Category Archives: Breaking News
Meta announces $13-billion Alberta data centre investment, creating thousands of jobs
EDMONTON - Meta is investing more than $13 billion to build its first Canadian data centre in Alberta, creating thousands of jobs and marking one of the largest private-sector investments in Canadian ...
Jul 14, 2026 T.Schneider / Depositphotos.com
Travel Alberta looks to Indigenous tourism partnerships to grow Wood Buffalo visitor economy
FORT McMURRAY - Travel Alberta says continued investment in Indigenous tourism and partnerships with local organizations could help create new experiences, attract high-value visitors and expand the t...
Jul 14, 2026 Travel Alberta Wood Buffalo Tourism web image
Fort McMurray-raised comedian Ola Dada lands stand-up special on Prime Video
FORT McMURRAY - A comedian from Fort McMurray whose parents immigrated to Canada from Nigeria has landed his own stand-up special on Prime Video. Ola Dada's special, Husband on Probation, is now strea...
Jul 14, 2026 Ola Dada, Husband on Probation promotional poster
Bylaw officers step up enforcement as nuisance property complaints mount
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is increasing summer enforcement of its Community Standards Bylaw, with a particular focus on nuisance properties and commercial sites across ...
Jul 14, 2026 Bylaw services / RMWB Peace Officer, image via rmwb.ca
Heritage Shipyard temporarily relocated for downtown flood mitigation construction
FORT McMURRAY - The Heritage Shipyard is being temporarily relocated to allow construction to continue on a critical phase of Fort McMurray's downtown flood mitigation project. Crews have started dism...
Jul 13, 2026 Fort McMurray Heritage Shipyard, Image via Economic Development and Tourism
Another Alberta heavy hitter joins growing chorus against separation
EDMONTON - More heavy hitters are adding their names to a growing chorus of voices saying no to Alberta separation, with Order of Canada recipient and prominent business and community leader Mike Shai...
Jul 13, 2026 flogeljiri / Depositphotos.com
Police dog helps track down suspect as RCMP respond to three break and enters
FORT McMURRAY - Police Dog Services helped Wood Buffalo RCMP track down a suspect early Sunday as officers responded to three separate break and enters across Fort McMurray, with suspects arrested in ...
Jul 13, 2026 RCMP Dog Unit, German Shephard Vader -File photo
Massive industrial load to cause delays on highways 28 and 63 this week
FORT McMURRAY - Drivers using highways 28 and 63 could face delays this week as a massive, slow-moving industrial load makes its way north toward Fort McMurray. The convoy is scheduled to reach Highwa...
Jul 13, 2026 Industrial load coming to Fort McMurray. Supplied image
Alberta accounts for nearly half of Canada's June job gains as unemployment falls
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market took another step in the right direction in June, adding 18,000 jobs, including about 8,000 in Alberta, while the national unemployment rate edged lower. Employment ros...
Jul 13, 2026 AndresGarcia / Depositphotos.com
Alberta heads to U.S. to promote Canadian energy security and expand trade ties
EDMONTON - Coming off major wins on domestic pipelines, Alberta is taking its energy message south of the border as the province reminds its closest trading partner of the importance of Canadian energ...
Jul 13, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
