Category Archives: Breaking News
Early Morning House Fire on Diefenbaker Drive Causes Significant Damage
Regional Emergency Services crews responded to a house fire on Diefenbaker Drive just after 4 a.m. Wednesday. Two pumper crews and a ladder truck arrived to find an upstairs bedroom on fire. The resid...
Feb 05, 2025
Former Alberta Justice Minister Fined by Law Society
Former Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu Sanctioned by Law Society Alberta's law society has formally reprimanded former provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu and ordered him to pay nearly $39,00...
Feb 04, 2025
California Praises Alberta Firefighters as Crews Return Home
Alberta Wildland Firefighters Return Home After Battling California Blazes A team of Alberta wildland firefighters have returned home after a two-week deployment helping fight California's devastating...
Feb 04, 2025
Wood Buffalo Pride Announces New Executive Director Amid Rebrand
Wood Buffalo Pride Names Mitchell Bowers as New Executive Director FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo Pride, formerly known as Pride YMM, has appointed longtime board chair Mitchell Bowers as its new e...
Feb 04, 2025
Catholic School Division Details Wage and Benefit Offer Amid Strike
Fort McMurray Catholic School Division Releases Offer to Striking Support Staff FORT MCMURRAY, AB - The Fort McMurray Catholic School Division (FMCSD) has made public the details of its latest offer t...
Feb 03, 2025
Fatal Crash on Highway 63 Claims Life of 68-Year-Old Fort McMurray Man
Fort McMurray Man Dies in Head-On Collision Near Redwater: RCMP Seek Witnesses REDWATER, Alta. - A 68-year-old man from Fort McMurray is dead following a head-on collision between a car and a tractor-...
Feb 03, 2025
Driver Fined $6,000 for Overweight Load on Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Truck Driver Fined for Overweight Load on Fort Chipewyan Winter Road FORT MCMURRAY, AB - A truck driver is facing a hefty fine after allegedly exceeding weight restrictions on the Fort Chipewyan winte...
Feb 03, 2025
Trade Tensions Ease: Canada, U.S. Broker Temporary Truce
Trade War Averted as Canada and U.S. Reach 11th-Hour Deal An eleventh-hour compromise between Canada and the United States has put a pending trade war on pause. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. ...
Feb 03, 2025
RM Activates WMZ 3 & 4
RMWB Activates Winter Maintenance Zones 3 & 4 FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has activated its Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZ) once again. Crews will be o...
Feb 02, 2025
RM Activates WMZ 3 & 4
RMWB Activates Winter Maintenance Zones 3 & 4 FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has activated its Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZ) once again. Crews will be o...
Feb 02, 2025
