Category Archives: Breaking News

Alberta RCMP honours Wood Buffalo constable for career milestone
FORT MCMURRAY - A Wood Buffalo RCMP officer has been recognized for long service after more than two decades with the force. Const. Sandra James received the RCMP Long Service Award during a gathering...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026 Cst. James and OIC WB
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo accepting applications for student jobs
FORT MCMURRAY - While mid-term exams are on the mind of many post-secondary students, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is reminding students it is already accepting applications for summer jo...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026

Alberta moves to transition sheriffs into new provincial police service
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government has introduced legislation aimed at moving all Alberta Sheriffs employees into a new provincial police agency and training hundreds of them as polic...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026
Budget 2026 aims to add teachers and support staff across Alberta schools
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says Budget 2026 will make a record investment in education aimed at adding more teachers and support staff, addressing classroom complexity and managing growing studen...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026
Massive industrial equipment seizure as RCMP recover trucks, trailers and machinery
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say a major investigation has led to the recovery of more than $1 million worth of stolen industrial and heavy equipment, with police linking the seizure to multiple thefts acr...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026

Alberta to table Budget 2026 today alongside new legislative plans for growth and safety
EDMONTON - Today Albertans will learn the Province's spending and saving plans for the coming fiscal year. Budget 2026 is set to drop later this afternoon. As the spring sitting of the Alberta legisla...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026

Regional Emergency Services receives national recognition for ambulance care
FORT MCMURRAY - Regional Emergency Services in Wood Buffalo has received national accreditation for its ground ambulance service. The accreditation was granted through Accreditation Canada's Qmentum G...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026

Fraser Institute report urges fiscal caution before Alberta's 2026 budget
CALGARY - The Fraser Institute has some pointed words for Alberta ahead of the 2026 provincial budget, arguing governments have repeatedly treated temporary resource windfalls as permanent revenue and...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 Frasier institute, Web Media

Coffee and conversation event opens dialogue between RMWB council and residents
FORT McMURRAY - Residents from across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are being invited to meet with local leaders at an upcoming community drop in taking place in the Waterways neighbourhoo...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 Connect with RMWB Council. Facebook invitation image

Alberta dissatisfaction with Confederation eases, Ipsos finds
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians are feeling somewhat more united than they did seven years ago, even as political rhetoric around separatism remains loud in parts of the country, particularly ...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 By http://www.ipsos.com/sites/ipsos.com/files/finances/2011-Ipsos-Annual-Report-English_1.pdf, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37139900








