Category Archives: News

Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT) has a new board of directors. Mayor Sandy Bowman, Municipal Councilors Keith McGrath and Stu Wiggle, along with RMWB's CAO Henry Hunter, assumed g...

Public use of hard drugs will once again be illegal in British Columbia. On Tuesday, Federal Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks approved B.C.'s request to re-criminalize the public use ...

Alberta is adding Wildland firefighters to the list of responders eligible for the Alberta Heros' Fund. Since 2020, the Alberta Heros' Fund has provided $100,000 to the families of first responders wh...

The Regional Recreation Corporation of Wood Buffalo (RRC) and CNOOC are hosting a Family Fun Day in Anzac. The event is set for May 25th to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Anzac...

Canada's recently released Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report indicates a decrease in emissions in Alberta, despite a rise in energy production. Covering the 2022 year, the report reveals that per-barrel...

Charges have been laid after the shooting that took place last week near the Fort Chipewyan airport. Two suspects were arrested in connection to the incident on Friday, but one was released without ch...

Wood Buffalo RCMP is investigating two robberies at Ace Liquor locations in Fort McMurray.  In the first instance, officers responded just before 7:00 Saturday night to the Thickwood location, wh...

Over 500 people gathered in Kiym Community Park on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to honour and bring awareness to the thousands of Indigenous women and girls, and two-spirit people who have gone missing or who...

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alberta- Charges are pending against two males following a drug seizure in Fort Chipewyan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) conducted a check stop in the northern hamlet on Fri...

The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project reached its completion this week.  Oil will begin flowing through the newly expanded pipeline mid-month at nearly triple the capacity of the previous...