Category Archives: Breaking News

Impaired driving charges laid after OHV backs over pedestrian on Fort McMurray-area trail
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man is facing impaired driving and criminal negligence charges after an off-highway vehicle collision left a pedestrian seriously injured on a winter trail near Gregoir...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026

Canada loses 84,000 jobs in February as unemployment rises to 6.7%
OTTAWA - Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, one of the largest monthly declines outside the pandemic, as the national unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent, according to new figures from ...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 Devon / Depositphotos.com

Alberta increases speeding and distracted driving fines for first time since 2015
EDMONTON - Fines for dangerous and common traffic offences increased across Alberta on Friday as the province introduced its first major update to traffic penalties in more than a decade. Under the ne...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 An RCMP officer checking for speeders on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray. Photo provided by the RCMP

Fort McMurray Airport Authority sets annual public meeting for May 7
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Airport Authority is inviting residents to its annual public meeting this spring to review the airport's performance and outline priorities for the year ahead. The me...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026

Judge rules Back to School Act remains in force pending constitutional challenge
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has rejected a bid by the Alberta Teachers' Association to suspend legislation that forced teachers back to work last fall, meaning classes will continue as usual for stude...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 ATA President Jason Schilling, ATA News Conference

RMWB adjusting bus routes and schedules, hoping to improve service
FORT McMURRAY - Transit riders in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will see changes to several bus routes and schedules beginning March 20 as the municipality adjusts service based on rider f...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 RMWB.CA Transit Busses

Fuel prices rise in Fort McMurray amid Middle East oil market volatility
FORT McMURRAY - Fuel prices are climbing again in northern Alberta as global oil market tensions continue to ripple through gasoline markets. On Sunday, gasoline in Fort McMurray ranged from about 149...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026

Oil Barons playoff games to air live on Play 103.7 for first time
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray Oil Barons playoff games will be broadcast live on local radio for the first time, giving fans across the region another way to follow the team during the postseason. Pla...
Jon Tupper Mar 15, 2026 Fort McMurray Oil Barons

New federal plan targets defence, roads and energy projects across Canada's North
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government is moving to bolster security and sovereignty in Alberta's north and across the Arctic with a sweeping plan that includes more than $40 billion in defence, infrast...
Jon Tupper Mar 15, 2026 By US Mission Canada - https://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/4555636276/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16022482

NDP public safety critic to table motion on Alberta provincial police spending
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP public safety critic David Shepherd says he will introduce a motion in the legislature next week calling on the provincial government to redirect funding from a proposed Alberta...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Alberta NDP Web Logo








