Category Archives: Breaking News
RMWB preparing for October 20 election amid changes to voting process
Advance voting begins in early October; more workers needed due to hand-counted ballots FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Residents across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) are being asked to start ...
Aug 07, 2025 Voter Registration Card, image via Elections Canada
Alberta Introducing New Rules to Curb Predatory Tow Truck Practices
EDMONTON--The Alberta government is rolling out new regulations aimed at stopping aggressive and exploitative behavior by some tow truck drivers at accident scenes. Starting Friday, tow trucks will be...
Aug 07, 2025 Thamkc / Depositphotos.com
Record volumes, lower profits: Suncor still posts strong Q2 results
Suncor Energy reports strong Q2 volumes, trims capital guidance amid lower earnings CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. is reporting lower second-quarter earnings year-over-year, despite hitting record highs...
Aug 06, 2025 Suncor Energy Centre
Northern Alberta leads in new measles cases despite slight provincial decline
Measles cases decline slightly, but Alberta's north zone remains hotspot FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta's measles outbreak has slowed slightly, with the total number of cases dropping just below 1,700...
Aug 06, 2025 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com
Suncor wraps coke drum replacement project ahead of schedule and under budget
Suncor completes $1B coke drum replacement, extending life of Fort McMurray upgrader FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy has completed a major $1 billion upgrade at its Base Plant near Fort McMurray,...
Aug 06, 2025 Drone photo of Coker replacement , Suncor provided image
Province taps underground resources for lithium, carbon storage and energy storage
Three projects receive $12.7 million from industry-funded emissions reduction program EDMONTON - Alberta is investing $12.7 million in three new projects that aim to use the province's vast undergroun...
Aug 06, 2025
Canada Post faces stalled talks after workers reject final offer
Postal workers reject final offer as Canada Post faces growing financial pressure OTTAWA - Unionized Canada Post workers have rejected the Crown corporation's final contract offers, but no strike noti...
Aug 05, 2025 ValeStock / Depositphotos.com
RCMP keep close watch on repeat offenders to protect Fort McMurray community
Integrated Offender Management aims to cut repeat offenses and improve community safety FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - As part of our ongoing series on the RCMP, Harvard media recently sat down to discuss wit...
Aug 05, 2025 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License
Forever Canadian campaign officially launches with goal of referendum to affirm Alberta's place in Canada
Organizers aim to collect 300,000 signatures by late October amid competing separatist push EDMONTON - A citizen-led campaign to affirm Alberta's place within Canada is officially underway following a...
Aug 05, 2025 Forever Canadian Movement logo
Wood Buffalo RCMP urges drivers to avoid aggressive behaviour on the roads this August
Police say risky driving choices increase danger for everyone FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking motorists to slow down and avoid aggressive driving this August, warning that risky ro...
Aug 04, 2025 Hwy 63 Speed enforcement. RCMP Supplied image
