Category Archives: Breaking News
Fossil fuels still dominate Canada's energy use despite green transition efforts: Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER - Despite decades of government policies promoting renewable energy and reducing fossil fuel use, oil, natural gas and coal continue to dominate Canada's energy consumption, according to a n...
Jul 22, 2026 leonardo1 / Depositphotos.com
Solid majority of Canadians back new oil pipelines according to Angus Reid
OTTAWA - A solid majority of Canadians support building new oil pipelines to both the West Coast and Eastern Canada, with economic security and reducing dependence on the United States emerging as the...
Jul 21, 2026 Pipelines, image via Angus Reid Institute webisitel
Millions of families begin receiving larger Canada Child Benefit payments today
OTTAWA - Millions of Canadian families are receiving larger Canada Child Benefit payments beginning this month as annual inflation indexing takes effect. The federal government says the maximum annual...
Jul 21, 2026 egunes_ / Depositphotos.com
Alberta to host Pacific NorthWest Economic Region summit in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Alberta will host hundreds of delegates from Canada and the United States this week as the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region holds its 2026 Annual Summit in Edmonton. The conference begins ...
Jul 21, 2026 Danielle Smith address audience in Fort McMurray
Election Appeal Committee upholds Mikisew Cree First Nation election results
FORT CHIPEWYAN - The Mikisew Cree First Nation Election Appeal Committee has dismissed appeals challenging the results of the First Nation's June 20 general election. In a written decision dated July ...
Jul 21, 2026 Mikisew Cree First Nation web logo
Poilievre says Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to remain in Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has appointed Alberta MP Dane Lloyd to lead the party's efforts ahead of a possible Alberta referendum, saying Conservatives will make the case for "a str...
Jul 21, 2026 Pierre Poilievre with Joe Rogan. Image via official Facebook Page
Wood Buffalo council approves advisory committee overhaul
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is overhauling its advisory committee structure, creating four new committees while eliminating or consolidating others in an effort to improv...
Jul 21, 2026 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
N.W.T. wildfires continue sending smoke into Fort McMurray region
FORT McMURRAY - Smoke is expected to drift in and out of the Fort McMurray region again today as wildfires burning in the Northwest Territories continue to blanket parts of northern Alberta. The smoke...
Jul 21, 2026 Smoke Forecast July 21, image via Firesmoke.ca
Fort McMurray man wins $100,000 in new LOTTO MAX prize category
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man is celebrating after winning $100,000 in a new prize category introduced for LOTTO MAX. Wayne Gillam won one of the lottery's new $100,000 prizes in the April 28 dr...
Jul 20, 2026 $100k Lotto Max Winner, Fort McMurray. Supplied image
Fort McMurray youth charged after RCMP seize e-dirt bike
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray youth is facing multiple charges after Wood Buffalo RCMP seized an electric dirt bike during the execution of a search warrant linked to an illegal off-highway vehicle ...
Jul 20, 2026 Dario Agrati, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons
