Category Archives: Breaking News
Suncor outlines long-term strategy to boost in situ output
CALGARY - Suncor Energy says it plans to shift the majority of its oilsands production to in situ extraction by 2040, marking a significant long-term change in strategy for one of Canada's largest ene...
Apr 21, 2026
Woman charged after dog abandoned on ice near Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged a 22-year-old woman following an investigation into a dog abandonment incident captured on video and widely shared on social media. Police say they recei...
Apr 21, 2026 Frankie the dog, image courtesy of Wood Buffalo SPCA
Fort McMurray Marathon set to return Sept. 20
FORT McMURRAY - The Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon is set to return this fall, with organizers announcing the 2026 event will take place on Sept. 20. The race, held at MacDonald Island Park, wi...
Apr 21, 2026 ChiccoDodiFC / Depositphotos.com
Canada's Governor General calls for Indigenous voices in health systems
OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General spoke at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues yesterday, marking her return to the international stage decades after first addressing the body as ...
Apr 21, 2026 Governor General, Mary Simon -official photoGG05-2021-0048-001
19/07/2021
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada poses for her official portrait in the Conference Room at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, on July 19, 2021, ahead of her installation ceremony as the 30th Governor General of Canada.
Son Excellence, la très honorable Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Gouverneure générale et commandante en chef du Canada pose pour son portrait officiel dans la salle de conference à Rideau Hall à Ottawa, en Ontario, le 19 Juillet 2021, en amont de sa cérémonie d’installation à titre de 30eme gouverneure générale du Canada.
Credit/Mention de source: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall, OSGG-BSGG
Smith says province working with grocers to tackle food costs
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it is meeting with some of Canada's largest grocers in an effort to address rising food prices, as households across the province face mounting affordability press...
Apr 21, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Canada's reliance on U.S. now a weakness, Carney warns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must rethink its economic relationship with the United States, warning the country's longstanding reliance on its southern neighbour has become a vulner...
Apr 21, 2026 By Prime Minister of Canada - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd3MmNeewd4 – View/save archived versions on archive.org, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=185956573
Postal workers vote on deal, strike mandate as dispute continues
OTTAWA - Labour challenges with Canada Post are back in the headlines, as the union representing postal workers begins voting on a proposed five-year contract agreement. About 55,000 employees represe...
Apr 21, 2026 ValeStock / Depositphotos.com
Gasoline surge drives inflation higher, food prices continue to climb
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated in March, driven largely by a surge in energy prices tied to ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Statistics Canada said the Consumer Price Index ro...
Apr 21, 2026 InkDropCreative / Depositphotos.com
Gathering in Thickwood to commemorate 2016 wildfire anniversary
FORT McMURRAY - A community gathering is planned in Fort McMurray next month to mark the 10th anniversary of the Horse River wildfire. The event will take place May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dou...
Apr 21, 2026 By DarrenRD - File:Landscape view of wildfire near Highway 63 in south Fort McMurray.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48561288
Record snow season in Wood Buffalo shifts focus to spring cleanup
FORT McMURRAY - A record-setting snow season in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is giving way to spring cleanup efforts, with officials reporting unprecedented volumes collected at local dis...
Apr 20, 2026 littleny / Depositphotos.com
