Category Archives: Breaking News

Criminal Negligence Charges Laid Following Fatal Pedestrian Collision
Wood Buffalo RCMP lay charges in fatal pedestrian collision south of Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Charges have been laid following a fatal pedestrian collision in Chipewyan Prairie First Natio...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026

Economists Predict Bump in Food Prices in Latest Inflation Report as MP Goodridge fights for affordability.
OTTAWA - A temporary federal tax break from early last year is expected to skew upcoming inflation figures, with analysts predicting a noticeable rise in food prices in January's data. Statistics Cana...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 06photo / Depositphotos.com

CBSA Intercepts Over One Tonne of Narcotics Entering Canada From U.S.
CALGARY - Canada Border Services Agency officers have seized more than one tonne of narcotics at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta following three separate interceptions late last year. T...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 Coutts Border Busts

Lunar New Year Begins as China Grants Visa Free Travel to Canadians
FORT McMURRAY - Chinese Spring Festival and Lunar New Year celebrations begin today, ushering in the Year of the Horse under the element of fire, a pairing traditionally associated with energy, determ...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 Chinese Spring Festival, year of the Fire Horse. Government of Canada imageAdobeStock_880566861 (1) [Converted]

RMWB Activates Snow Plowing Zones 3 and 4
FORT McMURRAY - Winter maintenance crews in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are set to activate additional snow plowing zones next week as snow clearing continues across the community. The m...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026

Alberta Petition to End Private School Funding Falls Short
EDMONTON - A citizen initiative petition calling for an end to public funding for accredited independent schools has failed to gather enough signatures to proceed. Alberta's chief electoral officer, G...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 RMWB School Zone, supplied image

Snowfall Warning Issued for Fort McMurray as 20 cm or More Expected
Snow is returning to the Fort McMurray region, and forecasters warn the next round could once again snarl travel and daily routines across the north. Just as residents and municipal workers have dug o...
Jon Tupper Feb 16, 2026 Irishka1 / Depositphotos.com

Money worries taking emotional toll on Canadian couples
CALGARY - Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but a new survey suggests money troubles are putting growing strain on Canadian relationships. The 2026 Love and Money Benchmark Survey from Money ...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 ikinciadres / Depositphotos.com

U.S. House votes to block Trump's Canada tariffs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to disapprove of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of the administration's trade policy. The resolut...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=348899

Free Family Fishing Weekend returns to Alberta for Family Day
FORT McMURRAY - Albertans can head out onto the ice this weekend without purchasing a sportfishing licence as part of the province's Family Fishing Weekend. The free fishing opportunity runs Feb. 14 t...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 peter77 / Depositphotos.com








