Category Archives: Breaking News
Planned burns underway near Saprae Creek and Tower Road to curb wildfire threat
Hazard reduction burns continue in Fort McMurray area as wildfire risk remains moderate FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Alberta Wildfire crews are continuing hazard reduction burns this week across the Fort McMu...
Apr 24, 2025 Alberta Wildfire conducts Hazard Reduction Burn
RMWB Holds the Line on Taxes as Province Invests in Education
RMWB freezes municipal tax rates while provincial education levy climbs FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Property owners in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will see a mixed bag on their tax bills this y...
Apr 23, 2025
Progress at the Table: Mediated Deal Heads to Vote by Alberta Teachers
Alberta teachers to vote on proposed collective agreement in May Alberta teachers will vote early next month on a proposed mediated settlement that could shape their next collective agreement. The Alb...
Apr 23, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
Advance polls see record-breaking turnout ahead of federal election
Record turnout reported at advance polls ahead of federal election Elections Canada says a record-breaking 7.3 million Canadians have cast ballots during advance polls over the Easter weekend, shatter...
Apr 23, 2025 Voter casting a ballot. Image supplied by Elections Canada
Tesla Crashes into 2025 with 71% Profit Drop, Investors Losing Patience
Tesla posts steep revenue, profit declines amid political distractions and market pressures Tesla is facing its sharpest financial downturn in years, with both revenue and profit plunging in the first...
Apr 23, 2025 Tesla YTD Share Price. Google Finance
Pickup Driver Dies After Crossing Into Oncoming Traffic on Hwy 28
Highway 28 collision results in a fatality RCMP have released more information about a fatal crash that shut down a major northern Alberta highway on Monday afternoon. Police say a pickup truck headin...
Apr 22, 2025
RMWB launches annual community cleanup and trail adoption programs
Municipality Launches Community Cleanup and Adopt-A-Trail Programs for Earth Day Fort McMurray, AB- The snow may have melted, but it's left behind a winter's worth of debris across parks, trails, and ...
Apr 22, 2025 Volunteers clean up waste. Image via rmwb.ca
Two in custody after 200-kilogram meth bust in Alberta
ALERT seizes $800,000 worth of meth in interprovincial drug bust EDMONTON - A massive shipment of methamphetamine bound for Edmonton has been intercepted following an investigation involving police in...
Apr 22, 2025 ALERT Drug and Firearms Seizure, April 2025
Premier Smith travels to Japan, South Korea to promote Alberta trade
Alberta premier heads to Japan, South Korea on trade mission EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Japan and South Korea this week as part of a mission to strengthen economic ties and promot...
Apr 22, 2025
Thousands Roll Up Sleeves as Measles Vaccination Rates Climb
Alberta sees surge in measles vaccinations as outbreak continues Alberta is seeing a sharp rise in measles vaccinations as health officials work to contain an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious...
Apr 22, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com
