Athabasca News

The Zelmans were up bright and early July 4 as their jet boat left the Riverfront Park’s public boat launch at 7:30 a.m. to take part in the province’s #TakeItToTheLake campaign.

Randy Greg Potskin has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2017 stabbing of Chantelle Hole near Smith after a judge determined that his claim of a home invasion was "illogical" and lacked corroboration.

Athabasca County will be paying $300,000 to Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund after they damaged 2.5 hectares of the Meanook National Wildlife Area during unauthorized road construction in 2017.

Evacuation orders for Wabasca-Desmarais and the hamlets of Sandy Lake and Chipewyan Lake, and all of Bigstone Cree Nation were rescinded June 12 at 10:29 a.m.

Volunteers and community members have been working long hours, helping keep evacuation operations going around Calling Lake. Speaking May 31, M.D.

Evacuees from Wabasca-Desmarais and Sandy Lake were sent south to Calling Lake May 29 to avoid wildfires threatening their community. Here's what they have said while staying there. (L-R) Richard McLeod Jr.

An email from Athabasca University's president obtained by the Athabasca Advocate states the 2019 convocation ceremonies are being moved from Athabasca to Red Deer.

Officials at Athabasca County are taking a wait-and-see approach in terms of helping out with evacuees from Wabasca after wildfires forced the evacuation of the community at 8:44 p.m. May 29.

High winds and dry conditions are spreading wildfires in the Municipal Districts Opportunity and Lesser Slave River, leading to evacuation alerts and orders displacing thousands of people. (function(d, s, id) {var js,ijs=d.

Communities just north and west of Athabasca are under evacuation orders and alerts as high winds and dry conditions spread wildfires through the region. At 8:44 p.m.