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Shelves are filled with binders, backpacks and crayons as parents begin thinking back-to-school, but for some the price tags are daunting.

It may be called the Sheep, but it’s far from sheepish. Okotoks Fire Chief Ken Thevenot said users of the Sheep River, which flows through Okotoks, shouldn’t be swept off their feet with thoughts of it being a soft, gentle float down the stream.

An Okotoks cyclist wore the reason he pedalled more than 200km on the weekend across his chest.

Concern over traffic congestion is dampening the spirits of northeast Okotoks residents. The Town of Okotoks revealed its final plans for the community campus on the Wedderburn lands at a public information session July 26.

Hundreds of cyclists will take the fight against cancer on the road by riding Foothills highways this weekend.

Two beer-makers looking to build their craft in the Foothills say a new provincial grant will help small Alberta breweries grow.

A saint provided words of wisdom for the school that bears his name, even before it was recognized as St. Francis of Assisi Academy. “When we started on the project, we had a quote on the whiteboard from St.

A 45-year-old Sherwood Park man was killed and his son is in potentially life-threatening condition after a collision between a motorcycle and SUV on Highway 22 on Sunday. At approximately 5 p.m.

Canada’s prime minister is touting plans to bring in a “strong” price for carbon, but there are concerns about the impact of an additional tax.

Daily thunderstorms are threatening what looked like a bountiful harvest. A major hailstorm at the end of June devastated many crops, but a lot of farmers dodged the bullet and said their crops were the best they’d seen in years.