Athabasca News

A 30-year-old Athabasca man was sentenced to 120 days in prison after he was convicted of Theft of a Motor Vehicle and swearing at the court Sept. 30 in an Athabasca Provincial Courtroom.

Thursday, Oct. 3 Day: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h this morning. High 12. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate. Night: Increasing cloudiness early this evening.

Breakfast Club of Canada, a nonprofit that aids schools in ensuring students have a healthy breakfast every school day , does so regardless of provincial funding for breakfast programs.

RCMP are looking for three suspects following a robbery at the Bison Store in Saddle Lake Cree Nation today. The suspects left before police arrived on scene.

An Okotoks-area man who had all of his charges dropped in a shooting incident while defending his home from a prowler, is being sued by the individual who rummaged through his car.

Foothills County council raised concerns that the provincial government’s intent to download police funding to municipalities would negatively impact rural communities.

A shooting at CrossIron Mills mall Sept. 16 drew a heavy police presence to the mall’s southeast parking lot, outside SilverCity. At a press conference the following morning, Insp.

The following article that was published in the Sept. 17 print issue of the Athabasca Advocate has had some changes to correct and clarify information. The article 'Legal name change for Aspen View' on page 11A of the Sept.

A pair of suspects charged in connection with a break-and-enter incident at a rural property east of Boyle March 22 were sentenced in Boyle Provincial Court Sept. 10.

As she accepted her diploma at Boyle School with her graduating class back in 1985, Candy Ferguson never dreamed she would one day run her school division’s Board of Trustees. Thirty-four years later, she is doing just that.