Prescribed fire Wednesday in Waskeskiu
People in the vicinity of Waskesiu are being advised of a prescribed fire that will be lit on Wednesday, April 30. Parks Canada issued the alert the same morning, saying the fire will happen in the Waskesiu Community Fuel Break, south of the townsite. Smoke will be visible in and around the community and an area closur...
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Flight from police
Two men in custody after shooting, flight from officers in Canoe Lake
A man from Edmonton and another from Clearwater River Dene Nation have been arrested after a shooting on Canoe Lake Cree First Nation. RCMP were called to the community at 12:45 am on Sunday, April 27 and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers then located a...
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