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Grade 4 students at Holy Spirit Elementary are cleaning up the world, one piece of organic waste at a time.

After three decades of helping people around the world, Cochrane Doctor Bill Hanlon is being awarded a prestigious medical award from Ireland that honours those who make exceptional contributions to medicine and society.

A growing Alberta-wide opioid crisis has Cochrane Fire Services and RCMP members arming themselves with the means to save lives in the event of a suspected overdose.

If you want to nominate a leader of tomorrow, you better hurry as the applications close tomorrow.

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a drone? Check the skies on April 29, to see a sci-fi movie come to life as Helping Hands organizers release a swarm of drones that they will be using to pick-up this year's food donations.

Professional dog trainer Nicole Wilde is coming to Cochrane to host dog-training seminars for the Cochrane and Area Humane Society (CAHS) in June.

Deron Bilous, minister of economic development and trade, joined NDP MLA Cam Westhead and town officials to present a number of grants benefiting Cochrane and area through the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program Friday.

A public hearing for the neighbourhood plan on the Summit of River Heights revealed some concerns about the proposed 369-home development.

A family and community resource centre will open on the Stoney Nakoda Nation later this year.

Cochrane students are literally using their heads to help.