Category Archives: Breaking News

The final round of controlled burns is underway across the RMWB to reduce spring wildfire risk. Alberta Wildfire and Regional Emergency Services crews are clearing dry grass and debris in areas includ...

Two new wildfires over the weekend have kept the wildfire danger at very high in the Fort McMurray Forest Area today. Hot, dry weather and the chance of lightning are adding to the risk. There are now...

It's been over a week, and the RCMP are still searching for Francis William Cardinal, a man wanted for multiple crimes. Cardinal, known to frequent parts of northern Alberta, may be in the Fort McMurr...

WestJet is getting a major boost from international investors. Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have purchased a combined 25% stake in the Calgary-based airline, while majority ownership stays with Cana...

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is celebrating the grand opening of the eye-catching new Public Works Operations facility, located just off Highway 63 near the bridge. The event will take pl...

Wildfire danger is climbing across northeast Alberta heading into the weekend. Conditions are very dry in the Fort McMurray Forest Area, where the risk is now rated very high, and extreme in the Lac L...

Parents with the Fort McMurray Public School Division are being updated on the ongoing cybersecurity incident with PowerSchool. A threat actor is reportedly attempting to extort data from the December...

Suncor and SMS Equipment are excited to unveil the latest addition to their fleet at the Fort Hills oil sands site: the Komatsu PC9000, the largest mining hydraulic shovel on the market. Last week, a ...

In a historic first, Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Born in Chicago, Prevost becomes the first American to lead t...

Line painting begins this weekend across the Fort McMurray region, with work happening in both urban and rural areas through early June, weather permitting. Most painting will take place overnight, bu...