Athabasca News

Buffalo Lake man receives jail time for random, unprovoked stabbing

2022 attack left victim with three-inch wound to neck

Feb 14, 2025 8:59 AM Read more >

Judge refutes extra penalties for homeless woman escaping winter temperatures

Justice, defence, and Crown depart on sentencing, agree on difficult nature of case

Feb 13, 2025 12:55 PM Read more >

Guilty plea denied for man who punched mayor of summer village

Pleading guilty and disputing facts are mutually exclusive, says Alberta Justice

Feb 13, 2025 8:50 AM Read more >

Olga Sworin, Darlene Cleveley honoured at 41st annual Rural Women’s Conference

Athabasca County event saw 200 guests and vendors celebrate women as the ‘heart, grit and glue’ of rural life

Feb 12, 2025 5:17 PM Read more >

Athabasca man awaiting sentence after detainment assault

Michael Keeping pleads guilty to assault on an officer, common assault after Dec. 1 arrest

Feb 12, 2025 11:15 AM Read more >

Punching principal nets 12-month conditional discharge

Youth offender received consequences outside courtroom, says lawyer

Feb 12, 2025 9:15 AM Read more >

Athabasca Chamber of Commerce fails to elect executive, needs new engagement

Outgoing executive calls out apathy among local businesses, asks for community to step up

Feb 11, 2025 5:14 PM Read more >

From classrooms to curling rinks, carbon tax hits hard in Athabasca

Athabasca’s institution weigh in on the punishing realities of Canada’s climate policy

Feb 11, 2025 9:15 AM Read more >

Boyle council deals with pair of billing disputes

$14,000 bill for diesel clean up written off, water bill reduced for unfortunate Boyle household during recent council meeting

Feb 11, 2025 7:13 AM Read more >

Microplastics and microbes? AU prof breaks down minuscule molecules

Dr. Srijak Bhatnagar takes a deep dive into the Athabasca River with latest Science Outreach Athabasca lecture

Feb 9, 2025 4:47 PM Read more >