Category Archives: Breaking News
Alberta MLA heads to Washington for energy security talks
EDMONTON - Chestermere-Strathmore MLA Chantelle de Jonge will travel to Washington, D.C., this week to represent Alberta in discussions on North American energy security. De Jonge will attend the Legi...
Oct 22, 2025 Alberta Legislature in session, image via https://www.assembly.ab.ca
Experience meets renewal in RMWB council lineup following election
Old and new faces fill RMWB council seats following municipal election FORT MCMURRAY - It's a mix of familiar names and fresh faces on the new Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council. Ward 1 vot...
Oct 22, 2025 Sandy Bowman shares reading time with school children. Facebook image
Keyano College invites future students to fall open house
FORT MCMURRAY - Keyano College is opening its doors this weekend to prospective students looking to explore programs and career opportunities available in northern Alberta. The college's Fall 2025 Ope...
Oct 22, 2025
Fort McMurray group among recipients of Alberta funding to address gender-based violence
FORT MCMURRAY - A Fort McMurray organization is among 18 across Alberta receiving new provincial grants aimed at helping survivors of gender-based violence access justice and support services. The Woo...
Oct 22, 2025 Wood Buffalo Wellness Society, web logo
ALERT warns more victims may surface in major child-luring investigation
EDMONTON - Police suspect there may be more victims in a major child-luring case that has already led to more than 100 charges against a Leduc man. Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' Internet Chi...
Oct 22, 2025 ALERT Logo
Unofficial Election Results: Sandy Bowman Re-Elected Mayor as Familiar Faces Lead in Ward 1 and Beyond
FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - (10 p.m., Oct. 21) Unofficial results are in for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's 2025 municipal election. In Ward 1, the six council candidates leading the polls are...
Oct 21, 2025
Alberta government won't rule out using notwithstanding clause in potential back-to-work law for teachers
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it is prepared to use "whatever means necessary," including back-to-work legislation, to ensure students return to class if the ongoing teachers' strike continues....
Oct 21, 2025 Jason Schow outlines fall sitting
Alberta government set to launch fall session focused on healthcare, safety and affordability
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government says the fall sitting of the legislature will focus on affordability, healthcare, public safety and cutting red tape, with at least 15 bills planned...
Oct 21, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
Global AWS outage disrupts Canadians as Amazon restores cloud services
A massive Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide Monday, including several used by Canadians. Amazon said the cause was traced to an internal fault and that engi...
Oct 21, 2025 DzmitRock87@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Poll shows strong Alberta support for RCMP as opposition to provincial force grows
EDMONTON - A new poll suggests most Albertans remain opposed to replacing the RCMP with a provincial police service and want the government to focus on other priorities such as affordability, healthca...
Oct 20, 2025 RCMP Officer, Summer 2025. File photo by Jon Tupper
