Category Archives: Breaking News
UCP AGM sets stage for Alberta's next political battles on firearms, policing and social policy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is preparing to bring forward major policy moves following a combative and highly attended United Conservative Party annual general meeting, where she pledged...
Dec 01, 2025 UCP, web image via https://unitedconservative.ca/wp-content/uploads/logo-page.jpg
ASIRT rules Fort McMurray police shooting was necessary and proportionate
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer acted reasonably when he shot and wounded a man during an attempted arrest in a snowy ditch in Fort McMurray early last year. In a decisi...
Nov 30, 2025
RCMP warn Wood Buffalo residents as fraud cases continue to rise
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are warning residents to be on alert as several fraud schemes continue to circulate in the region, with seniors among the most frequent targets. Police say common sca...
Nov 28, 2025
Brian Jean hails Ottawa Alberta energy pact as the biggest win in decades
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean says the new federal provincial energy agreement marks the most significant economic breakthrough the province has seen in decades, calling the annou...
Nov 28, 2025 Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals -Instagram Photo
Wood Buffalo arts council seeking applicants for 2026 residency spots
FORT McMURRAY - Arts Council Wood Buffalo has opened applications for its 2026 Artist in Residence Program and Suncor Indigenous Artist in Residence Program, offering two professional artists several ...
Nov 28, 2025 Arts Council Wood Buffalo Web Image
Former minister storms out as Alberta pushes back on his environmental wish list
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he resigned from cabinet with deep sadness, arguing the federal government is abandoning key elements of the climate agenda he spent years a...
Nov 27, 2025 Stephen Guilbeault -Facebook image
New federal weather alerts use colour codes to signal risk levels
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada is rolling out a new colour coded alert system today that will assign yellow, orange or red labels to every weather watch, advisory and warning issued ac...
Nov 27, 2025 Severe Thunderstorm, image via Wikimedia Commons. CC License
Weekly Kid Create sessions return as library readies busy month
FORT McMURRAY - The Wood Buffalo Regional Library has a busy month lined up for kids and creators as it expands its weekly craft programs through December. The Kid Create series, aimed at children age...
Nov 27, 2025 Wood Buffalo Regional Library, WBRL.ca web image
Ottawa Alberta deal expected to scrap emissions cap and open door to BC pipeline
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a new energy agreement with Alberta today that would clear a path for a possible pipeline to British Columbia's coast while confirming the ...
Nov 27, 2025 Premier Smith with PM Mark Carney, Oct 2025
Alberta moves to let AI data centres generate their own power under Bill 8
EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing changes to Bill 8 that would open new pathways for powering artificial intelligence data centres by allowing developers to bring their own electricity generation. The g...
Nov 27, 2025 By JPxG - DALL-E 3, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144161107
