Category Archives: Breaking News
Nenshi speaks with Harvard Media News about Alberta's energy future, the teachers strike, and other key issues - hear the full audio online
Fort McMurray - Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Alberta should stop "playing the victim card" and take the lead on energy, innovation, and the economy. In an exclusive interview with Jon Tupper ...
Oct 16, 2025 Naheed Neshi visits Harvard Media News for exclusive interview
New CASA House to offer day and live-in mental health treatment for teens in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray - CASA Mental Health is preparing to build a new youth mental health treatment facility in Fort McMurray that will serve up to 80 young people and their families each year. The non-profi...
Oct 16, 2025 CASA Youth Mental Health, web image
RCMP remove 106 impaired drivers in province-wide Thanksgiving enforcement
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP issued nearly two thousand tickets over the Thanksgiving long weekend as part of a nationwide traffic safety campaign. During Operation Impact 2025, officers handed out 1,918 t...
Oct 16, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Indigenous leaders to rally in Fort McMurray against tailings release plan
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Indigenous leaders and environmental groups are planning to gather in Fort McMurray on Friday to protest Alberta's proposal to allow treated oil sands tailings water to be released...
Oct 16, 2025 Chief Tuccaro, Facebook image
Talks stall as Alberta considers back-to-work legislation for teachers
EDMONTON- The wage dispute between the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers' Association has reached an impasse, with no new bargaining dates scheduled and indications that back-to-work legisla...
Oct 16, 2025 ATA Logo, web image
Fort McMurray health fair to connect parents with pregnancy and early childhood supports
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Expectant and new parents will have a chance to connect with local healthcare professionals at a pregnancy health information fair hosted by Primary Care Alberta next month. The fr...
Oct 15, 2025 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
RMWB launches winter maintenance program, urges residents to sign up for alerts
FORT McMURRAY, AB - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has launched its winter maintenance season, with all Winter Maintenance Zone subzones currently relaxed. When subzones are relaxed, on-str...
Oct 15, 2025 Winter Maintenance Zones, RMWB image
Province invites residents to pick Alberta's next licence plate look
EDMONTON- Alberta drivers will soon help decide the look of the province's first new licence plate in more than four decades. From Oct. 15 to Nov. 5, Albertans can vote online in a tournament-style co...
Oct 15, 2025 Danielle Smith License Plate News Conference,
Unattended candle blamed for Timberlea house fire
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Regional Emergency Services (RES) have determined the cause of a house fire on Pebble Lane earlier this week. An unattended candle in an upstairs bedroom is believed to have sparke...
Oct 15, 2025 Pebble Lane house fire, RMWB supplied image
Alberta leads the country in GDP, jobs, and population growth heading into 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta's economy is showing renewed strength, with job numbers and population growth signalling that the famed "Alberta Advantage" is alive and well. Statistics Canada reports the province...
Oct 15, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
