Category Archives: Breaking News
Strathcona Resources ends takeover bid for MEG Energy after Cenovus deal revised
CALGARY - Strathcona Resources Ltd. has ended its bid to take over MEG Energy Corp., saying a revised deal between MEG and Cenovus Energy Inc. makes its own offer impossible to complete. The Calgary-b...
Oct 13, 2025 Cenovus Christina Lake, Web Image
School closures hit poorest Alberta families hardest, says professor
EDMONTON- As the Alberta teachers' strike stretches on, education experts warn the deepest scars will be felt far from the picket lines, in the homes of families already struggling to make ends meet. ...
Oct 13, 2025 University of Alberta faculty of Education. Image via www.ualberta.ca
RCMP search for missing 15-year-old in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for help to find a missing 15-year-old, Iycis Herman, who also goes by t he name Ace. Police say Iycis was last seen in Fort McMurray on Oct. 9. Iyc...
Oct 13, 2025 RCMP Missing Persons Poster: Iycis Herman
Early Morning Fire Damages Timberlea Home
An early morning fire in Timberlea has left one home a total loss. Fort McMurray firefighters were called to Fireweed Crescent shortly before 5:45 a.m. after reports of smoke coming from a garage. Cre...
Oct 10, 2025
New report links federal overreach to rising regional tensions in Canada
A new study from the Fraser Institute says Canada's federation functions best when the federal and provincial governments stay within their constitutional boundaries. The report, Stay-in-Your-Lane Fed...
Oct 09, 2025 The Fraser Institute, web image
New and returning leaders join NAABA board to strengthen Indigenous business network
The Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association (NAABA) has announced its new board of directors following its annual general meeting on October 2. Founded in 1993 by a small group of local I...
Oct 09, 2025
Alberta Wildfire urges caution for hunters and off-roaders this Thanksgiving weekend
Alberta's official fire season will come to an end on October 31, but there are still three active fires in the Fort McMurray Forest Area. Firefighters and other resources continue to assist with a mu...
Oct 09, 2025 Alberta Wildfire logo
RCMP urge Albertans to protect seasonal properties as colder weather moves in
Alberta RCMP are reminding property owners to take extra steps to prevent seasonal property crime as colder weather approaches. Police say these offences are often crimes of opportunity and tend to in...
Oct 09, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Parents encouraged to bring kids along to vote as RMWB promotes family-friendly polling
Advanced voting continues across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and officials want parents and caregivers to know it's perfectly fine to bring children along. With the ongoing provincial t...
Oct 09, 2025 redwall / Depositphotos.com
Downtown road repairs to close sections of Morrison Street through October 25
Morrison Street in downtown Fort McMurray, along with nearby intersections, will be closed in phases this month as the municipality completes major road rehabilitation work. The Regional Municipality ...
Oct 09, 2025 Road Closed Sign, image via rmwb.ca
