Category Archives: Breaking News
RCMP obtain video footage after dozens of vehicles vandalized in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying suspects after obtaining video footage connected to the vandalism of about 30 vehicles in downtown Fort McMurray. Police ...
Jul 10, 2026 Suspect vehicle in vandalism investigation, RCMP supplied image
Elections Alberta clarifies advertising rules ahead of referendum on possible separation
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief electoral officer has issued new guidance on referendum advertising as the province prepares for a referendum on possible separation from Canada, even as public support for ...
Jul 10, 2026 Elections Alberta web logo
Alberta invests $50 million in artificial intelligence institute
EDMONTON - Alberta is investing $50 million over five years in the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute as the province looks to expand the use of artificial intelligence in public services, health ...
Jul 10, 2026 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
Westwood replacement approved for construction as Fort McMurray school projects accelerate
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta is fast-tracking 41 school projects expected to create or upgrade more than 39,000 student spaces, including the modernization of cole Dickinsfield and construction funding for...
Jul 10, 2026 By Mig29 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118531571
Oil markets face renewed uncertainty as U.S.-Iran shooting war resumes
WASHINGTON - The shooting war between the United States and Iran has resumed after the breakdown of a fragile ceasefire, with both countries exchanging attacks for a second consecutive night and threa...
Jul 10, 2026 By Goran_tek-en, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115671987
Wood Buffalo RCMP seek two men accused in armed home invasion
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP have obtained arrest warrants for two men accused in an armed home invasion on the Gregoire Lake Reserve south of Fort McMurray. Police say officers responded to a re...
Jul 09, 2026
Officials release names of firefighters killed in N.W.T. plane crash
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - Officials have released the names of two wildland firefighters killed in a plane crash near Fort Simpson last month. Ryan Beck, an air attack officer trainee, and Olivier Lamy, ...
Jul 09, 2026 Nanisimova_sell / Depositphotos.com
Alberta measles outbreak appears to be fading with no known active cases
EDMONTON - Alberta's measles outbreak appears to be fading, with no new cases, no known contagious cases and no hospitalizations reported in the province. Provincial data updated Tuesday show all 317 ...
Jul 09, 2026 Measles cases to date, Alberta Health
Hotter-than-usual summer forecast for Alberta despite recent rainfall
EDMONTON - Northern Alberta is expected to experience periods of significant heat this summer, but changing weather patterns and timely rainfall could help prevent drought conditions from worsening. T...
Jul 09, 2026 Seasonal outlook, Environment Canada
Proposed West Coast pipeline will diversify trade, drawing interest from China
OTTAWA - Relations between Canada and China continue to thaw as the federal government seeks new trading partners. That improving relationship could strengthen Alberta's ambitions to increase oil expo...
Jul 09, 2026 AleksTaurus / Depositphotos.com
