Category Archives: Breaking News

Alberta Firefighters Arrive in California Ready for Wildfire Battle Forty type-1 wildland firefighters from Alberta, including one from Fort McMurray, have arrived in California to assist in battling ...

Alberta Sets Housing Construction Record, Sees Drop in Rental Prices Alberta has set a new record for housing starts, with 46,632 homes under construction in 2024, according to the Canada Mortgage and...

Buffys Celebrate a Decade of Excellence in Wood Buffalo Arts FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Nominations are open for the 2025 Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Awards, locally known as "The Buffys." This year mark...

RCMP Use Drone to Track and Arrest Fleeing Suspect in Fort McMurray FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A police drone played a role in the arrest of a man who fled from officers after evading a traffic stop early...

Fire Forces Evacuation of Thickwood Apartment Complex Fort McMurray, AB -A fire in an apartment unit forced the evacuation of a 43-unit building in Thickwood late Wednesday morning. Firefighters were ...

Alberta Premier Rejects Federal Energy Tariff Proposal at First Ministers' Meeting Canada's ten Premiers along with Prime Minister Trudeau met on Wednesday to craft a coordinated response to U.S. Pres...

Proposed Changes to Keyano Theatre Spark Community Outcry FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Keyano College is planning to repurpose parts of its Theatre and Arts Centre. The move has drawn swift backlash from th...

Liberals Face Thin Leadership Field as Key Figures Opt Out The race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party is shaping up to be a narrow contest as high-profile Liberal...

Warm Weather Prompts Load Limit Reductions on Fort Chipewyan Winter Road The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) will reduce the load limit on the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to 5,000 kilogram...

Shootout on the Snye Returns to Fort McMurray for WinterPlay Festival Fort McMurray's largest annual pond hockey tournament, the Shootout on the Snye, is set to make its return during the WinterPlay f...