Category Archives: Breaking News

Fort McMurray swimmer Hunter Helberg named to Team Canada for Commonwealth Games
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray swimmer Hunter Helberg is heading to the 2026 Commonwealth Games after being named to Canada's Paralympic swimming program for the international competition in Glasgow, S...
Jon Tupper May 27, 2026 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2026. Web logo

Found: Wood Buffalo RCMP searching for missing Fort McMurray woman
FORT McMURRAY - Update: As of 10:30 a.m. the RCMP report Kaylee Deltess has been found and is safe. Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help locating a missing 26-year-old woman last seen ea...
Jon Tupper May 27, 2026 RCMP Missing Persons poster: Kaylee Deltess

Province says most Alberta river basins in far better shape than last year
EDMONTON - Alberta is heading into summer with significantly improved river conditions across much of the province after strong mountain snowpack and spring storms replenished water supplies following...
Jon Tupper May 27, 2026 elenasuvorova / Depositphotos.com

Gas prices in Canada could ease as oil markets bet on diplomacy
CALGARY - Gasoline prices across Canada could ease in the coming days as oil markets increasingly bet diplomatic efforts in the Middle East will prevent a major disruption to global crude supplies, ac...
Jon Tupper May 27, 2026

RCMP seize suspected cocaine and stolen handgun during kidnapping investigation
FORT McMURRAY - A Calgary man is facing multiple firearms and kidnapping charges after RCMP say a man escaped from an armed abduction north of Fort McMurray before police later seized drugs, cash and ...
Jon Tupper May 26, 2026

Federal Minister Reflects on Wildfire Recovery During Fort McMurray Chamber AGM
There was a strong sense of reflection, resilience, and optimism inside SMS Equipment Place on Wednesday as local business leaders gathered for the annual luncheon hosted by the Fort McMurray Chamber ...
Jordan Keating May 20, 2026

Fort McMurray Grade 2 student receives prestigious provincial Indigenous student award
FORT McMURRAY - A Grade 2 student from Fort McMurray has been recognized among Alberta's top Indigenous student leaders after receiving a provincial award celebrating cultural pride, leadership and pe...
Jon Tupper May 19, 2026 Vardy receives award. FMPSD supplied media

Fort McMurray youth charged after alleged stunt driving at Syncrude Athletic Park
FORT McMURRAY - A 16-year-old Fort McMurray driver is facing charges after RCMP say officers caught the youth performing donuts in a pickup truck near a sports field in the Timberlea area. Wood Buffal...
Jon Tupper May 19, 2026 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License

Canadian unions vow to fight Alberta health-care privatization efforts
WINNIPEG - Canada's largest labour organization is warning it is prepared to fight efforts to expand private health care delivery in Alberta, with delegates at the Canadian Labour Congress convention ...
Jon Tupper May 19, 2026 vilevi / Depositphotos.com

Fly YMM lost and surrendered items sale raises funds for Autism Society
FORT McMURRAY - Hundreds of bargain hunters turned out at Fort McMurray International Airport this week as YMM's popular Lost and Surrendered Items Sale returned, raising thousands of dollars for loca...
Jon Tupper May 19, 2026 Airport Charity surrendered items sale








