Local News

The Noel family in St. Paul is working to create a space where others can find sanctuary.

Ashmont's 43rd Annual Buck of the Season event brought an enthusiastic crowd of hunters and fans of hunting to the Ashmont Agriplex on Dec. 7.

Tony Cardinal, a member of Goodfish Lake Cree Nation, has more than 30 years of experience supporting the care and well-being of Indigenous Peoples, and will put this experience to use while working out of the Office of Alberta’s Health Advocates to lead investigations, make suggestions, and address concerns.

Lac La Biche's Bold Center played host to boys minor soccer players from across the Lakeland on Dec. 6 for a series of league play games.

The remaining RCMP detachments in the Lakeland are adding a body-worn camera to the standard equipment members respond to calls with. Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Elk Point, and Lac La Biche are all scheduled to receive the cameras in January 2025.

City of Cold Lake council has approved a Municipal Election Forum Grant Policy, establishing a grant program to support community organizations in hosting municipal election forums.  

An officer wasn’t following RCMP policy when he fired his gun on Dec. 13, 2022, during an arrest on Saddle Lake Cree Nation, but ASIRT says actions were not criminal.

The Lac La Biche Lakers will back in Redwater on Dec. 13 for a rematch against the Pioneers and will then host the High Prairie Red Wings on Dec. 14 at the Bold Center.

Lac La Biche RCMP are not anticipating a significant increase in traffic being rerouted through the community due a wide load travelling north to Fort McMurray.