Category Archives: Breaking News

Canada's GDP Rises 0.4%, Driven by Strong Oil Sands Performance
Oil Sands Drive Growth in Canada's January Economic Expansion Canada's economy continued to show strength in January, driven largely by the energy sector, with the oil sands leading the way. A new rep...
Jon Tupper Mar 30, 2025 bashta / Depositphotos.com

Nine-Year-Old Killed as Major Alberta Snowstorm Causes Chaos on Highways
Alberta Snowstorm Leaves One Dead, Strands Motorists A powerful snowstorm swept through central and southern Alberta over the weekend, dumping more than a foot of snow in the Edmonton region and causi...
Jon Tupper Mar 30, 2025 Irishka1 / Depositphotos.com

OHS Case Over Fatal Workplace Incident Ends with $1.2M in Penalties
OHS Case Over Fatal Workplace Incident Ends with $1.2M in Penalties. FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Three companies have been fined a total of $1.2 million in connection with a 2022 workplace fatality at Suncor...
Jon Tupper Mar 30, 2025

Road to Fort Chipewyan Closing for the Season Monday, Motorists Warned of Dangers
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road Closing, Conditions Rough Conditions Last-Minute Travelers FORT MCMURRAY - The winter road to Fort Chipewyan will close for the season at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 31, cutting...
Jon Tupper Mar 30, 2025

Albertans Face Price Hikes on Wine as New Tax Increases Take Effect
Albertans to Pay Higher Wine Prices Starting April 1 This is the final weekend to stock up on wine before Alberta's new tax increases take effect on Tuesday. The province will implement a 15-cent flat...
Jon Tupper Mar 27, 2025 nikitos1977 / Depositphotos.com

Trump's Latest Auto Tariffs Spark Concerns Over Job Losses and Price Hikes
Trump Flip-flops on Auto Tariffs Again The auto industry is sounding the alarm over President Donald Trump's latest trade announcement, which will impose a 25 per cent tariff on automobile imports and...
Jon Tupper Mar 27, 2025 phonlamai / Depositphotos.com

Canadians Avoid Travel to the USA. Passenger Volume Down
Airlines Cut Flights as Demand Drops Sharply Between Canada and U.S. Several airlines are reducing flights between Canada and the U.S. as passenger demand plummets. New data from OAG, a leading global...
Jon Tupper Mar 27, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com

Alberta Slashes Photo Radar Use Starting Tuesday, Launches $13M Safety Fund
Alberta Moving Ahead with Photo Radar Cuts, Creates $13 Million Traffic Safety Fund Alberta is dramatically scaling back its use of photo radar, restricting Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) to spec...
Jon Tupper Mar 27, 2025
Race for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake Heats Up, but Liberals Still Missing
FORT MCMURRAY - As we near the end of the first week of the Federal Election Campaign, the New Democratic Party has named You-Ju Choi as its candidate for Member of Parliament in Fort McMurray-Cold La...
Jon Tupper Mar 27, 2025

Four People Charged After Attempt to Evade Police
Four people from Fort McMurray are facing a list of charges, after police attempted to stop a speeding vehicle. Tuesday afternoon patrolling officers spotted a red GMC Acadia speeding from the downtow...
Andrew Dawson Mar 27, 2025 Items seized by RCMP after stopping a vehicle trying to evade police. Four of the six people in the vehicle, all from Fort McMurray are facing charges. Ph0to Courtesy of the RCMP








