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A French-Canadian tradition came to life in Bonnyville at Pontiac Park on Saturday as the ACFA (French Canadian Association of Alberta) Bonnyville-Cold Lake hosted its annual Cabane à Sucre event alongside the Town of Bonnyville's Winter Fun Day.

The Pontiacs finished the 2024-2025 season in fifth place in their six-team Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) North Division.

The Town of St. Paul is seeking cooperation from businesses to install handicap parking signage off the ground and at the eye level on parking spots throughout the community. 

La Cabane å Sucre, which was held as part of Alberta Francophonie Month events in the Lac La Biche region, took place in Plamondon on March 15.

In April 1885, war chief Wandering Spirit led an attack on a settlement in the northwest territories, leaving nine settlers dead. This became known as the Frog Lake Massacre. But Leah Redcrow, executive director at Acimowin Opaspiw Society, is challenging the narrative.

"The water well is important on your property and the water is a shared resource"

The only way to stop the war is the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and for Russia to leave Ukraine and respect “their right to self-government and sovereignty,” says Amil Shapka of St. Paul.

A Spedden-area man has won $1 million after purchasing a lottery ticket at Boyne Lake General Store on Highway 866.

The event is a fundraiser for the Craigend Community Hall.

Residents of the Hamlet of Riverview have successfully petitioned to block a proposed tax aimed at helping the Government of Alberta pay $81,000 for newly installed natural gas connections to eight residents at the area, also leading to County of St. Paul council defeating a related borrowing bylaw.