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'It’s about the impact we can leave on the program, town and community. The team and billet family’s do so much for us when we’re here. That’s the least we can do to give back to the community that has welcomed us with open arms,' says Cold Lake Fighter Jets player.

Motorists from northeastern Alberta heading to and from Edmonton using Highway 28 on Tuesday afternoon can expect delays and detours after an afternoon crash south of the Egremont turnoff, near the Uncle John's Fireworks Store.

"Elks Lodge Field" and $25,000 sponsorship halted by council

Alberta Health Services released a health advisory for Garner Lake on June 27.

Nearly 300 residents, including Bonnyville MLA David Hanson, attend an in-person speakers' series to learn about the Alberta Prosperity Project and “the rationale and merits of an independent Alberta.”

Saddle Lake Cree Nation held its annual pow wow June 24-26, starting with a grand entry on Friday evening.

Council goes behind closed doors to speak to business and Metis group

After two years of having to cancel Canada Day celebrations, this year the hallmark event hosted by the Lac La Biche Mission Historical Society will be in full swing with musical entertainment and family activities.

Charges involving a MD of Bonnyville woman have been resolved following an agreement between Jamie Ann Palmer’s defense counsel and the Crown prosecutor. Palmer will be bound to five conditions outlined in a two-year Peace Bond and will have the Animal Protection Act charges against her withdrawn.

A 16-week Pull Out intervention program utilized by Lakeland Catholic School Division, which focuses on structured literacy techniques saw students who were considered “at risk” finish the program reading at their grade level or higher.