Cochrane

• ‘Just miss everything about him’: Cochrane lacrosse player dies in motocross accident

  Owen George, 21, was one of two men who died in a motocross accident at a property in the Horse Creek area outside Cochrane this past weekend.

  Jun 5, 2025
  
• Confession by Alberta woman shared at fatal Cochrane impaired driving trial

  An Alberta woman maintains her innocence despite an apparent confession to RCMP, recorded months after the vehicle she was in struck and killed a motorcyclist west of Calgary.

  Crime

  Mar 27, 2025
  
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• Grass fire burning west of Calgary forces traffic to be diverted

  Firefighters from the Cochrane area scrambled to fight a rapidly spreading grass fire after it broke out just west of the Calgary-area city on Tuesday afternoon.

  Fire

  Feb 25, 2025
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• Much-beloved historic Cochrane landmark destroyed in powerful windstorm

  Cochrane's 'Grandfather Tree' -- a much-loved feature of the town's natural landscape, was destroyed by the windstorm that swept across Alberta on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

  Environment

  Jan 17, 2025
• Calgarians invited to Cochrane recreation centre amid water restrictions

  The Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) Centre in Cochrane is inviting Calgarians to the facility that has amenities such as an aquatics centre, four ice sheets and eight curling sheets.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 19, 2024
• Slow moving traffic on Highway 1 near Cochrane cleared: RCMP

  Cochrane RCMP said there is slow-moving traffic on Highway 1, between Jumping Pound Road and Highway 2. 

  Traffic

  Apr 12, 2024
• Family of cougars caught on camera at Alberta cabin

  A Calgary family was surprised when a security camera caught images of a family of four cougars outside their cabin near Cochrane on April 5, 2024.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2024
• 19-year-old Cochrane man faces additional child porn-related charges

  The ongoing investigation into the online activity of a 19-year-old man from Cochrane, Alta., has led to additional charges related to child pornography.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2023
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• Cochrane RCMP say human remains found in ‘suspicious vehicle’ in provincial park

  Mounties were called to Widowmaker Trail Head in Bow Valley Provincial Park on Friday at 10:25 a.m. for reports of a suspicious vehicle.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2023
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• Cochrane’s water reservoir critically low post-line break, state of local emergency declared

  The Town of Cochrane has declared a state of local emergency as recent breaks to water and sewage lines have drastically reduced the level in the town's water reservoir.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2023