Category Archives: Breaking News

Land Use Amendment for Family Christian Centre Draws Criticism
FORT McMURRAY - The Family Christian Centre in Dickinsfield is once again seeking approval to expand its property, proposing a new gymnasium and additional parking at its 160 Dickins Dr. location. Acc...
Jon Tupper Feb 18, 2026 Family Christian Centre. Image via Google Maps

Black History Month Banquet and Awards Night Set for Feb. 27 at SMS Equipment Place
FORT McMURRAY- The Rehoboth Alliance, in partnership with the Afro-Canadian community in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, will host its 12th annual Black History Month Banquet and Awards Nig...
Jon Tupper Feb 18, 2026

Ground Zero RMWB project to examine mental health impacts on community responders
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College has received provincial funding to study the mental health impacts on first responders who serve during natural disasters in their own communities. The funding comes thr...
Jon Tupper Feb 18, 2026 Keyano campus, supplied image

Noah, Olivia extend their long reign as Alberta's top baby names in 2025
EDMONTON - Noah and Olivia continue to top Alberta's baby name charts, extending long running streaks in 2025. Provincial data released Tuesday show Noah was the most popular name for boys for the sev...
Jon Tupper Feb 18, 2026 eaniton / Depositphotos.com

Police Warn Against Travel as Snow and Extreme Cold Hit Northeastern Alberta
FORT McMURRAY - Boyle RCMP are advising motorists to avoid all highway travel as heavy snow, whiteout conditions and extreme cold impact northeastern Alberta, including Highway 63, the main artery lin...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 topicha / Depositphotos.com

RMWB Sets April 20 Deadline for Property Assessment Appeals
FORT McMURRAY - Property owners across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo should begin receiving their 2026 assessment notices in the mail this week. The notices were mailed Feb. 11 and outline...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026

Criminal Negligence Charges Laid Following Fatal Pedestrian Collision
Wood Buffalo RCMP lay charges in fatal pedestrian collision south of Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Charges have been laid following a fatal pedestrian collision in Chipewyan Prairie First Natio...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026

Economists Predict Bump in Food Prices in Latest Inflation Report as MP Goodridge fights for affordability.
OTTAWA - A temporary federal tax break from early last year is expected to skew upcoming inflation figures, with analysts predicting a noticeable rise in food prices in January's data. Statistics Cana...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 06photo / Depositphotos.com

CBSA Intercepts Over One Tonne of Narcotics Entering Canada From U.S.
CALGARY - Canada Border Services Agency officers have seized more than one tonne of narcotics at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta following three separate interceptions late last year. T...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 Coutts Border Busts

Lunar New Year Begins as China Grants Visa Free Travel to Canadians
FORT McMURRAY - Chinese Spring Festival and Lunar New Year celebrations begin today, ushering in the Year of the Horse under the element of fire, a pairing traditionally associated with energy, determ...
Jon Tupper Feb 17, 2026 Chinese Spring Festival, year of the Fire Horse. Government of Canada imageAdobeStock_880566861 (1) [Converted]








