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Featured News

417 Squadron Supports Largest Arctic Winter Operation to Date

417 Squadron Supports Largest Arctic Winter Operation to Date

by Mike Marshall, Communications Coordinator | Apr 21, 2026 | Featured News, Local News, National News

Sergeant Austin Collier, Flight Paramedic with 417 Combat Support Squadron, is hoisted back into the CH-146 Griffon helicopter during nighttime casualty evacuation training as part of Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, north of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, on 03 March,...

Posting to CFB Cold Lake? Here’s What You Need to Know

Posting to CFB Cold Lake? Here’s What You Need to Know

by Mike Marshall, Communications Coordinator | Apr 20, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

File Photo Posting season is a constant in Canadian Armed Forces life, and whether this is your first time heading to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake or preparing to move here once again, the same questions come up every time. What should I expect? How do I...

New Principal for Art Smith Aviation Academy

New Principal for Art Smith Aviation Academy

by Northern Lights Public School Division | Apr 17, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

Supplied Photo Northern Lights Public Schools is pleased to announce that Jodie Cornell has been appointed Principal of Art Smith Aviation Academy for the 2026-2027 school year.  “Jodie is a well-rounded educator with experience in diverse instructional roles,” said...

Padre’s Ponderings: Disappointment Springs

Padre’s Ponderings: Disappointment Springs

by Padre Maj Howard Rittenhouse | Apr 16, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

Stock Photo Most mornings, I watch CBC news – mostly because I have little better to do and enjoy a good dose of depression first thing in the morning.  Then there’s the “weather disappointer” (‘cause it’s always disappointing) who never has anything good to say:...

The Conductor of the Skies: Inside the Air Boss Role at the Cold Lake Air Show

The Conductor of the Skies: Inside the Air Boss Role at the Cold Lake Air Show

by The 2026 Cold Lake Air Show | Apr 15, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

Major Erick “Hom” O’Connor (second from the right) at the 2018 Cold Lake Air Show - File Photo Few roles at an air show are as central as that of the Air Boss. For Major Erick “Hom” O’Connor, the current Director of Air Operations for the Cold Lake Air Show and a...

Artemis II Mission Returns Safely to Earth, Marking Historic Milestone for Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen

Artemis II Mission Returns Safely to Earth, Marking Historic Milestone for Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen

by Mike Marshall, Communications Coordinator | Apr 13, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist is assisted off the flight deck after arriving aboard USS John P. Murtha after he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; and Christina Koch,...

F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team Returns to the Cold Lake Air Show

F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team Returns to the Cold Lake Air Show

by The 2026 Cold Lake Air Show | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor performs during the 2022 Cold Lake Air Show. (File photo) Few aircraft command attention quite like the F-22 Raptor, and in 2026, the United States Air Force F-22 Demonstration Team is set to once again bring its unmatched performance to...

Fueling Readiness: Nutrition’s role in performance and recovery

Fueling Readiness: Nutrition’s role in performance and recovery

by Defence Stories | Apr 8, 2026 | Featured News, National News

Supplied Photo Nutrition is a capability that facilitates personnel preparation, performance, and recovery. It is essential to achieve a well-trained, motivated, and supported Defence Team, capable to sustain operations for as long as possible, critical to meet the...

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by The Courier News | Jan 24, 2024 | Anniversary Salute, This Day in Courier News History, Videos

 

2023 Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cold Lake Energy Centre

by The Courier News | Nov 15, 2023 | Videos

 

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Latest News

CFB Cold Lake Summer Sports Day draws 536 participants

by Mike Marshall, Communications Coordinator | Jun 18, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

CFB Cold Lake members take part in a pickleball match during the 2026 4 Wing Summer Sports Day on June 12th at the base. All photos and video by Mike Marshall / The Courier News Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake’s Summer Sports Day, held June 12th, brought together...

Full Throttle Festival to Kick Off 2026 Cold Lake Air Show Weekend

by The 2026 Cold Lake Air Show | Jun 17, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

Members of the Frecce Tricolori Demonstration Team take in the atmosphere at the 2024 Full Throttle Festival in Cold Lake. Photo by Mike Marshall / The Courier News Before aircraft take to the skies over Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake, the community will come...

Kick-Off to Summer Returns to CFB Cold Lake on June 19

by Mike Marshall, Communications Coordinator | Jun 16, 2026 | Featured News, Local News

File Photo Families, friends, and community members at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake are invited to celebrate the start of the summer season as the popular Kick-Off to Summer event returns on Friday, June 19. Hosted by 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP)...

Message from the National Public Service Week Champion

by Defence Stories | Jun 15, 2026 | Featured News, National News

Supplied Photo Hello Defence Team! National Public Service Week (NPSW) is upon us, and it is our time to celebrate the dedicated public servants who make up National Defence and the Canadian Coast Guard. This week, let’s take the opportunity to celebrate our efforts,...

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