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Nearly 500 of the best BMX riders from across the country will be in Airdrie this weekend, as the city is set to host the 2010 nationals at its track beginning on Aug. 27.

Law enforcement officers are used to dealing with unpredictable situations, but they found out last weekend that chasing criminals and riding large animals are two completely different challenges.

The first goal was making the team. The next was making an impact. Cochrane’s Katy Josephs did both. Josephs was named to the women’s U18 Canadian hockey team on Aug.

The Airdrie Thunder won’t open its season for another six weeks, but its new coach got his first glimpse of the prospective team last weekend.

More than 100 police officers from Western Canada, as well as 30 professional bull riders, will be in Airdrie this weekend for a rodeo unlike any other. The 28th annual Calgary Police Rodeo is set to run at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo Grounds on Aug.

Hundreds of minor football players from across the Calgary region came together for a large-scale exhibition tournament at Shouldice Park, Aug. 14.

The Airdrie Thunder won’t open its season for another six weeks, but its new coach got his first glimpse of the prospective team last weekend.

The Cochrane Peewee Lions have less than two weeks until its regular season begins, but its head coach says he is confident the players will be ready in time for kickoff on Aug. 28.

More than 100 police officers from Western Canada, as well as 30 professional bull riders, will be in Airdrie this weekend for a rodeo unlike any other. The 28th annual Calgary Police Rodeo is set to run at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo Grounds on Aug.

The Fun Country Riders held a well-attended show and gymkhana on Aug. 8 at the Strathmore Rodeo grounds.