Category Archives: Breaking News

Premier's Council awards spotlight inclusion leaders at Fort McMurray Composite High
FORT MCMURRAY - Three members of the Fort McMurray Public School Division community have been recognized with Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Awards. The honours were anno...
Jon Tupper Dec 05, 2025 Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Awards

Global crude climbs while Canada's heavy oil benchmark weakens ahead of 2026
CALGARY - Oil prices are edging higher this week on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, but Western Canadian Select remains under pressure as the discount on Canada's heavy ...
Jon Tupper Dec 05, 2025 By Anonymous - Specimen book of the Cleveland Type Founhdry (https://archive.org/details/cataloguebookofs00clevrich/page/306), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81679425

Proposed legislation aims to streamline ballots and strengthen democratic oversight
EDMONTON- Alberta's government has introduced legislation aimed at tightening election rules, improving ballot clarity and strengthening oversight of the legal profession. The proposed Justice Statute...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

Fort McMurray airport celebrates launch of new non-stop Vancouver route
FORT MCMURRAY - Fort McMurray International Airport is celebrating the launch of a new non-stop route to Vancouver as it prepares for one of its busiest holiday travel seasons. Air Canada's inaugural ...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025

NAABA gears up for packed December as year-end events fill the calendar
FORT McMURRAY - It's a busy month ahead for the Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association as the organization closes out the year with a full slate of events, training sessions and communit...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025

RCMP investigate Tundra Drive mischief after victim struck by SUV
FORT MCMURRAY- RCMP are looking for two suspects after a vehicle owner was assaulted during an early morning mischief incident in Fort McMurray. Police say officers were called to Tundra Drive at abou...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025

Fort McMurray Skywatchers Set for Final Supermoon of 2025
FORT MCMURRAY - The final full moon of 2025 will put on its brightest and highest show of the year this week, offering skywatchers across Fort McMurray a clear view of December's Cold Supermoon. The f...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025 Moon photo, March 2024, Jon Tupper
New Alberta Motion Asserts Self-Defence Rights And Challenges Federal Firearms Policy
EDMONTON - Alberta says it will introduce a motion under the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act to prevent provincial agencies from enforcing the federal gun seizure program and to affirm ...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025

Province Boosts Mental Health Resources As Classroom Complexity Grows
EDMONTON - Alberta is allocating $69 million to help schools manage rising classroom complexity linked to student mental health needs. The province says the funding, spread over three years through th...
Jon Tupper Dec 04, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Canadian productivity rebounds as business output strengthens in third quarter
OTTAWA - Labour productivity in Canada rose in the third quarter as business output rebounded and hours worked edged down, reversing the decline recorded earlier in the year. Statistics Canada says pr...
Jon Tupper Dec 03, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com








