Cold Lake News

The emergency department for Cold Lake Healthcare Centre will be closed overnight tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 30, from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. the following morning.

Charges have been laid against three individuals, including one 17-year-old, in relation to a shooting that occurred on July 10 in the area of the Cold Lake First Nations, which sent one man to hospital in serious condition.

Cold Lake’s senior men's Alberta Football League team, the Fighter Jets, have swept the competition going undefeated in the 2022 season and taking a 55-0 win at the championship match held at the Thomas Varughese Field on Aug. 20. The local team is now preparing to host the national championship in September.

The emergency department at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre will be closed overnight Wednesday and Thursday this week, from 11 p.m. until 7 a.m. the following morning.

On Monday, residents throughout the Lakeland woke up to thick smoke originating from ongoing wildfires. As of Aug. 22, there are 54 wildfires burning throughout the province of Alberta.

Cold Lake RCMP are seeking the public's help to identify three suspects caught on camera spray painting a wall of a Cold Lake brewery near the building's back alley. The incident occurred that in the evening of Aug. 9.

Cold Lake RCMP are investigating extensive vandalism that took place early Friday morning, Aug. 12, at Kinosoo Beach. The recreational area recently underwent extensive improvements to its amenities.

On Wednesday, a male boater was recovered from the water by local search and rescue crews and the Central Alberta Rescue Diving Society after an extensive search begun in Cold Lake after the canoe the man was travelling in capsized on Sunday evening near English Bay.

Francis Joseph Gladue was last seen in Cold Lake eight days ago, police are now seeking the help of the public to locate the 30-year-old.