Category Archives: Breaking News
Another Alberta heavy hitter joins growing chorus against separation
EDMONTON - More heavy hitters are adding their names to a growing chorus of voices saying no to Alberta separation, with Order of Canada recipient and prominent business and community leader Mike Shai...
Jul 13, 2026 flogeljiri / Depositphotos.com
Police dog helps track down suspect as RCMP respond to three break and enters
FORT McMURRAY - Police Dog Services helped Wood Buffalo RCMP track down a suspect early Sunday as officers responded to three separate break and enters across Fort McMurray, with suspects arrested in ...
Jul 13, 2026 RCMP Dog Unit, German Shephard Vader -File photo
Massive industrial load to cause delays on highways 28 and 63 this week
FORT McMURRAY - Drivers using highways 28 and 63 could face delays this week as a massive, slow-moving industrial load makes its way north toward Fort McMurray. The convoy is scheduled to reach Highwa...
Jul 13, 2026 Industrial load coming to Fort McMurray. Supplied image
Alberta accounts for nearly half of Canada's June job gains as unemployment falls
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market took another step in the right direction in June, adding 18,000 jobs, including about 8,000 in Alberta, while the national unemployment rate edged lower. Employment ros...
Jul 13, 2026 AndresGarcia / Depositphotos.com
Alberta heads to U.S. to promote Canadian energy security and expand trade ties
EDMONTON - Coming off major wins on domestic pipelines, Alberta is taking its energy message south of the border as the province reminds its closest trading partner of the importance of Canadian energ...
Jul 13, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray youth charged following four alleged e-bike escapes from police
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray youth is facing several criminal charges after police say the same rider fled from officers during four separate e-bike incidents. Wood Buffalo RCMP say Municipal Traff...
Jul 13, 2026
Conservatives demand action after court strikes down one-year minimum sentence in child sexual abuse material case
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is calling on Parliament to act after Quebec's highest court ruled a mandatory minimum one-year prison sentence for distributing child sexual abuse material u...
Jul 13, 2026 By Fralambert - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48114456
Fort McMurray newcomer thought he won $100. He won much more
FORT McMURRAY - A newcomer to Fort McMurray is $100,000 richer after winning a Scratch & Win prize on a ticket purchased from a local convenience store with a growing history of selling winning ti...
Jul 13, 2026 Fort McMurray Lotto Winner
Wildfire danger climbs in northern Fort McMurray Forest Area as conditions dry out
FORT McMURRAY - Warmer temperatures and limited rainfall are increasing the wildfire danger in northern parts of the Fort McMurray Forest Area, although no active wildfires are currently burning in th...
Jul 12, 2026 Fire Danger Map, July 12, 2025. Image by Alberta Wildfires
Heading onto the water? RCMP reminder includes what boaters should bring
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are reminding residents to wear life-jackets, stay sober and prepare for changing weather conditions when heading onto the region's lakes and rivers this summer. Poli...
Jul 10, 2026
