Category Archives: Breaking News
Federal, provincial ministers push for faster environmental approvals
CALGARY - Federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers met in Calgary on Tuesday with a shared focus on streamlining environmental permitting while advancing major resource projects, attr...
Jul 17, 2026 CCME Web Image
Alberta invests another $16 million to expand family violence supports
EDMONTON - Alberta is investing an additional $16 million to expand supports for people experiencing family violence, with new funding aimed at helping survivors access services tailored to their indi...
Jul 16, 2026 alenkasm / Depositphotos.com
Mystery remains as RCMP seek family of ashes found in Thickwood
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are renewing their appeal to the public in hopes of reuniting a set of cremated human remains with the family of a loved one nearly three months after the ashes were ...
Jul 16, 2026 Broken urn with cremated ashes found in Thickwood
Keyano College unveils new brand rooted in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College has unveiled a refreshed brand identity designed to reflect its connection to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and its renewed focus on regional stewardship. Th...
Jul 16, 2026 Keyano branding sample
RCMP identify suspects in major Fort McMurray drug bust
FORT McMURRAY - Names have been released and charges sworn in following a major drug investigation that led to the seizure of more than 1.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine in downtown Fort McMurray. Wo...
Jul 16, 2026 June Drug Bust, RCMP Supplied image
Bail and Sentencing Reform Act takes effect with stricter rules for violent offenders
OTTAWA - The federal government's new Bail and Sentencing Reform Act is now in force, bringing tougher bail rules for repeat violent offenders and organized crime suspects, along with stiffer sentenci...
Jul 16, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney during the Crime Announcement and media availability at the RCMP Toronto airport detachment in Mississauga, on October 16, 2025.
Le premier ministre Mark Carney fait une annonce sur la criminalité et tient un point de presse au détachement de la GRC de l’aéroport de Toronto à Mississauga, le 16 octobre 2025.
Alberta, Quebec sign AI partnership to modernize government services
EDMONTON - Alberta and Quebec have signed a five-year agreement to collaborate on artificial intelligence, with both provinces aiming to improve government services, increase efficiency and reduce cos...
Jul 16, 2026 LessLemon / Depositphotos.com
High wildfire danger returns to Fort McMurray while Bear Creek fire in national park continues
FORT McMURRAY - Wildfire danger has climbed to high across the Fort McMurray Forest Area as hot, dry conditions increase the risk of new fires, although there are currently no active wildfires burning...
Jul 15, 2026 Rising Fire danger map. Alberta Wildfires
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25 per cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent, saying Canada's economic recovery is gaining momentum even as uncertainty from conflict in the Middle East and ev...
Jul 15, 2026 Bank of Canada Building: By Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11974266
Alberta separatist lawyer hit with $8.5M asset freeze amid First Nation trust fight
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has temporarily frozen more than $8.5 million in assets belonging to prominent separatist lawyer Jeffrey Rath and his professional corporation amid allegations involving tr...
Jul 15, 2026
