Category Archives: Breaking News

Alberta teams with industry and Indigenous leaders on national pipeline bid
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is taking the lead in preparing a new West Coast pipeline proposal, forming a technical advisory group with major energy companies and Indigenous partners to develop an...
Jon Tupper Oct 01, 2025 lagereek / Depositphotos.com

Fort McMurray walk remembers residential school victims, honours survivors
Drums echo through Fort McMurray as community marks Truth and Reconciliation Day FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The sound of Indigenous drumming reverberated through downtown Fort McMurray Tuesday morning, echo...
Jon Tupper Oct 01, 2025

Fort McMurray's igNIGHT exhibit transforms kiyām Community Park with light and wonder
FORT McMURRAY, AB - The biennial igNIGHT outdoor art and light exhibit goes live tonight, October 1, at kiym Community Park with this year's theme, Into the Unknown. The free public art exhibition run...
Jon Tupper Oct 01, 2025 igNIGHT Logo, web image

Two Fort McMurray homes destroyed in overnight fires, no injuries reported
FORT McMURRAY, AB. - Two homes have been destroyed in separate overnight fires in Fort McMurray, though no injuries were reported. Regional fire crews were first called to a mobile home on Gregoire Cr...
Jon Tupper Sep 30, 2025 2022 Regional Emergency Services Firetruck

Smith defends aide who told teen he needs to be spanked
Smith aide apologizes after telling teen at town hall his parents should spank him CALGARY - The moderator of Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is apologizing after telling a teenager at a C...
Jon Tupper Sep 30, 2025 Bruce McAllister Apology

Alberta teachers set to strike Oct. 6 after rejecting contract offer, what parents can expect
Teachers set to hit the picket lines Oct. 6, government remains hopeful an agreement can be reached EDMONTON - Alberta teachers are set to walk off the job Monday, Oct. 6, after nearly 90 per cent of ...
Jon Tupper Sep 30, 2025 Supporting Alberta’s teachers and students - September 30, 2025

Almost 90% of teachers reject tentative contract. Strike set for next week.
FORT MCMURRAY--Alberta's teachers have rejected the tentative contract reached with the provincial government last week. After three days of voting, 43,362 teachers cast a ballot, with almost 90 perce...
Sep 29, 2025

ATC Cultural Festival celebrates 5th anniversary, confirms return in 2026
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Athabasca Tribal Council Cultural Festival marked its fifth anniversary earlier this month with record participation, expanded programming and a promise to return in 2026. The...
Jon Tupper Sep 28, 2025 ATC Cultural Fest, 2025. Web image

RMWB to launch redesigned rmwb.ca on Sept. 30; subscribers will need to sign up again
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is set to launch a redesigned website on Tuesday that officials say will make it easier for residents to find municipal information. The ...
Jon Tupper Sep 28, 2025 RMWB Website Before Revamp

Community gathering, walk planned for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Residents are invited to take part in a community gathering and walk on Sept. 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The event begins at 10 a.m. at Jubilee Plaz...
Jon Tupper Sep 28, 2025








