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Early Wednesday morning, Bonnyville residents along 43rd Ave woke to a loud bang, resulting from a suspected white truck that collided with a parked vehicle and a house. RCMP continue to investigate.

"It's making a difference where it is needed most." - Amil Shapka

Police are asking for the public's help in locating Madison Katrina Payne. The 23-year-old Cold Lake woman was last seen in Cold Lake on July 3. Police believe Payne may be in the Edmonton area.

Glen Edward Bringleson who was charged in 2019 with sexually assaulting a car dealership employee in Cold Lake has been convicted of that crime. The case, which has been before the courts for more than two years, was extended further when the accused failed to attend his trial date in March.

A new federal grant to support fire prevention will see a $76,000 contribution to Lac La Biche County’s new Wildfire Mitigation Incentive Program. The new program will support residents with infrastructure costs to protect properties from fire disasters.

'It looked like a big ginormous castle,' says Grade 3 Ardmore Student, describing the Government House in Edmonton where she received an Honouring Spirit Award. The Alberta School Boards Association presents this award to 12 First Nations, Métis and Inuit from across the province annually.

Mask and distancing mandates dropped on July 4, limited in-person attendance in courtrooms

'The past five years of planning, project managing, and hard work have got us to this point today that we are celebrating the beginning of the next 50 years of service for the Fort Kent Fire Department and the Bonnyville regional Fire Authority as they move into this new facility,' Brian McEvoy, a former regional fire chief of the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority, told those attending the grand opening of the Fort Kent Fire Hall on Saturday.

Homeless project locations part of "closed session" long list

Cold Lake hospital’s Emergency Department will be temporarily closed overnight Tuesday, July 12, beginning at 11 p.m. until Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. The emergency department was also closed overnight Monday.