Category Archives: Breaking News
Arts and screen industries receive more than $65M in provincial support
BANFF, Alta. - Alberta is investing more than $65 million in support of its arts and screen industries as the province looks to build on a surge in film and television production. The funding, highlig...
Jun 18, 2026 franky242 / Depositphotos.com
Two Edmonton students charged in AI-generated exploitation investigation
EDMONTON - Two Edmonton junior high school students have been charged after allegedly using artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit images of classmates, according to Alberta Law Enforceme...
Jun 18, 2026 ALERT Logo
Sweeping bail and sentencing reforms become law in Canada
OTTAWA - Sweeping changes to Canada's bail and sentencing laws have officially become law, with the federal government promising tougher consequences for repeat and violent offenders and stricter rule...
Jun 18, 2026 Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Canada. Image: Coady International Institute, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Independent Alberta could face $27 billion deficit, analysis suggests
CALGARY - A new analysis commissioned by a group opposing Alberta separation suggests an independent Alberta could face a first-year deficit of more than $27 billion. Vote to Stay, an organization adv...
Jun 18, 2026 oasisamuel / Depositphotos.com
First Nations chiefs seek RCMP probe into Alberta government actions
CALGARY - Chiefs representing First Nations in Treaties 6, 7 and 8 are calling for RCMP and auditor general investigations into Premier Danielle Smith and members of Alberta's United Conservative gove...
Jun 18, 2026 Media Release of Chiefs representing First Nations in Treaties 6, 7 and 8 are calling for RCMP and auditor general investigations into Premier Danielle Smith
Father's Day Slam bringing professional wrestling back to Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY - Professional wrestling is returning to Fort McMurray next weekend, with local favourite Fort Mac Maniac set to make his return to the ring. The Fort McMurray Giants and Monster Pro Wre...
Jun 17, 2026 Monster Pro Wrestling, promo poster
Fraser Institute report highlights Alberta's fiscal contribution to Canada
VANCOUVER - Albertans' net contribution to federal finances has saved taxpayers in other provinces about $1,000 annually on average over the past two decades, according to a new study from the Fraser ...
Jun 17, 2026 Tatiana53 / Depositphotos.com
Headline: Impaired driving charges laid after vehicle strikes Fort McMurray home
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man is facing impaired driving and several other charges after allegedly crashing a vehicle into his own home and refusing to come outside when police arrived. Wood Buf...
Jun 17, 2026 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
UPDATE: Suncor document suggests major shift toward locally based workforce
The letter also references a community worker availability database developed in collaboration with Lifemark, Manpower, Careers and Keyano College to help contractors source local talent...
Jun 17, 2026 Suncor Energy Centre
Uranium exploration resumes near Alberta border in Athabasca Basin
URANIUM CITY, Sask. - A new uranium exploration program is underway about 230 kilometres east of Fort Chipewyan as companies continue searching for new deposits within the Athabasca Basin, one of the ...
Jun 17, 2026 By Nuclear Regulatory Commission from US - Uranium, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78145632
