Category Archives: Breaking News
Oil Prices Whipsaw as U.S.-Iran Tensions Drive Market Volatility
CALGARY - Oil prices have swung sharply this week as traders react to rapidly shifting tensions between the United States and Iran, pushing benchmark prices from the low $60 range to above $65 a barre...
Feb 05, 2026 By Anonymous - Specimen book of the Cleveland Type Founhdry (https://archive.org/details/cataloguebookofs00clevrich/page/306), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81679425
Persistent Low Income More Common Among Lone Parents, Immigrants and Less Educated: Study
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study says nine per cent of tax filers aged 15 and older experienced persistent low income between 2016 and 2022, remaining below the low-income measure after tax for ...
Feb 05, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Canada Leads G7 in Food Inflation as Import Pressures Persist
OTTAWA - Food prices in Canada remain stubbornly high, driven largely by rising import costs and global pressures rather than domestic factors, according to new research from the Bank of Canada and re...
Feb 05, 2026
Rare February Fire Advisory Issued for Calgary Area as Temperatures Soar to 15 C
CALGARY - An unusual burst of springlike weather has prompted Alberta Wildfire to issue a rare fire advisory for the Calgary Forest Area in the middle of February. Alberta Wildfire says the advisory i...
Feb 05, 2026 By Gorgo - Photo taken by author, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=693104Canada; Calgary
Unanimous Votes and Calmer Debate Signal Improved Council Dynamic in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo kicked off its 2026 budget deliberations Tuesday with council unanimously approving full funding requests for a range of community recreation ...
Feb 04, 2026 RMWB Council Budget meeting Feb 3, 2026
Canadians won't get plastic straws back after court upholds Ottawa ban
OTTAWA - Canadians will not be drinking from plastic straws again after a recent court ruling upheld Ottawa's ban on several single use plastic items, reinforcing federal authority to regulate plastic...
Feb 04, 2026 ccaetano / Depositphotos.com
Fraser Institute report puts Alberta first, Manitoba last on fiscal policy
VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ranked highest among Canadian premiers for fiscal management in 2024-25, while Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ranked last, according to a new study by the Fraser...
Feb 04, 2026 Unleashing Alberta's Energy Future Press Conference, Nov 26, 2025
Alberta calls for role in judicial appointments, criticizes bilingualism rules
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery are calling on Ottawa to reform the federal judicial appointment process, arguing Alberta should have a formal role in selecting jud...
Feb 04, 2026 SomeMeans / Depositphotos.com
Hockey community mourns deadly Alberta crash while BBB warns of junior hockey scams
STAVELY, AB. - Grief is rippling through the Canadian hockey community after three junior hockey players were killed in a highway collision in southern Alberta. RCMP say the crash happened Monday as p...
Feb 04, 2026 vencav / Depositphotos.com
Distracted driving tickets top 3,300 as RCMP urge focus behind the wheel
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta RCMP are reminding drivers in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and throughout the province to stay focused behind the wheel as distracted driving continues to p...
Feb 04, 2026 Car Crash, 2025. Image by Jon Tupper
