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Lac La Biche County council takes seat at new-look council room

Police are looking to the public to track down a driver who hit a pedestrian and fled, on Friday evening along Highway 29.

Friday and Saturday wins could launch Voyageurs out of league basement

As the winter winds howled across the region in recent weeks, dropping temperatures to Arctic conditions, many of the community's homeless have been kept out of the elements, thanks to a temporary housing program organized by local groups.

Tows would show public that bylaw has "teeth", says one councillor

Over the last week, Bonnyville RCMP responded to reports of vandalism and theft at an oilfield site in La Corey. Police also attended an alleged assault with a hammer that involved a Bonnyville man who had been arrested last week in relation to an assault with bear spray.

St. Paul residents are asked to contact Fire Services if they cannot remove snow from around a hydrant and notice it has been buried.

Cold Lake Jaguars Coach Darrell Desjarlais is remembered for the passion and commitment he brought to the sport of minor hockey and the legacy he leaves behind.

Albertans did eventually get to the COVID part of the COVID update, but not before the premier got a chance to tout several economic recovery projects, the United Nurses of Alberta collective bargaining agreement and his distaste for the cross-border vaccination mandate.

The Elk Point Healthcare Centre's emergency department will be open regular hours in February.