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A handful of Indigenous workshops and performances this month aim to spread awareness and teach participants about local Indigenous history. From jingle dancing lessons, storytelling, and the importance and meaning of teepee spaces all while connecting with guests through a hands-on experience.

On Wednesday, a male boater was recovered from the water by local search and rescue crews and the Central Alberta Rescue Diving Society after an extensive search begun in Cold Lake after the canoe the man was travelling in capsized on Sunday evening near English Bay.

CAO says misinformation is fueling social media campaign

Police have positively identified a body discovered at the Smoky Lake gravel pits in June, as missing 56-year-old Meharena Ghebreyesus of Edmonton following an autopsy carried out on July 5.

The St. Paul/Elk Point Economic Development Alliance (STEP) is attracting and exploring the potential of bringing the film industry to northeastern Alberta.

The discussion for replacing the RCMP with an Alberta Provincial Police Service (APPS) remains ongoing. Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro told Lakeland This Week on July 28 that no decisions have been made.

Since the summer of 2021, a temporary homeless site at the Bonesville subdivision, five kilometres south of the hamlet of Lac La Biche has been supporting vulnerable people while a permeant space is in the works. However, finding permeant space in town has yet to be determined.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a light on the mental health challenges tens of thousands of Albertans across the province have been facing, in particular, for rural citizens. This summer, the province has introduced a $6.75 million program to expand virtual opportunities for those in need.

Growers and producers gathered in Fort Kent last Thursday to get a firsthand look at agriculture research being carried out in the region. Topics and demonstrations included trials on increasing soil pH to combat clubroot, an up-close look at crop staging wheat and the potential of planting winter cereals in spring to feed livestock throughout the summer months.