand from Vernon, BC was presented by Lynn Grant, Vice President of the Foundation & Canadian Cattle Association Board member. 

The debut of the Bow Valley Boot Stomp not only brought a long list of talented country musicians to Cochrane, it helped support the important work of Cochrane Search and Rescue (SAR).

Today, Kailey Mitchell, of Quirk Social, presented $1,850 to Cochrane SAR, representing a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales from the two-day festival.

The demands of protecting parliamentarians and other public figures are placing "significant strain" on RCMP personnel and taking resources from other federal policing priorities, warns an internal briefing note. 

The national police force is "forced to walk a delicate balance" in providing protective services in response to threats flagged by parliamentarians, says the newly released February memo.

"The limited capacity of the RCMP's protective services must be prioritized based on these assessments."