Category Archives: Breaking News

Alberta eyes economic turbulence as oil prices dip below budget expectations
Alberta Monitoring Global Economic Uncertainty as Oil Prices Dip Below Budget Forecast Alberta is closely watching global economic volatility amid fluctuating oil prices, which have fallen below the p...
Jon Tupper Apr 09, 2025

Trump Retreats on Tariffs Amid Recession Fears
Trump pauses global tariffs, sparks market rebound - but China duties remain U.S. President Donald Trump has hit pause on his global tariffs for 90 days, triggering a rebound in oil prices and a rally...
Jon Tupper Apr 09, 2025 visuals6x / Depositphotos.com

Trade War Enters New Phase as US Tariffs on China Take Effect
Global markets reel as US-China trade war erupts into full-scale economic conflict A full-scale trade war between the world's two largest economies has erupted, with the United States enacting sweepin...
Jon Tupper Apr 09, 2025 shirotie / Depositphotos.com

Tourism boom sees Alberta leading Canada in sector growth
Alberta tourism sector booming, on pace to break spending record again in 2024 Alberta's tourism sector is surging at a pace unmatched by any other province. The latest data shows a 10 per cent increa...
Jon Tupper Apr 08, 2025

Veteran Police Officer Takes Command of Alberta RCMP
New top Mountie appointed as RCMP leadership changes hands in Alberta Alberta's RCMP have a new commanding officer, as Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux steps into the role following the retirement...
Jon Tupper Apr 08, 2025 Assistant Commissioner Trevor Daroux , RCMP supplied photo

Province Targets Council Dysfunction With Governance Reforms
Alberta government proposes scrapping municipal codes of conduct in overhaul of local governance rules EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing to scrap the requirement for municipal councils to adopt codes of...
Jon Tupper Apr 08, 2025

Police urge road safety as motorcycle season returns to Fort McMurray
RCMP urge caution as motorcycle season revs up in Fort McMurrayFort McMurray, Alta. - With spring weather returning and motorcycles already back on the roads in Fort McMurray, Wood Buffalo RCMP are ur...
Jon Tupper Apr 08, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Police credit residents after arresting man prohibited from Fort Chipewyan following 2023 shooting cases
Grande Prairie man arrested in Fort Chipewyan for breaching court order FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - RCMP in Fort Chipewyan are crediting local residents with helping locate a man prohibited from being in ...
Jon Tupper Apr 07, 2025

River Breakup Approaching; Residents Advised to Stay Off Ice and Away from Riverbanks
Municipality Urges Caution and Preparedness Ahead of River Breakup Season FORT McMURRAY, AB - With warmer weather melting snow and ice across the region, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is u...
Jon Tupper Apr 07, 2025 Dynamic river breakup on Athabasca river. Image via rmwb.ca

Fort McMurray Gets Ready to Turn Up the Volume at Hello Summer 2025
Fort McMurray's 'Hello Summer' Festival Brings Big Names and Bigger Vibes in July FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A wave of music, sunshine, and summer celebration is set to roll into Fort McMurray this July w...
Jon Tupper Apr 07, 2025 Hello Summer Music Festival Posters. Image via RRC








