Category Archives: Breaking News
RMWB seeks input on waterfront gathering space near Gregoire Lake Estates
FORT McMURRAY - Residents of Gregoire Lake Estates are being asked to help shape plans for a potential waterfront community gathering space. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is considering a ...
Aug 21, 2026 Gregoire Lake Estates, Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development web image
Goodridge calls on Carney to extend federal gas tax holiday
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray-Cold Lake MP Laila Goodridge is joining Conservative calls for the federal government to extend its fuel tax holiday as Canadians continue to face high prices at the pump...
Aug 20, 2026 Laila Goodridge, House of Commons 2025. File Photo
Community aviation event raises $2,250 for Fort McMurray air cadets
FORT McMURRAY - More than 1,000 people turned out for a community aviation event at the Fort McMurray International Airport over the weekend, helping raise $2,250 for the local Royal Canadian Air Cade...
Aug 20, 2026
Clearwater Drive closure underway as flood mitigation work continues
FORT McMURRAY - A section of Clearwater Drive is now closed as construction continues on a major portion of Fort McMurray's downtown flood mitigation system. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo ...
Aug 19, 2026 Fort McMurray Heritage Shipyard, Image via Economic Development and Tourism
RCMP lay charges in alleged $800,000 Fort McMurray Heritage Society fraud
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray woman has been charged with theft and fraud following a nearly two-year RCMP investigation into more than $800,000 allegedly missing from the Fort McMurray Heritage Soc...
Aug 19, 2026 Heritage Park, Fort McMurray. Image via Fort McMurray Heritage Society Facebook page
RCMP investigate theft of $15,000 in tools from Fort McMurray vehicle
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help after approximately $15,000 worth of tools and supplies were stolen from a vehicle parked on Manning Avenue. Police say a white Ford ...
Aug 19, 2026
Fort McMurray graduates receive Queen's Platinum Jubilee Citizenship Award
FORT McMURRAY - Two Fort McMurray high school graduates have been recognized for their community leadership with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Citizenship Award. Fort McMurray Public School Division al...
Aug 19, 2026 Baber Akhtar and Nishka Rai. FMPSD supplied Image
Fort McMurray motorcyclist charged with impaired driving after fleeing police
FORT McMURRAY - A 27-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing impaired driving and other charges after police say a motorcyclist fled an attempted traffic stop on Highway 63. Wood Buffalo RCMP Municipal T...
Aug 19, 2026 RCMP Crest
Financial stress weighing on Prairie post-secondary students
TORONTO - Nearly eight in 10 post-secondary students across the Prairies say financial stress is affecting their wellbeing and academic performance as they prepare to return to school. A survey releas...
Aug 19, 2026 Devon / Depositphotos.com
Keyano student awards top $3.4 million over five years
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College distributed nearly $790,000 through hundreds of student awards during the past academic year, bringing the amount awarded over the last five years to more than $3.4 mill...
Aug 19, 2026 Keyano branding sample
