Category Archives: News

Money worries taking emotional toll on Canadian couples
CALGARY - Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but a new survey suggests money troubles are putting growing strain on Canadian relationships. The 2026 Love and Money Benchmark Survey from Money ...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 ikinciadres / Depositphotos.com

U.S. House votes to block Trump's Canada tariffs
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to disapprove of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of the administration's trade policy. The resolut...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=348899

Free Family Fishing Weekend returns to Alberta for Family Day
FORT McMURRAY - Albertans can head out onto the ice this weekend without purchasing a sportfishing licence as part of the province's Family Fishing Weekend. The free fishing opportunity runs Feb. 14 t...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 peter77 / Depositphotos.com

Alberta funds energy innovation projects across province
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is investing $28 million in new energy technologies aimed at boosting production while reducing environmental impacts. The funding, delivered through the industry-funde...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 kodda / Depositphotos.com

Health Canada Issues Urgent Recall Over Blood Pressure Medication Mix-Up
Health Canada has issued a recall for two lots of the blood pressure drug MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg after finding that some bottles may contain the wrong pills - specifically midodrine tablets, which are us...
Marina Barnes Feb 13, 2026

ALERT charges Bonnyville baseball coach following ICE investigation
EDMONTON - A minor league baseball coach from Bonnyville, Alta., is facing multiple charges following an Internet Child Exploitation investigation, Alberta law enforcement officials say. Michel "Mitch...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 ALERT Logo

Finance minister signals spending discipline before Feb. 26 budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister is warning of tough choices ahead as the province prepares to table Budget 2026 in what he describes as a more difficult fiscal environment. Nate Horner, Presiden...
Jon Tupper Feb 13, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

Wood Buffalo RCMP charge 18-year-old after firearm scare at Fort McMurray high school
FORT McMURRAY - An 18-year-old man has been charged after a firearm-related call at Frank Spragins High School prompted a police response and subsequent search warrant in the northern Alberta communit...
Jon Tupper Feb 12, 2026 Frank Spragins High School, Facebook image

Wide load to close southbound Fort Chipewyan Winter Road Friday morning
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road will see traffic disruptions Friday morning due to a wide load moving north. Municipal officials say two m...
Jon Tupper Feb 12, 2026

Canada's boreal forest shifting north, boosting carbon storage potential
OTTAWA - Canada's boreal forest is expanding northward as the climate warms, according to new satellite analysis spanning more than three decades. The study, published in the journal Biogeosciences, e...
Jon Tupper Feb 12, 2026 Lake surrounded by forest. Image by Jon Tupper








