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Conservatives call out Liberal-NDP agreement

Under agreement, NDP will back Liberals on budgetary matters and confidence votes until June 2025

Mar 29, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Barrhead Olympian returns home

Melissa Lotholz recounts her athletic journey to well-wishers during a two-hour open house

Mar 28, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Westlock’s Apollo Pizza celebrates 50 years

Restaurant has been family-run since Day 1

Mar 28, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Community focused on helping Ukraine

Boyle School raises more than $6K; church planning April 1 fundraiser; village exploring how to bring Ukrainian families to area

Mar 28, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Rochester community rises to the occasion

Over 100 people showed up to lobby keeping the school open

Mar 27, 2022 3:00 PM Read more >

Drunken rampage at Fawcett Husky nets woman fines and suspended sentence

Twenty-five-year-old woman banned from gas station and will write an apology letter to staff

Mar 27, 2022 7:59 AM Read more >

Premier heads north for Athabasca University announcement

Kenney also touches on Ukraine, his leadership and COVID vaccinations

Mar 26, 2022 6:33 PM Read more >

The impact of low wages on community disability support workers

A group of Blue Heron disability support workers say years of low wages are leading to staff shortages and high turnover rates

Mar 26, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

New Westlock County website goes live April 13

Councillors get sneak peak at their March 17 governance and priorities meeting

Mar 26, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Disability service worker association says staffing shortage could reach crisis level

Alberta Disability Worker Association advocates for province to increase wages by 25 per cent to attract and retain workers

Mar 25, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >