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United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) signed a tentative agreement on Mar. 10, on a contract for more than 33,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) and Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) employed by AHS, Recovery Alberta, Primary Care Alberta, Covenant Health, Lamont Health Care Centre, and the Bethany Group (Camrose). 

The annual Skijoring for MS event took place on March 8 at the Cold Lake Agricultural Society, bringing excitement and energy, despite concerns over the lack of snow.

The second annual Elks on Ice event, which is hosted by the Lac La Biche Elks Lodge #470, took place on Lac La Biche Lake next to Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park on March 8.

Alberta Health needs to focus on retaining the staff they have, in addition to recruiting additional staff, according to residents and health care professionals at a public engagement session held in St. Paul on March 6.

The Cold Lake City Council approved the closure of a portion of an undeveloped lane adjacent to 4605 50 Street, where Dairy Queen operates.

The Lac La Biche Lakers had two wins and one loss over the March 7 weekend as they faced off against the High Prairie Red Wings in the first round of the 2025 National Junior Hockey League (NJHL) playoffs.

The mixed curling team from the St. Paul Regional High School won a set of bronze medals at the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association Curling Provincial Championship held in Brooks from Feb. 27 to March 1. 

Darth Blader, Scoop Dog, Plowy McPlowtruck among the names chosen by students for County of St. Paul machines.

GLENDON - It came down to the teams from Glendon and St. Paul Regional High School battling it out for both the boys' and girls' St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) banners on March 5.

With over 40 years experience and military training backing him up, Ted Dahr is sharing his knowledge by offering survival training classes in the Lakeland.