Category Archives: Breaking News
Wood Buffalo council approves advisory committee overhaul
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is overhauling its advisory committee structure, creating four new committees while eliminating or consolidating others in an effort to improv...
Jul 21, 2026 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
N.W.T. wildfires continue sending smoke into Fort McMurray region
FORT McMURRAY - Smoke is expected to drift in and out of the Fort McMurray region again today as wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories continue to blanket parts of northern Alberta. The smoke...
Jul 21, 2026 Smoke Forecast July 21, image via Firesmoke.ca
Fort McMurray man wins $100,000 in new LOTTO MAX prize category
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man is celebrating after winning $100,000 in a new prize category introduced for LOTTO MAX. Wayne Gillam won one of the lottery's new $100,000 prizes in the April 28 dr...
Jul 20, 2026 $100k Lotto Max Winner, Fort McMurray. Supplied image
Fort McMurray youth charged after RCMP seize e-dirt bike
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray youth is facing multiple charges after Wood Buffalo RCMP seized an electric dirt bike during the execution of a search warrant linked to an illegal off-highway vehicle ...
Jul 20, 2026 Dario Agrati, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons
Alberta RCMP warn of fake summons email scam
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP are warning of an email scam in which people receive fraudulent summonses alleging offences related to child sexual abuse material in an attempt to trick recipients into respon...
Jul 17, 2026 RCMP Crest
Swamp Rat Experience unveils sixth season of theatre in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Swamp Rat Experience is returning for a sixth season with a lineup that blends community theatre, original works, youth programming and a celebrated Nigerian comedy. The Fort McMurray ...
Jul 17, 2026 Doubt: A Parable, image by Swamp Rat Experience
Two Fort McMurray students receive Queen's Platinum Jubilee honours
EDMONTON - Two Fort McMurray students are among eight young Albertans recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Citizenship Medallion for their leadership, volunteerism and service to th...
Jul 17, 2026 Queens Platinum Jubilee Award, Alberta
Indigenous groups could secure landmark ownership stake in LNG Canada project
VANCOUVER - Five First Nations on British Columbia's North Coast have secured an option to acquire what could become one of the largest Indigenous ownership stakes in Canadian energy infrastructure if...
Jul 17, 2026 akiyoko74 / Depositphotos.com
Fraser Institute report finds Canada's business investment gap with U.S. widening
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Business investment per worker in Canada has fallen sharply over the past decade, widening the gap with the United States and raising concerns about future productivity, wages and li...
Jul 17, 2026 The Fraser Institute, web image
Alberta Health Services urges summer safety as emergency visits climb
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is urging residents to take extra precautions this summer after emergency departments recorded more than 33,000 visits for common seasonal injuries over a three-mont...
Jul 17, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com
