Category Archives: Breaking News
Updated: Highway 28 Reopens after Serious Crash Near Morinville
UPDATE, April 21, 7:45 p.m.: Highway 28 has reopened to traffic. RCMP are continuing to investigate the incident, and they will provide further information on the occurrence once they can release it. ...
Apr 21, 2025 By Mitchell Smith - https://www.flickr.com/photos/technocardy/51142416946/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145438354
Fort McMurray Catholics to Gather to Honour Late Pope
Fort McMurray Catholics to Mourn Pope Francis in Dual Services FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Catholics across the globe, including here in Fort McMurray, are mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died Sunda...
Apr 21, 2025 DimaKozitsyn / Depositphotos.com
New Arctic port proposal aims to reduce Canada's reliance on U.S. export routes
First Nations coalition revives plan for Arctic energy port on Hudson Bay A coalition of 11 Manitoba First Nations is moving forward with a proposal to build an energy terminal at Port Nelson on Hudso...
Apr 21, 2025 NeeStaNan-Development-Plan, via https://neestanan.ca/
Fire-bans issued for some Alberta provincial parks
Alberta Issues Fire Bans in Some Provincial Parks Due to Dry Conditions The Alberta government has issued fire bans for several provincial parks and recreation areas in the northeastern part of the pr...
Apr 20, 2025 Valentyn_Volkov / Depositphotos.com
Arson blamed in residential blaze near Janvier; 54-year-old man arrested
Chipewyan Prairie First Nation man charged with arson after home goes up in flames JANVIER, AB. - A 54-year-old man from Chipewyan Prairie First Nation is facing an arson charge after a fire destroyed...
Apr 20, 2025
Fire guts visitor centre at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, artifacts lost
Fire devastates parts Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village centre, irreplaceable artifacts lost A fire that tore through the grounds near Alberta's Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village has destroyed the...
Apr 20, 2025 Wildfire at Ukrainian Cultural Village, image via Government of Alberta
CBSA Stops Cocaine Smuggling Attempt at Montreal Airport
CBSA intercepts 17.6 kilograms of cocaine at Montral-Trudeau Airport More than $2 million worth of cocaine will never make it to Canadian streets thanks to a major drug bust at Montral-Trudeau Interna...
Apr 16, 2025 Cocaine seizure at Montreal's Trudeau Airport
Bank of Canada Holds Rate Steady, Warns Trade War Could Trigger Recession
Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady amid global trade uncertainty The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 2.75 per cent, citing growing global uncertainty caused by unpredictable ...
Apr 16, 2025 Bank of Canada Building: By Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11974266
RMWB Offers Free Pet‑Waste Drop‑Offs at Centrefire, Pew Park
Drop off pet waste for free at convenient locations this April Fort McMurray, AB - Spring has arrived, and with it comes the need to clean up pet waste that accumulated over the winter. To help reside...
Apr 16, 2025 RMWB Landfill Scale House. Image via rmwb.ca
Trump Trade War Pushes China Toward Canadian Heavy Crude
China Turns to Canadian Crude, Seeking to Replace U.S. Imports Chinese refiners imported a record 7.3 million barrels of Canadian crude through the Trans Mountain Pipeline in March, and April deliveri...
Apr 16, 2025 dechevm / Depositphotos.com
