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Teachers across Alberta will be deciding whether to go on strike after rejecting the mediator’s recommendations for the next provincial collective agreement.

Reception centre is open to provide assistance between 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

ST. PAUL - The Town of St. Paul has been able to dramatically reduce its Workplace Compensation Board premiums by making safety a priority.

Elizabeth Mathiot, 53, was told she’d need chemotherapy for the rest of her life. Cancer had reached her lungs and brain - but not her spirit. A bull riding event fundraiser will be held on May 10 in Mallaig for Elizabeth.

While transport truck drivers and heavy equipment operators account for a combined 24 per cent of all workplace fatalities in Alberta, nursing is the occupation with the highest number of injuries.

St. Kateri, also called Lily of the Mohawks, is the first Native American saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.

CHERRY GROVE – During a Meat and Greet + Dessert Auction event hosted by the Cherry Grove Ag Society, President Barry Machan and Vice President Shea Hatch spoke about how vital volunteers are for a community, and expressed gratitude for the vol

Lac La Biche County has opened an evacuation centre for evacuees from Athabasca County who have been directed to leave their homes as a wildfire continues to burn out of control south of Boyle, between Boyle Fishpond and the Ellscott turnoff.

Public are encouraged to get immunization.

The Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority (BRFA) is reporting that crews continue to work during the day and night to control flare-ups and ensure a fire they began fighting on the north side of Hwy. 660 and RR 465 on May 4 is fully extinguished.