Category Archives: Breaking News
New Alberta committee aims to ease growing classroom pressures
Alberta unveils classroom complexity task force as NDP calls move a delay tactic EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides have launched a new task force to...
Nov 09, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
RMWB wraps up summer construction with major projects progressing across region
Fort McMurray - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says more than 50 infrastructure and community projects moved forward this summer as the 2025 construction season comes to a close. The work r...
Nov 07, 2025 RMWB Crews doing construction project. Image via RMWB.ca
Indigenous energy summit hears from Suncor's Rich Kruger on partnerships, prosperity
FORT McMURRAY - Suncor Energy CEO Rich Kruger has delivered the keynote address at the Spark Indigenous Energy Summit, a national gathering focused on Indigenous leadership in Canada's energy future. ...
Nov 07, 2025 Rich Kruger speaking at Indigenous Energy Summit
Elder Robert Cree to debut memoir at upcoming Fort McMurray library event
Fort McMurray - Elder and former Fort McMurray First Nation chief Robert Cree will launch his memoir at the Wood Buffalo Regional Library on Nov. 17 from 6 to 9 p.m., an event featuring acclaimed acto...
Nov 07, 2025 Wood Buffalo Regional Library, WBRL.ca web image
UCP Edmonton AGM set to host 4,000 members as one of Canada's largest political conventions
Edmonton - The United Conservative Party will welcome roughly 4,000 members to Edmonton later this month for its 2025 annual general meeting, one of the largest political conventions ever held in Cana...
Nov 07, 2025 miroslav_1 / Depositphotos.com
Delays reported in Alberta's Parent Payment Program after teachers' strike
Edmonton - Some Alberta parents say they are still waiting for provincial payments meant to offset child-care costs during last month's teachers' strike. The province launched the Parent Payment Progr...
Nov 07, 2025 RMWB School Zone, supplied image
Oversized load reaches Fort McMurray area overnight, continues north on Nov. 7
FORT McMURRAY - Drivers travelling on Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray may face delays beginning early Thursday as a massive industrial load continues its journey from Edmonton to the oilsands. The o...
Nov 07, 2025 Massive load heading to Fort McMurray Nov 1-6
Heavy police presence warning lifted in Conklin linked to RCMP theft investigation
FORT McMURRAY - RCMP say a significant police presence in Conklin this morning was connected to an ongoing theft investigation. An alert was issued around 8 a.m. warning residents of heavy police acti...
Nov 06, 2025 RCMP Officer, Summer 2025. File photo by Jon Tupper
Alberta RCMP issues child car seat safety warning for November
Alberta RCMP urges parents to ensure proper child car seat safety EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP are reminding drivers to make child safety a priority by ensuring infants and young passengers are secured in ...
Nov 06, 2025 AndrewLozovyi / Depositphotos.com
Ottawa prepared to scrap emissions cap if carbon pricing and technology deliver cuts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is signalling it could scrap the proposed cap on emissions from the oil and gas sector, shifting instead toward strengthened industrial carbon pricing,...
Nov 06, 2025 Drone photo of Coker replacement , Suncor provided image
