Category Archives: Breaking News
More details emerge on Highway 63 funding and planned improvements
FORT McMURRAY - More information is out regarding the funding and improvements planned for Highway 63 as the Alberta government responds to concerns about deteriorating road conditions. Transportation...
Jul 07, 2026
ALERT seizes drugs and firearms in Fort McMurray organized crime investigation
FORT McMURRAY - Two Fort McMurray men are facing drug and weapons charges after police seized nearly $100,000 worth of drugs and three firearms during an organized crime investigation. Alberta Law Enf...
Jul 07, 2026 Drug bust, June 11. Release July 7. Supplied image
Health officials offer safety advice as Alberta's summer festival season continues
FORT McMURRAY - Primary Care Alberta is encouraging Albertans to take precautions against heat, impaired driving and substance-related risks while attending summer events across the province. The heal...
Jul 07, 2026 yanlev / Depositphotos.com
Conservatives challenge Carney government over promised oil production increase
OTTAWA - The politics surrounding Canada's energy sector are taking shape in Ottawa just days after the federal government announced plans to make the country an energy superpower. Federal Conservativ...
Jul 07, 2026 bashta / Depositphotos.com
AI data centre boom creates lucrative new targets for organized copper thieves
FORT McMURRAY - As Alberta and Canada look to expand data centre construction and compete for investment in artificial intelligence, provincial and federal authorities may want to examine an emerging ...
Jul 07, 2026 By Florian Hirzinger - www.fh-ap.com - Own work (Florian Hirzinger), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6212692www.hirzinger.cc
Wood Buffalo RCMP remind cyclists and drivers to share the road
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are reminding cyclists and motorists to share the road and watch for each other as warmer weather brings more bicycles onto streets and pathways. Police say cyclists ...
Jul 07, 2026
Pipeline opponents mobilize days after Carney and Smith announce West Coast project
OTTAWA - Less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jointly announced plans for a new oil pipeline to Canada's West Coast, environmental groups and other oppo...
Jul 06, 2026 TReinhard / Depositphotos.com
Alberta Energy Rebate applications open amid reports of portal problems
EDMONTON - Applications are open for Alberta's new $100 Energy Rebate, although some Albertans are reporting technical difficulties and frustration while attempting to use the province's online applic...
Jul 06, 2026 Danielle Smith address audience in Fort McMurray
Province reverses plan to move public health workers out of health-care system
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has cancelled plans to move public health professionals from Alberta Health Services into direct government employment following opposition from health-care workers a...
Jul 06, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com
Alberta invests $100M to address growing classroom complexity
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says 223 new classroom complexity teams will be added across the province as part of a $100-million investment aimed at supporting students and teachers. The province...
Jul 06, 2026 wangsong / Depositphotos.com
