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The St. Paul RCMP officer arrested on child exploitation charges following an investigation by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit will be back in court in August.

On July 27 and 28, the Ashmont and District Ag Society held its annual Heritage Days celebration.

On Saturday, July 23, the Lac La Biche Regional Humane Society hosted its first-ever 'Dog Days Summer Fair', which took place at the local animal shelter from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The event featured various games, door prizes, tours of the facility, and an opportunity for people to see dogs and cats.

Environment Canada forecasts temperatures in the mid-20s with a mix of sun and cloud plus a chance of rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather will become sunny and clear for the remainder of the week with temperatures reaching around 30 C.

“There was a bit of a rushed panic amongst everyone and I didn’t have time to grab as much as I wanted. It was survival really at that point. It was food, gas, water."

"All of the combined teams are working hard to ensure that the townsite is safe for residents to come back."

"Incident staff are working to develop plans to reopen Highway 16 when it becomes safe to do so. More information will be shared when the situation changes."

Farm folks gathered for dinner and homemade pie under a tent at the Lakeland Agricultural Research Association (LARA) Fort Kent location on Friday, prior to a guided tour out into the research crop land.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center is forecasting a G3 geomagnetic storm tonight

"Crews are now bringing power back on and looking to prepare the community for a staged re-entry, although there are no firm timelines for when that occurs."