Category Archives: Breaking News
Alberta to test emergency alert system today at 1:55 p.m.
EDMONTON - Alberta will conduct a provincewide test of the National Public Alerting System today, sending a test message to televisions, radios, wireless devices and online platforms at 1:55 p.m. Publ...
Nov 19, 2025 Alberta Emergency Alert Logo
Reports cite widespread failures by Alberta education bodies in last year's massive PowerSchool breach
EDMONTON - Privacy commissioners in Ontario and Alberta say investigations into a major PowerSchool data breach show school boards and other educational bodies failed to meet key privacy and security ...
Nov 19, 2025 aetb / Depositphotos.com
Alberta unveils updated licence plate after provincewide vote
EDMONTON - Alberta will unveil its first new licence plate in more than 40 years, with Moraine Lake winning a provincewide vote that drew more than 240,000 ballots. The design, set to debut in mid-202...
Nov 18, 2025 Alberta's new plate design. Supplied media
Alberta moves to shield transgender youth laws with notwithstanding clause
EDMONTON - Alberta is invoking the notwithstanding clause to protect three laws affecting transgender youth and adults from further court challenges, marking the second time the province has used the ...
Nov 18, 2025
Alberta urges people to wait for deeper snow before starting winter burns
EDMONTON - Alberta's official fire season may be over, but Alberta Wildfire is asking people to wait until there is at least 15 centimetres of snow on the ground before starting any winter burns. The ...
Nov 18, 2025 Winter burning, image via Alberta Wildfire Facebook
RMWB launches survey as portable sign rules face update
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking residents and businesses to weigh in on how portable signs are regulated across the region. Planning and Development Services is rev...
Nov 18, 2025
RCMP search for suspect after front end loader rams Fort McMurray building
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are searching for a suspect after a stolen front end loader was driven into a downtown commercial building and burst into flames early Saturday morning, causing exten...
Nov 18, 2025 Suspect in Townhall loader vandalism
Leonids streak across northern Alberta with near perfect viewing
FORT McMURRAY - Sky watchers in northern Alberta will get a clear view of the Leonid meteor shower overnight as the annual display reaches its peak under dark, moonless conditions. Astronomers ...
Nov 17, 2025 beach boy 2024 / Depositphotos.com
Wood Buffalo launches survey to gather lessons from 2025 municipal vote
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking voters to share their experiences from the October 20 municipal election as part of a new effort to improve how future votes are del...
Nov 17, 2025
Local business founder earns Hetman Leadership Award
Fort McMurray - A longtime local volunteer and business leader has been honoured by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alberta Provincial Council. Pinkney Financial says its founder, Wayne Pinkney, has r...
Nov 17, 2025 Wayne Pinkney, Supplied image
