Category Archives: Breaking News
Handguns, cocaine seized in Fort McMurray drug bust
FORT McMURRAY - Police say two handguns and more than two kilograms of cocaine have been seized following a series of searches linked to organized crime in Fort McMurray. The Alberta Law Enforcement R...
May 04, 2026 ALERT Image: Guns and Cocaine seized in Fort McMurray, May 4, 2026
Fort McMurray residents invited to take part in spring collection events
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is rolling out a series of spring collection programs aimed at helping residents dispose of household waste and recycle materials more effecti...
May 04, 2026 Volunteers clean up waste. Image via rmwb.ca
RMWB launches month-long controlled burn program across region
FORT McMURRAY - Smoke may be visible across parts of the region this month as crews carry out controlled burns aimed at reducing wildfire risk. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says Regional ...
May 04, 2026
FMPSD appoints new mental health lead to support students and staff
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray Public School Division has appointed Wendy Solbak as its new mental health co-ordinator, effective August 2026. The division says Solbak brings more than two decades of e...
May 04, 2026
RCMP launch pilot to live in southern Wood Buffalo communities
FORT McMURRAY - Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Wood Buffalo have launched a pilot project aimed at improving service in southern communities by having officers live where they work. Beginning April ...
May 04, 2026 RCMP Cruiser, photo taken Sept 11, 2025 by Jon Tupper
Alberta marks Forest Week with focus on sustainability and wildfire resilience
EDMONTON - The start of May marks Alberta's Forest Week, with provincial officials highlighting the importance of sustainable forest management and the role forests play in the province's economy and ...
May 04, 2026 gorlovkv / Depositphotos.com
Community reflects on decade since Fort McMurray wildfire disaster
FORT McMURRAY - Hundreds of residents gathered at Doug Barnes Cabin on Sunday, May 3 to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Horse River Wildfire, when about 88,000 people were forced to evacuate as th...
May 04, 2026 Mayor Bowman speaks, May 3, 2026
Ice jam shrinks near Fort McMurray as rivers begin to clear
FORT McMURRAY - The Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers are beginning to clear as the ice jam blocking the water's flow continues to deteriorate. According to the latest update from the Regional Municipal...
May 03, 2026 Athabasca River, May 3, 14:30
RCMP investigating after millions of Alberta voter records exposed by separatist group
EDMONTON - A judge has ordered an Alberta separatist group to take down an online database containing voter information, while the RCMP investigates how the data was obtained and shared. The Court of ...
May 03, 2026 Elections Alberta web logo
RCMP seek help finding missing 17-year-old in Wood Buffalo
UPDATE: 12:00 p.m. May 2: FORT McMURRAY. - Wood Buffalo RCMP would like to inform the public that Kaisa Raine Morin was located and is safe. May 1, 2026: FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking f...
May 01, 2026 Kaisa Raine Morin Missing Persons poster
