Category Archives: Breaking News

Classes resume Wednesday after Alberta orders teachers back to work
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers and students are returning to classrooms Wednesday after the provincial government moved to end the province wide teachers strike with back to work legislation and a renewe...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025 Schools closed due to strike beginning October 6, 2025

Cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing, Calgary man charged
CALGARY-- A man from Calgary is facing multiple charges after border officers seized a large quantity of cocaine at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta. On September 25, 2025, Canada Border S...
Andrew Dawson Oct 27, 2025 An image of drugs police and CBSA seized from a truck bound from the US into Canada in October of 2025. Image provided by the RCMP.

Majority say new pipelines key to Canada's future as support rises nationwide
Poll finds strong national support for expanding Alberta's pipeline connections A new survey by Leger suggests Canadians broadly support expanding Alberta's pipeline network to reach overseas markets,...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025 prykhodov / Depositphotos.com

Alberta fire season to end Friday as risk continues to ease
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta's wildfire season officially ends Friday, closing one of the quietest seasons in recent years for the Fort McMurray Forest Area. Cooler weather and recent moisture have lowered...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025 Alberta Wildfire logo

Local businesses recognized at 2025 Fort McMurray Business Awards
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce celebrated business excellence Thursday night, recognizing companies and community leaders from across the region at its annual Business Awards. H...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025

Labour groups threaten response if notwithstandingclause used in back to work bill
Alberta unions are warning Premier Danielle Smith that using the notwithstanding clause to end the provincewide teachers strike would provoke what they describe as an unprecedented response from the l...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025 Gil McGowan AFL statement on Bill 2

Back to School Act comes to legislature as focus shifts to getting students back into the classroom.
Today marks key moment in Alberta's teachers strike as government tables Bill 2 EDMONTON - Today is the day Albertans learn the government's full plan for ending the provincewide teachers strike and f...
Jon Tupper Oct 27, 2025 Danielle Smith address audience in Fort McMurray

RCMP searching for SUV after hit and run at Fort McMurray building
FORT McMURRAY- RCMP are on the lookout for a vehicle and driver involved in a hit and run on Oct. 9, and they are asking anyone who may have seen the collision or the suspect vehicle to come forward. ...
Jon Tupper Oct 26, 2025

Official Results Announced for 2025 Municipal Election in Wood Buffalo
(Fort McMurray, Alberta) - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has officially declared the results of the 2025 Municipal Election. The results, confirmed at noon today, remain unchanged from the...
Jordan Keating Oct 24, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca

Radiothon Raises Nearly $240K for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank
(Fort McMurray, Alberta) Harvard Media was proud to host the Wood Buffalo Food Bank yesterday for a 12-hour broadcast at Peter Pond Mall, marking the 33rd annual Corporate Challenge Radiothon. Togethe...
Jordan Keating Oct 24, 2025








