Category Archives: News
Children's privacy a top priority for Alberta watchdog as Data Privacy Week begins
EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy commissioner says protecting the personal information of children and youth is a top priority as her office marks international Data Privacy Week. Diane Mc...
Jan 27, 2026 dekazigzag / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray skaters named to Team Canada men's roller derby program
FORT MCMURRAY - Three members of Fort McMurray's roller derby community are heading to the international stage after being named to Team Canada's men's roller derby program for 2026. Athletes Ryan Whe...
Jan 27, 2026 Fort McMurray Roller Derby League logo. Web image
Pizza Pops recall expanded across Canada over possible E. coli contamination
OTTAWA - Canada's public health agency has expanded a recall of Pillsbury Pizza Pops first announced in December after additional products were linked to possible E. coli O26 contamination. The Public...
Jan 27, 2026 Pizza Pops. Wikimedia, cc license
RMWB Ward 1 Coun. Jennifer Vardy asks Fort McMurray and area residents how to stay connected
FORT MCMURRAY - The municipal election campaign ended more than three months ago, but one elected councillor says her focus on public engagement is just getting started. Ward 1 Coun. Jennifer Vardy to...
Jan 27, 2026 Jennifer Vardy, File photo
One communicable measles case remains in Alberta North Zone as contact tracing continues
EDMONTON - Alberta's measles outbreak has dropped to a single known communicable case as public health officials continue contact tracing to reach anyone who may have been exposed while the individual...
Jan 27, 2026 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray town hall set as Alberta seeks input on nuclear energy development
EDMONTON - Albertans are being invited to share their views on the potential development of nuclear energy in the province as the Alberta government continues a multi-phase public engagement process. ...
Jan 27, 2026 Danielle Smith news conference image
Fort McMurray-Cold Lake MP Goodridge presses food costs as Carney boosts GST credit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be responding to pressure from Canadians and members of Parliament as the House of Commons resumes sitting, with food affordability emerging as an early ...
Jan 27, 2026 Laila Goodridge, House of Commons 2025. File Photo
Indigenous leaders to gather in central Alberta to examine oilsands tailings impacts
ENOCH CREE NATION- Indigenous leaders, legal experts, scientists and youth advocates from across Canada will gather in Alberta this spring for a national conference examining the impacts of oilsands t...
Jan 26, 2026 By NASA Earth Observatory - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40997, Public Domain
RCMP respond to Highway 63 collision that led to traffic delays Friday
Official word from Wood Buffalo RCMP is shedding light on what caused significant backups on Highway 63 during the supper-time commute Friday evening. RCMP say officers were dispatched to a single-veh...
Jan 26, 2026 kalinovsky / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray ranks among Canada's most affordable rental markets as Alberta housing starts hit record
EDMONTON - Alberta set new housing construction records in 2025, surpassing 50,000 housing starts in a single year for the first time as the province led the country in per-capita building for a secon...
Jan 26, 2026 Timber frame house under construction. Wikimedia Commons. CC License. Photo by L Maule
