Category Archives: Breaking News

Corporate subsidy spending climbed 142% between 2019 and 2024: study
VANCOUVER - Federal and provincial spending on business subsidies reached $87.7 billion in 2024 after increasing sharply over the previous decade, according to a new study from the Fraser Institute. T...
Jon Tupper Aug 12, 2026 fotoscool / Depositphotos.com

Alberta encourages residents to buy local during Local Food Week
EDMONTON - Alberta is marking Local Food Week with more than $7.5 million in federal-provincial funding awarded to six greenhouse and vertical farming operations as the province encourages residents t...
Jon Tupper Aug 12, 2026 06photo / Depositphotos.com

Wildfire danger drops to moderate across Fort McMurray region
FORT McMURRAY - Wildfire danger has eased to moderate across the Fort McMurray Forest Area as the region reaches the middle of the week with no active wildfires. Alberta Wildfire says fires can still ...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 Alberta Wildfire logo

RCMP release surveillance image in Fort McMurray vandalism investigation
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP have obtained surveillance footage of a suspect as they continue investigating a series of vehicle thefts and vandalism reported last month. Police released an image ...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 RCMP released surveillance image of vandalism suspect

Canada launches more precise tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings
OTTAWA - Canadians are set to receive more precise tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings beginning Tuesday as Environment and Climate Change Canada moves away from alerts based on predetermined geo...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 Environment Canada, web logo

Alberta removes 20 unsafe trucking carriers from roads
EDMONTON - Alberta says it has removed 20 commercial trucking companies from the province's roads since October as part of increased enforcement aimed at improving safety in the industry. Transportati...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 3dmentat / Depositphotos.com

Oil climbs as uncertainty grows over Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON - Oil prices jumped about five per cent Monday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded amid renewed tensions between Iran and the United States and growing concerns about glo...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 By Goran_tek-en, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115671987

Canada records highest food inflation in G7 as grocery costs climb
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray-Cold Lake MP Laila Goodridge says rising food prices are putting increasing pressure on Canadian families as new international data shows Canada has the highest food infl...
Jon Tupper Aug 11, 2026 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Firefighters spend nearly 21 hours battling Sunset Salvage fire
FORT McMURRAY - A fire that broke out at Sunset Salvage on Friday evening kept firefighters working through the night and well into Saturday, with Regional Emergency Services saying crews spent nearly...
Jon Tupper Aug 10, 2026 Sunset Metal Recycling, RMWB Provided image

RCMP investigate homicide of 12-year-old Edmonton boy near Athabasca
ATHABASCA, Alta. - Alberta RCMP Major Crimes is investigating the death of a 12-year-old Edmonton boy whose remains were found near Athabasca last week. Athabasca RCMP responded to a report of human r...
Jon Tupper Aug 10, 2026








