Category Archives: Breaking News
Record refining and oilsands output boost Suncor earnings
CALGARY - Suncor Energy reported stronger first-quarter profits and record operating performance Tuesday, driven by higher oil production, stronger refining results and increased fuel sales as the com...
May 06, 2026 Suncor Energy Centre
RMWB launches spring street sweeping and road marking program
FORT McMURRAY - Street sweeping and line painting are getting underway this week across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, with crews set to clean roads and refresh markings as spring maintena...
May 06, 2026 RMWB Street sweepers. Image from www.rmwb.ca
Elections Alberta receives separation petition amid legal and data concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's chief electoral officer has taken custody of a citizen initiative petition seeking a referendum on provincial independence, but the process to determine whether it meets the legal...
May 06, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
Trump approves new pipeline to carry Canadian oil into U.S.
CALGARY - U.S. President Donald Trump has approved a major new cross-border oil pipeline project aimed at moving Canadian crude deeper into the United States. The proposed "Keystone Light" line would ...
May 06, 2026 By Meclee - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20363087
River Breakup Update: Clearwater River levels fall but risks remain
FORT McMURRAY - Water levels on the Clearwater River dropped Tuesday after rising sharply a day earlier, but officials say breakup conditions remain active and unpredictable across the Wood Buffalo re...
May 05, 2026 Dynamic river breakup on Athabasca river. Image via rmwb.ca
Alberta to test emergency alert system Wednesday afternoon
EDMONTON - Albertans will receive a test emergency alert Tuesday afternoon as the province checks its public warning system across multiple platforms. The Government of Alberta says the test will take...
May 05, 2026 Alberta Emergency Alert Test
Officials explain pothole repairs and what drivers should expect
FORT McMURRAY - It's pothole season in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and if you listen to voices on social media, the problem may seem worse than ever. Municipal officials say the annual ...
May 05, 2026
Carney appoints former Supreme Court justice as governor general
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's new governor general. Arbour, a Montreal-based jurist with a long international legal career, repla...
May 05, 2026 Louise Arbour -Wikimedia Commons. CC license
Ice jam releases but breakup risks continue across Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - Water levels are rising on several rivers in the Wood Buffalo region as spring breakup continues, even after a major ice jam on the Athabasca River has released. The Regional Municipal...
May 05, 2026 Athabasca River, May 3, 14:30
RCMP seize more than 365,000 illegal cigarettes in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Wood Buffalo say they have seized more than 365,000 illegal cigarettes following a search of a downtown residence. Officers with the crime reduction un...
May 05, 2026
