Athabasca News

Roughly 30 people, mobilized by a Facebook post promoting an anti-abortion speaker, protested outside the July 11 event at St. Gabriel’s Church Hall in Athabasca.

Athabasca County council has rejected a motion to financially support three cameras to be installed at the corner of 50th Avenue and 50th Street in town.

The Athabasca Regional Multiplex pool had a great starting weekend, but the brand new facility is dealing with some growing pains.

Five judges. Three Crown prosecutors. A gallery full of expectant faces, full of tears and smiles. June 28 was not an average day in Athabasca Provincial Court.

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orders for Wabasca-Desmarais and the hamlets of Sandy Lake and Chipewyan Lake, and all of Bigstone Cree Nation were rescinded June 12 at 10:29 a.m.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