Category Archives: Breaking News

ATC Career Fair set for next month at MacDonald Island Park
FORT McMURRAY - The Athabasca Tribal Council Career Fair will take place next month at MacDonald Island Park, bringing together youth, First Nations and Indigenous job seekers with employers, training...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026

Budget 2026 proposes $200M investment in seniors housing across Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it plans to invest more than $200 million to build and upgrade seniors housing across the province as the population of older residents continues to grow. The prov...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Seniors activities, aging in place. Image via RWMB.ca

Non compliant inspection at Calgary plasma centre raises safety concerns
CALGARY- Health Canada says two people died after donating blood plasma at paid collection centres in Winnipeg, prompting renewed calls from a health advocacy group for stronger oversight and possible...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Kzenon / Depositphotos.com

War with Iran threatens iron ore pellet supply, highlights opportunity for Canadian steel inputs
MONTREAL - The U.S. war with Iran is not only shaking global oil markets. Canada's steel supply chain is also feeling the impact as disruptions in the Persian Gulf threaten a key raw material used in ...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 shestakov15 / Depositphotos.com

Northern Lights Health Foundation announces 39th Spring Fling fundraiser
FORT McMURRAY - The Northern Lights Health Foundation is inviting residents to its 39th annual Spring Fling fundraiser next month in support of health care services in the Wood Buffalo region. The gal...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026

IEA warns of "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market" as crude tops $100
CALGARY - The International Energy Agency says the conflict involving Iran has produced what could be the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, sending crude prices above ...
Jon Tupper Mar 12, 2026 Lepasik / Depositphotos.com

Conservatives demand federal plan on Iranian regime activities in Canada
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to present a plan within a week to address what they say are ongoing activities by Iranian regime officials in Canada. In a joint s...
Jon Tupper Mar 12, 2026 benkrut / Depositphotos.com

RMWB adds $542K in Community Investment Program grants after review
FORT McMURRAY - Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council has approved additional funding for several local non-profit groups following recommendations from a review panel examining the latest Com...
Jon Tupper Mar 12, 2026 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca

Study says stronger carbon pricing would add less than 50 cents per barrel for oil sands
OTTAWA - Strengthening industrial carbon pricing in line with a federal-provincial agreement would have only a minimal impact on the cost of producing oil from Alberta's oilsands, according to new res...
Jon Tupper Mar 12, 2026 Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Natural gas markets heat up as Qatar LNG shipments halted amid Iran war
CALGARY - It is not only oil markets being rattled by the U.S. war against Iran. Global natural gas supplies are also facing disruptions as the conflict spreads across the Middle East. Major energy co...
Jon Tupper Mar 12, 2026 Natural Gas burning, Wikimedia Commons CC License








