Category Archives: Breaking News

Red tape reduction and investment among key priorities for Alberta spring session
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says economic growth, public safety and reducing regulatory barriers will be among its top priorities as the 2026 spring sitting of the legislature begins. Government H...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

Fort McMurray Chamber hosting Mayor's State of the Region Address
FORT McMURRAY - Business and community leaders from across the region are being invited to attend the 2026 State of the Region Address hosted by the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon eve...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026

Wood Buffalo RCMP announce charges in deadly Fort McMurray intersection crash
FORT McMURRAY - A 26-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing several criminal charges, including impaired operation causing death, following a fatal multi-vehicle collision earlier this year at the inter...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026

Southbound Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to close temporarily for wide load
FORT McMURRAY - Southbound travel on the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road will be temporarily closed early Friday as another wide load carrying modular homes moves north, the Regional Municipality of Wood B...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026

Cases rise in Edmonton as Alberta struggles to shake measles outbreak
EDMONTON - Alberta can't seem to shake a continuing measles outbreak, with health officials reporting new cases in the Edmonton area and a standing exposure advisory now expanded to include Parkland C...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com

Alberta sees tourism surge with record spending and rising international visits
EDMONTON - Alberta says tourism spending reached a record level in 2025, with provincial officials pointing to growing international interest and expanded travel access as key drivers behind continued...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026 Aerial photo of lower townsite, Fort McMurray. Image via rmwb.ca

Oil prices hold near six month highs as markets weigh US Iran tensions
CALGARY - Oil prices are hovering near six-month highs as markets weigh geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, evolving U.S.-Iran talks and shifting forecasts from major financial analysts. Brent c...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026

Alberta privacy watchdog joins global warning on AI generated imagery
EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy watchdog has joined dozens of regulators worldwide in issuing a joint warning about the risks posed by artificial intelligence systems capable of generatin...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026 scanrail / Depositphotos.com

Four years later, Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of ending
FORT MCMURRAY - Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war many expected to be short has hardened into a grinding conflict of attrition marked by staggering human loss,...
Jon Tupper Feb 24, 2026 TomasRagina / Depositphotos.com

Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested on Canada-wide warrant tied to Fort McMurray case
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A 22-year-old man identified by police as the older brother of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter has been arrested in Alberta on a Canada-wide warrant tied to an attempted murder in...
Jon Tupper Feb 23, 2026








