Category Archives: Breaking News
Mikisew Cree First Nation preparing for June leadership election
FORT CHIPEWYAN - Members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation are expected to head to the polls June 20 after leadership confirmed preparations are underway for a community election delayed three years by...
Jun 04, 2026 Mikisew Cree First Nation web logo
Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre hosting free community celebration June 5
FORT McMURRAY - As communities across Canada mark National Indigenous History Month, the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre is inviting residents to gather for an afternoon focused on friendship...
Jun 04, 2026
Police urge children and parents to wear helmets this summer
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are encouraging families to make helmet safety a priority as children and youth spend more time outdoors during the warmer months. Police say wearing a properly fitte...
Jun 04, 2026 gunnar3000 / Depositphotos.com
RCMP seek suspect after John Deere loader stolen in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help as they investigate the theft of a front-end loader stolen from downtown Fort McMurray. Police say officers responded on May 7 to a r...
Jun 04, 2026 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Canada Post workers approve contracts, ending lengthy bargaining dispute
OTTAWA - Postal workers across Canada have ratified new collective agreements with Canada Post, bringing an end to a lengthy and often contentious bargaining process that stretched more than two years...
Jun 04, 2026 ValeStock / Depositphotos.com
Alberta to combine health numbers and identification on single card starting July 2
EDMONTON - Alberta residents renewing their driver's licences or identification cards will soon be able to carry their health-care information on the same card as the province moves toward a single id...
Jun 03, 2026 New combined ID and Health card. Supplied Image
Student loan and grant applications open June 3 for Alberta learners
EDMONTON - With high school graduation season well underway in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and across Alberta, students preparing for post-secondary studies will soon be able to apply fo...
Jun 03, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
RMWB launches spring cleanup effort along Highway 63
FORT McMURRAY - Municipal crews will spend the week cleaning litter and debris along a stretch of Highway 63 through Fort McMurray as part of ongoing spring cleanup efforts. The Regional Municipality ...
Jun 03, 2026 RMWB Road Cleanup prep. Image via rmwb.ca
Alberta unveils $809M surgical expansion plan as critics warn of privatization
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says a new $809-million investment in surgical services will help expand operating room capacity, reduce wait times and modernize how hospitals are funded, but critics ...
Jun 03, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com
ALERT seizes more than 500,000 child exploitation files in Okotoks investigation
Content warning: This story contains references to child sexual exploitation and may be distressing for some readers. CALGARY - Alberta's Internet Child Exploitation unit says investigators have uncov...
Jun 03, 2026 ALERT Logo
