Category Archives: Breaking News
Janvier residents to weigh in on municipal projects today
JANVIER, Alta. - Residents of Janvier will have an opportunity today to weigh in on winter road maintenance, bridge repairs and other municipal projects affecting the community. The Regional Municipal...
Aug 19, 2026
Hospital Bed Races return to Fort McMurray for ninth year
FORT McMURRAY - Hospital beds will once again be rolling for a cause as the Northern Lights Health Foundation prepares for its ninth annual Hospital Bed Races. The fundraising event returns this fall,...
Aug 19, 2026 Northern Lights Health Foundation Hospital Bed Races. NHLF Web Image
RCMP warning follows increase in imitation firearm incidents
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are warning youth and parents about the potentially serious consequences of carrying imitation firearms in public following an increase in reported firearms incidents...
Aug 18, 2026 Firearm vs replica comparison. Image supplied by RCMP
Elections Alberta counters voter registration misinformation ahead of referendum
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says no voter registrations have been removed without electors' consent, as the agency responds to what it describes as a growing volume of misinformation ahead of Alberta...
Aug 18, 2026 Elections Alberta web logo
Global oil disruptions keep upward pressure on Fort McMurray gas prices
FORT McMURRAY - Gas prices are running higher as disruptions to global oil and fuel supplies continue to put pressure on motorists. Prices in Fort McMurray currently range from 161.8 to 163.9 cents pe...
Aug 18, 2026
Fort McKay First Nation offering culturally safe mental health counselling
FORT McMURRAY - Members of the Fort McKay First Nation are being invited to access in-person mental health counselling beginning Tuesday. The First Nation says registered psychiatric nurse Bev Nackone...
Aug 18, 2026 By J Hazard - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9723796
Fort McMurray wildfire-free as B.C. battles more than 120 fires
FORT McMURRAY - After another summer of destructive wildfires across Western Canada, Fort McMurray and much of Alberta are enjoying a welcome reprieve. There are currently no active wildfires in the F...
Aug 17, 2026
From Cold Lake to Saskatoon: Major drug investigation nets guns, cocaine and fentanyl
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - A year-long joint investigation by organized crime units in Alberta and Saskatchewan has led to the seizure of nearly $225,000 worth of drugs and two handguns. The Alberta Law En...
Aug 17, 2026 Drugs and guns seized from ALERT joint operation, August 14, 2026
Alberta court replacing Gladue Report name with Indigenous Background Report
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Justice is changing the name of reports used to provide judges with background information about Indigenous people during sentencing. Beginning Sept. 1, the court will ...
Aug 17, 2026
RCMP seek Fort McMurray man wanted on aggravated assault charge
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are seeking a Fort McMurray man wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault and several other charges. Police say Mark Klemke, 41, is wanted following an investigation...
Aug 17, 2026
