Category Archives: Breaking News

YMM recognized for leadership in building skilled airport workforce
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Airport Authority has been recognized with a new accreditation that highlights its work to build a stronger and more resilient aviation workforce. Airports Council In...
Jon Tupper Nov 17, 2025 Denean Robinson, President and COP of Fort McMurray Airport Authority accepts Workforce Development Accreditation, Facebook image

Loader crashes into downtown Fort McMurray building, causing massive damage
FORT McMURRAY - A downtown commercial hub has been left with what appears to be massive damage after a front end loader was driven straight into the Townhall building early Saturday morning, forcing s...
Jon Tupper Nov 16, 2025 Police investigate Loader incident. Image via https://www.facebook.com/townhallymm

Police search for man after Fort McMurray bus stop assault
Fort McMurray - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of assaulting a pedestrian in Timberlea last month. Police say the incident happened around 6 a.m. on Oct...
Jon Tupper Nov 16, 2025

Pipeline upgrade to push more oil sands crude to U.S. Gulf Coast by 2027
Calgary - Enbridge has approved a 1.4 billion dollar expansion of its Mainline and Flanagan South pipelines to move more Canadian heavy crude into the United States Midwest and down to the Gulf Coast....
Jon Tupper Nov 16, 2025 By Quintin Soloviev - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=176176412default

Fort Chipewyan RCMP Investigate Shooting, Suspect Charged
(Wood Buffalo, Alberta) - Fort Chipewyan RCMP have laid an aggravated assault charge after a shooting in the community on November 11. Police say officers were called around 3:41 p.m. following a thir...
Jordan Keating Nov 14, 2025 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License

Alberta RCMP highlight social media dangers in November safety push
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP are highlighting online safety as their monthly focus for November, urging Albertans to think carefully about what they share and how they interact on the internet. Police say ...
Jon Tupper Nov 14, 2025 aetb / Depositphotos.com

Province launches new methane reduction programs for oil and gas sector
EDMONTON - Alberta is launching two new programs aimed at cutting methane emissions while supporting a planned doubling of oil and gas production by 2035. The province is investing $29 million through...
Jon Tupper Nov 14, 2025 bashta / Depositphotos.com

Province invests record 220 million dollars in homelessness response as cold weather approaches
EDMONTON - Alberta is putting a record 220 million dollars into shelter spaces and homelessness supports this year, including funding earmarked for a shelter in Fort McMurray, as the province prepares...
Jon Tupper Nov 14, 2025 vilevi / Depositphotos.com

Art for Social Change brings accessibility focused installations to Keyano College
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College will host a new exhibition next month that invites the community to consider how accessibility shapes daily life in Wood Buffalo. Art for Social Change runs Dec. 3 to 10...
Jon Tupper Nov 14, 2025

Keyano partners with Amii on new program to expand AI skills
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College has joined a new national consortium aimed at improving AI skills among post-secondary students across Canada. The initiative, called the AI Workforce Readiness program,...
Jon Tupper Nov 14, 2025 IgorVetushko / Depositphotos.com








