Category Archives: Breaking News

Brent crude nears US$100 as U.S. fuel prices hit record highs
FORT MCMURRAY - Brent crude is nearing US$100 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate continues its upward trajectory toward US$95, adding pressure to fuel prices as American motorists face record cost...
Jon Tupper Sep 09, 2026 Xalanx / Depositphotos.com

RCMP lay four criminal harassment charges after MacDonald Island complaint
FORT MCMURRAY - A 48-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing four criminal harassment charges after police responded to reports of a suspicious person approaching female youth at MacDonald Island Park. W...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 MacDonald Island Park, RMWB Web Image

Recycling changes coming to most Wood Buffalo communities Oct. 5
FORT MCMURRAY - Recycling services are changing across most of Wood Buffalo beginning Oct. 5 as responsibility for residential recycling shifts from the municipality to producers under Alberta's Exten...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 RMWB Waste collection bins, RMWB web image

RCMP says business as usual despite tariffs and counter-tariffs
FORT MCMURRAY - The RCMP says it continues to get the equipment and services needed to support its operations despite uncertainty surrounding tariffs and the Canada-U.S. trade dispute. Harvard Media s...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 By Suwannee.payne - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36232387

Alberta seeks stronger North American trade and transportation links
EDMONTON - Alberta is sending a representative to the United States and Mexico this week to promote trade, supply chain connections and economic corridors with North American partners. Shane Getson, p...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

Tariff impacts could reach municipal services as Keyano sees stability
FORT MCMURRAY - The ongoing trade dispute between Canada and the United States is raising questions about potential impacts closer to home, including costs for local institutions and municipal operati...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026

RMWB launches new Age-Friendly Work Plan
FORT MCMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has launched a new four-year plan aimed at helping older adults remain active, independent and connected in the region. The 2026-30 Wood Buffa...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 RMWB Web banner image

New Canadian counter-tariffs reach mining and industrial supply chains
OTTAWA - Canada's latest counter-tariffs on U.S. goods are now in effect, covering everything from dairy products and household appliances to industrial machinery, steel products and equipment used in...
Jon Tupper Sep 08, 2026 paulbradyphoto / Depositphotos.com

Fort McMurray wildfire research revisited as 10th anniversary wildfire season nears close
FORT MCMURRAY - As wildfire season and the 10th anniversary year of the Fort McMurray wildfire move toward their close, published research led by psychologist Dr. Genevive Belleville offers a detailed...
Jon Tupper Sep 07, 2026 By DarrenRD - File:Landscape view of wildfire near Highway 63 in south Fort McMurray.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48561288

U.S. diesel prices hit record high as inflation pressures mount
WASHINGTON - Inflationary pressures are beginning to mount in the United States as diesel prices climb to a record high, raising transportation and supply chain costs across the economy. GasBuddy says...
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