Category Archives: Breaking News
Measles Outbreak Grows: Alberta Rushes to Boost Vaccinations as Cases Hit 265
Alberta expands measles response as outbreak grows Alberta is expanding access to measles immunization as the province continues to grapple with its largest outbreak in decades, with 265 confirmed cas...
May 05, 2025 mindfullness / Depositphotos.com
Alberta Adds Organ Donation Option to Tax Forms in Effort to Save More Lives
Alberta Adds Organ Donation Option to Tax Forms to Help Save Lives Starting in 2025, Albertans filling out their T1 tax return will have the opportunity to request more information about organ and tis...
May 05, 2025 ra2studio / Depositphotos.com
Red and White Reboot: EB Games Canada Is Born Again
EB Games Returns to Canadian Hands After GameStop Sale TORONTO - One of Canada's most iconic gaming brands is making a comeback. After years under American ownership, the company once known as EB Game...
May 05, 2025 By Rowanswiki - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=152089312
They Never Came Home: Fort McMurray Remembers MMIWG2S
Red Dresses Mark a National Tragedy in Fort McMurray The red dresses adorned Tipis, signs, and cars in and around kiym Community Park, standing as silent witnesses to a grief that stretches across gen...
May 05, 2025 Red Dress Day, May 5, 2025
Wildfire Triggers Evacuations Near Grande Prairie as RCMP and Alberta Wildfire Assist Response
RCMP assisting evacuations as wildfire threatens Grande Prairie area GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - RCMP are assisting with evacuations as a wildfire continues to threaten areas near the city of Grande Prair...
May 04, 2025 toa55 / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray firefighters raise $13K in rooftop campout for local charities
Fort McMurray Firefighters Raise $13,307 in Annual Rooftop Campout Fundraiser FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Local firefighters braved the elements this weekend during the Fort McMurray Fire Fighters' Associa...
May 04, 2025
Backhoe Bandit Bumbles his Breakout; Dog and Drone Foil Foolish Frenzy
Bonnyville RCMP left cleaning up after bizarre boulder-dropping backhoe rampage BONNYVILLE, Alta. - Mounties in Bonnyville are dealing with the aftermath of an incident that may one day be stud...
May 04, 2025 Damage to the RCMP Bonnyville Detachment. Police supplied image.
Sturgeon County Declares Emergency as Wildfire Nears 400 Hectares
Sturgeon County declares local state of emergency as wildfire nears 400 hectares REDWATER, Alta. - Sturgeon County declared a local state of emergency early Sunday as a fast-moving wildfire near Redwa...
May 04, 2025
A Bond Forged in War: Dutch Honour Canada's Legacy of Liberation
Canadian veterans honoured as the Netherlands marks 80 years of liberation Hundreds gathered in the Netherlands this weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation from Nazi occupati...
May 04, 2025 Holton War Cemetery. Image via https://www.cwgc.org/
Heavy Police Presence in Wood Buffalo as Alberta RCMP Conduct Operation
A significant police presence is currently being reported on Lanauze Street in Wood Buffalo as Alberta RCMP carry out an active operation in the area. According to a brief statement from the RCMP, the...
May 03, 2025
