Cold Lake News

Chief Warrant Officer Helen Wheeler, the daughter of Kendrick and Gloria Sears of Baccaro, was invested into the Order of Military Merit by Governor-General David Johnston, on June 20 at Rideau Hall, Ottawa.

Mounties say a 53-year-old male pilot and a 29-year-old male co-pilot, both from Thorndale, Ont., were on a private Seabee plane en route to Yellowknife when it crashed Friday into water near Points North Landing, a permanent camp near Wollaston Lake.

CEO Steve Spence says he used to call Cold Lake the "unknown story in the oil sands."

Captain Adam Runge climbs out of his plane after landing in Whitecourt. The CF-18, en route to perform in the Whitecourt Air Show, was struck by lightning south of town.

A 23-year-old man died and a 12-year-old boy was seriously injured when a motorcycle and minivan collided in Bonnyville Tuesday evening.

Wasagaming Community Arts is preparing its fifth and sixth exhibitions of the 2014 season, with artists Brenna George, who paints in her studio in Winnipeg, and Nicole Myker, who works currently in Cold Lake, Alta.

A recent Supreme Court ruling will bolster First Nations land claims, but it also "opens the door" for Metis claims, says Metis Nation, Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette.

The smoky haze left over St. Albert by forest fires up north should clear over the weekend, says Alberta Environment.

A 22-year-old woman is dead after her motorcycle collided with a truck in the municipal district of Bonnyville on Friday evening.

Six CF-18 Hornets from 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron take off from Bagotville, Que., on April 29, 2014 to fly to Romania as part of Canada's contribution to NATO?'s reassurance measures in order to promote security and stability in Eastern and Central Europe.

This Saturday the legendary '60s band of Susan Jacks, Craig McCaw and Satwant Singh meet up with musicians from the New Pornographers, Destroyer and Black Mountain at the Khatsahlano Block Party.

Summer camps are in full swing and a youth from Abbotsford will experience a summer of adventure and challenge as a staff cadet at the Cold Lake Cadet Summer Training Centre in Alberta.

The three men running to be Alberta's next leader reiterated their concerns about changes to the federal temporary foreign worker program on Monday and said if they become premier, they'll fight to make sure the province's unique labour needs are taken into account.

The folks at Pundits Gudie at first declared Liberal Kyle Harrietha the winner within Fort McMurray-Athabasca's 2015 boundaries.