Category Archives: Breaking News
Improperly Snuffed Cigarette Leads to Fire on Jackpine Way
Fort McMurray - A late-night fire over the weekend is prompting a renewed warning from fire officials about the dangers of improperly discarded smoking materials. Just after midnight on July 19, Fort ...
Jul 22, 2025 2022 Regional Emergency Services Firetruck
OPEC increases output but loses grip on global oil prices
OPEC's market sway challenged as oil prices stay firm despite supply hike OPEC is boosting oil production in a bid to reclaim market share, but prices remain unexpectedly strong, revealing the cartel'...
Jul 22, 2025 The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Logo
Alberta pledges $22 million to expand rural health care access
Alberta promises rural care boost, but questions remain over recruitment and retention The Alberta government is rolling out more than $22 million in new spending to improve primary care in rural and ...
Jul 22, 2025 Drumheller Health Clinic, town of Drumheller web image
Nearly 28,000 new homes underway as Alberta outpaces national housing trends
Alberta leads Canada in housing starts as construction surge continues EDMONTON - Alberta is leading the country in housing construction, with nearly 28,000 new homes already started in the first half...
Jul 22, 2025 photovs / Depositphotos.com
New Roots for a Growing Tradition: ATC Festival Moves to J. Howard Pew Park in Waterways
ATC Cultural Festival marks fifth anniversary with new location in Waterways FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Athabasca Tribal Council Cultural Festival is marking its fifth anniversary with a new home in For...
Jul 22, 2025 Indigenous Dancer, ATC 2024
Wildfire Alert Issued for Slave Lake Region: Residents Urged to Prepare to Evacuate
Wildfire threat prompts evacuation alert for Slave Lake region SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - Residents in and around Slave Lake are being told to prepare for a possible evacuation as a wildfire burns northeast ...
Jul 21, 2025
Bill C-5 bypass criticized as symptom of deeper federal system issues
Think tank says federal fast-track bill confirms Ottawa's assessment process is broken A Montreal-based think tank with offices in Calgary, says a new federal law that allows Ottawa to fast-track cert...
Jul 21, 2025
Alberta defends actions during Jasper wildfire in joint statement
Alberta defends wildfire response after critical Jasper report EDMONTON - Alberta is pushing back against a report commissioned by the town of Jasper into the 2024 wildfire that damaged parts of the c...
Jul 21, 2025 Alberta Wildfire conducts Hazard Reduction Burn
Deadly Fake Xanax Pills Kill Alberta Teen, RCMP Warn of More Could Come
RCMP issue province-wide alert after Alberta teen dies from counterfeit Xanax pill EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP have issued a critical province-wide warning after the death of a 16-year-old boy was linked ...
Jul 20, 2025 Fake potentially deadly Xanax
ASIRT Investigating Fatal RCMP Encounter in Grande Prairie
Man dead following RCMP-involved shooting in Grande Prairie; ASIRT investigating GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. - A man is dead following a police-involved shooting late Friday night in Grande Prairie. RCMP say ...
Jul 20, 2025
