Category Archives: Breaking News
Fort McMurray man arrested after armed robbery in Lac La Biche
LAC LA BICHE, Alta. - A 44-year-old man from Fort McMurray has been arrested following an armed robbery investigation in Lac La Biche. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, officers responde...
Jan 09, 2026 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Registration opens for Shootout on the Snye pond hockey tournament
FORT MCMURRAY. - Grab your stick and lace up the skates as four on four pond hockey returns to the Snye later this winter, with registration now open for the annual Shootout on the Snye tournament. Th...
Jan 09, 2026
Alberta flu deaths and hospitalizations rise as virus activity shows signs of peaking
EDMONTON - Influenza deaths and hospitalizations in Alberta have continued to rise this winter, even as provincial health officials say flu activity is showing signs of peaking. The latest update to A...
Jan 09, 2026 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Artemis II to send first Canadian around the moon as launch window nears
OTTAWA - We're just a short month until Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to blast off for the moon, making history as the first Canadian and first non American to take part in a lunar mission. ...
Jan 09, 2026 Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency
Reynolds Museum to display rare luxury cars starting spring 2026
WETASKIWIN - Motor-heads and automobile fans are in for a treat as the Reynolds Museum rolls into the new year with two rare luxury vehicles joining its classic car collection. The internationally rec...
Jan 09, 2026 Reynolds Alberta Museum. Image via https://reynoldsmuseum.ca/
Canada weighs China opportunity as U.S. action in Venezuela rattles oil markets
OTTAWA - The U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro and Washington's push to assert control over Venezuelan oil is reverberating in Alberta, where producers and governments are watching fo...
Jan 08, 2026 AleksTaurus / Depositphotos.com
Province pitches new oil pipeline citing energy security and Indigenous leadership
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it is preparing a proposal for an Indigenous co owned oil pipeline to the northwest coast of British Columbia, arguing the project would strengthen Canada's energy...
Jan 08, 2026 vladymyrb / Depositphotos.com
First Nation says Alberta independence bid violates Treaty 8 rights
EDMONTON - The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has filed a legal challenge seeking to block a citizen led petition calling for Alberta to separate from Canada, arguing any move toward secession would violat...
Jan 08, 2026 Treaty 8 Official Logo
Mikisew Cree First Nation to co host conference on oil sands tailings and water protection
EDMONTON - Mikisew Cree First Nation is co hosting a two day conference next spring focused on the environmental and community impacts of oil sands tailings on Indigenous waters and lands in Alberta. ...
Jan 08, 2026 Mikisew Cree First Nation web logo
Highway 63 Closed Near Airport Road Following Fatal Crash
(Fort McMurray, Alberta) - Update: As of 3:51pm investigators have cleared the scene and the highway has since been reopened. One person is dead and several others were injured following a multi-vehic...
Jan 08, 2026 Road Closed Sign, image via rmwb.ca
