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Ottawa is stepping in to get freight trains moving again hours after an unprecedented lockout by the country's two largest railways brought cross-country freight traffic to a standstill.

Lac La Biche traffic along 105 Street impacted since April for large water project

In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening to upend supply chains trying to move forward from pandemic-related disruptions and a port strike last year.

One of the 21 emissions-reduction projects to receive funding from the Alberta government includes a project to be deployed in Conklin and Cold Lake.

The apparent increase in the rate of medical abortion indicated by provincial prescription data is a positive sign, “but we still have a way to go.”

While the lack of feed deliveries has huge repercussions for the livestock industry, one official is confident operations have been able to manage and mitigate their risk knowing this was coming.

A 20-year-old man from Goodfish Lake is facing several firearms charges following an incident at the Kikino Rodeo on Aug. 17.

On Sunday, July 27, 33 members of the Lac La Biche Dodgers ball players attended a home game between the Edmonton Riverhawks and the visiting Wenatchee AppleSox. The players got to meet the team and coaches, with four of them serving as 'bat kids' during the game, retrieving balls and collecting foul balls.