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LAKELAND - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has issued an overtime ban while it reviews the latest offer from Canada Post. The overtime ban doesn’t have a huge impact for a lot of people, “but for some of our smaller offices where they don't have proper staffing or relief, it's already becoming a bit of a problem.” 

Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) has announced the majority ownership of a 19.8 megawatt project, a new solar facility being constructed in Duchess, Alta.

Cold Lake RCMP are hoping to locate Alexander Tseng, 28, who was last seen in the Cold Lake area on May 12.

On May 21 at around 7:40 p.m., the St. Paul Fire Department responded to a report of fire at the St. Paul Regional High School.

RCMP are investigating the "suspicious deaths" of two people after being called to a structure fire in Elizabeth Métis Settlement on May 21.

For those interested in pursuing a career in the trades, Portage’s Lac La Biche campus was the place to be on May 22, as the post-secondary institution hosted an open house focused on the trades.  

The girls' softball teams met at the Bold Centre ball diamond on the evening of May 21

Earlier this year, Northern Lights Public Schools announced that Buffalo Lake, the only Métis settlement in Alberta without an onsite school, had been approved for the funding.

People wearing high-visibility vests and warm applause surrounded Cold Lake City Hall on May 16 as the municipality officially raised the flag to kick off National Public Works Week 2025.

The program will be taught at Portage College's Lac La Biche campus and focus on topics such as psychiatric nursing, psychology, social work, child and youth care, as well as addiction counselling.