Athabasca Advocate
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An award-winning community newspaper serving Athabasca, Boyle & area in Alberta.
NEWS: GALLERY: Silhouette Dance Studio hosts their annual holiday recital
GALLERY: Silhouette Dance Studio hosts their annual holiday recital
Kinderkids and predancers from The Silhouette Dance Studio show off their moves with holiday songs.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEWS: GALLERY: Silhouette Dance Studio hosts their annual holiday recital
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP
Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP
The Alberta Next panel, in a new report of findings and recommendations, says creating a provincial pension plan was the most hotly debated topic among citizens but one that needs to proceed to a vote.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta government panel calls to ditch RCMP, hold referendum to quit CPP
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta conservation groups file ethics complaint against minister
Alberta conservation groups file ethics complaint against minister
Alberta Wilderness Association and Exposed Wildlife Conservancy allege Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen’s decisions could benefit his family’s outfitting business and undermine science‑based wildlife management.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta conservation groups file ethics complaint against minister
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta minister, new permanent chief health officer eye renewed collaboration
Alberta minister, new permanent chief health officer eye renewed collaboration
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says she believes she can build strong health systems across Alberta with Dr. Vivien Suttorp
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December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta minister, new permanent chief health officer eye renewed collaboration
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta turns to AI to help draft Whisky Act
Alberta turns to AI to help draft Whisky Act
Morinville-St. Albert MLA Dale Nally said safeguards will remain in place as artificial intelligence is used to help draft legislation aimed at branding Alberta whisky.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta turns to AI to help draft Whisky Act
NEWS: Athabasca Ag Society latest recipient of Al-Pac community grant
Athabasca Ag Society latest recipient of Al-Pac community grant
The $25,000 grant will help the organization continue to upgrade and improve the hall at the Athabasca Agriplex
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December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEWS: Athabasca Ag Society latest recipient of Al-Pac community grant
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta to launch trial in 2026 increasing some rural highway speeds to 120 km/h
Alberta to launch trial in 2026 increasing some rural highway speeds to 120 km/h
Out of the roughly 59,000 people who weighed in, 68 per cent supported increasing speed limits.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta to launch trial in 2026 increasing some rural highway speeds to 120 km/h
BEYOND LOCAL: Court lifts injunction on trans law after Alberta uses notwithstanding clause
Court lifts injunction on trans law after Alberta uses notwithstanding clause
The government has said the gender health-care law is necessary to protect youth from making potentially life-altering medical decisions they may later regret.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Court lifts injunction on trans law after Alberta uses notwithstanding clause
NEWS: STARS asks Woodlands County to commit to four-year funding agreement
STARS asks Woodlands County to commit to four-year funding agreement
Air ambulance not-for-profit asks councillors to commit municipality for four-year commitment
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December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEWS: STARS asks Woodlands County to commit to four-year funding agreement
COOL WINTER GUIDE: Alberta’s Only Floating Sauna Is Now Open Year-Round & You Need To Go This Winter #CoolWinterGuide #AdvertisingFeature #AlbertaTravel
Alberta’s Only Floating Sauna Is Now Open Year-Round & You Need To Go This Winter
COOL WINTER GUIDE: The province’s first and only floating sauna is now open for year-round bookings. Check it out, and just wait until you step aboard this dreamy, wood-fired oasis on the water.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
COOL WINTER GUIDE: Alberta’s Only Floating Sauna Is Now Open Year-Round & You Need To Go This Winter #CoolWinterGuide #AdvertisingFeature #AlbertaTravel
NEWS: Athabasca ballerinas taking talents to Edmonton
Athabasca ballerinas taking talents to Edmonton
Four of Athabasca's young dancers have had the opportunity to take part in classes with the Alberta Ballet School thanks to a program aimed at Alberta's rural talent
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December 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NEWS: Athabasca ballerinas taking talents to Edmonton
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta modernizing rural policing funding model
Alberta modernizing rural policing funding model
In 2025-26, Alberta’s government is providing $380.5 million as part of a $586-million investment into law enforcement services across the province.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta modernizing rural policing funding model
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike
Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike
Justice Minister Mickey Amery's office says the petitions are costly, and the higher fee is meant to discourage "frivolous applications and protect Alberta taxpayers."
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December 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike
NEWS: Westlock County, Town to review joint development plan
Westlock County, Town to review joint development plan
A joint committee will review and update the Westlock Intermunicipal Development Plan following the 2024 election.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NEWS: Westlock County, Town to review joint development plan
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer
Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer
Dr. Vivien Suttorp, who has been the lead medical health officer for the province's South Zone, is to begin her new job Friday.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta appoints new chief medical health officer
NEWS: Justice pleads with Barrhead man to stop driving without insurance
Justice pleads with Barrhead man to stop driving without insurance
Barrhead man receives break receiving $4,000 fine for second conviction of driving without insurance
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December 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NEWS: Justice pleads with Barrhead man to stop driving without insurance
BEYOND LOCAL: Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
More than a year after hearing arguments in October 2024, the Appeal Court's three-judge panel declared the oath requirement unconstitutional.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
BEYOND LOCAL: AI scholarships open doors for rural Alberta students
AI scholarships open doors for rural Alberta students
Amii launches program offering 750 online scholarships in environmental sciences and meteorology, aiming to equip learners with artificial intelligence skills to better predict and respond to severe weather.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: AI scholarships open doors for rural Alberta students
NEWS: Coffee with a cop returns to Westlock
Coffee with a cop returns to Westlock
The Westlock RCMP hosted their first coffee with a cop since the municipal election at the Westlock Inter-municipal Library on Dec. 11.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NEWS: Coffee with a cop returns to Westlock
COOL WINTER GUIDE: ICYMI: People Are Obsessed With This Small-Town Alberta Cafe’s Legendary Glazed Donuts #CoolWinterGuide #AdvertisingFeature #AlbertaTravel
ICYMI: People Are Obsessed With This Small-Town Alberta Cafe’s Legendary Glazed Donuts
COOL WINTER GUIDE: Some of the best donuts in Alberta are hidden away in Glenwood. If you haven’t discovered them for yourself just yet, look no further than Tina’s Café & Bakery.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
COOL WINTER GUIDE: ICYMI: People Are Obsessed With This Small-Town Alberta Cafe’s Legendary Glazed Donuts #CoolWinterGuide #AdvertisingFeature #AlbertaTravel
BEYOND LOCAL: ’Twas the ledge before Christmas when all through the house
’Twas the ledge before Christmas when all through the house
Elected representatives from across the province gathered at Alberta's legislative proceedings this December for some seasonally adjusted commentary.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
BEYOND LOCAL: ’Twas the ledge before Christmas when all through the house
NEWS: ‘Figure this out’: Judge urges province to fix rural school zone
‘Figure this out’: Judge urges province to fix rural school zone
Justice says province needs to figure out rural school zone or he will “stop accepting guilty pleas” and start throwing tickets out
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December 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NEWS: ‘Figure this out’: Judge urges province to fix rural school zone
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta homeowners face higher property taxes as education levy jumps
Alberta homeowners face higher property taxes as education levy jumps
Municipal increases and a provincial education tax hike will push bills up across the province.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta homeowners face higher property taxes as education levy jumps
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Alberta's government said the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
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December 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
BEYOND LOCAL: Closures on Hwy. 2 between Calgary, Airdrie and Didsbury
Closures on Hwy. 2 between Calgary, Airdrie and Didsbury
Emergency responders are assisting stranded motorists due to multiple collisions in the Didsbury and Airdrie areas.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: Closures on Hwy. 2 between Calgary, Airdrie and Didsbury