Category Archives: News
Unanimous Votes and Calmer Debate Signal Improved Council Dynamic in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo kicked off its 2026 budget deliberations Tuesday with council unanimously approving full funding requests for a range of community recreation ...
Feb 04, 2026 RMWB Council Budget meeting Feb 3, 2026
Canadians won't get plastic straws back after court upholds Ottawa ban
OTTAWA - Canadians will not be drinking from plastic straws again after a recent court ruling upheld Ottawa's ban on several single use plastic items, reinforcing federal authority to regulate plastic...
Feb 04, 2026 ccaetano / Depositphotos.com
Fraser Institute report puts Alberta first, Manitoba last on fiscal policy
VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ranked highest among Canadian premiers for fiscal management in 2024-25, while Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ranked last, according to a new study by the Fraser...
Feb 04, 2026 Unleashing Alberta's Energy Future Press Conference, Nov 26, 2025
Alberta calls for role in judicial appointments, criticizes bilingualism rules
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery are calling on Ottawa to reform the federal judicial appointment process, arguing Alberta should have a formal role in selecting jud...
Feb 04, 2026 SomeMeans / Depositphotos.com
Hockey community mourns deadly Alberta crash while BBB warns of junior hockey scams
STAVELY, AB. - Grief is rippling through the Canadian hockey community after three junior hockey players were killed in a highway collision in southern Alberta. RCMP say the crash happened Monday as p...
Feb 04, 2026 vencav / Depositphotos.com
Distracted driving tickets top 3,300 as RCMP urge focus behind the wheel
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta RCMP are reminding drivers in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and throughout the province to stay focused behind the wheel as distracted driving continues to p...
Feb 04, 2026 Car Crash, 2025. Image by Jon Tupper
Artemis II launch delayed, extending Canada's wait for Jeremy Hansen's moon mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Canadians will have to wait longer to see astronaut Jeremy Hansen take to the skies and become the first Canadian to fly on a mission around the moon after NASA delayed the Arte...
Feb 04, 2026 Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency
RMWB restricts winter road traffic to light vehicles Wednesday
FORT McMURRAY - Daytime load limits will be in effect Wednesday on winter roads serving northern communities in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo because of warm weather conditions. The munici...
Feb 03, 2026
Public consultation opens on Alberta's private sector privacy rules
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is asking Albertans and private-sector organizations to share their views as it moves to modernize the province's private-sector privacy law. A public consultation op...
Feb 03, 2026
Headline: Alberta New Democrats press Smith for update as ER pressures persist
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrats are calling on Premier Danielle Smith to address Albertans directly about pressures facing the province's health care system and have launched a petition urging the ...
Feb 03, 2026 Alberta NDP Web Logo
