Category Archives: News
Alberta moves to stabilize auto insurance with cap, new system in 2027
EDMONTON - Alberta drivers with clean records will continue to see their insurance rates capped as the provincial government extends its good-driver rate program through 2026. Finance Minister Nate Ho...
Sep 25, 2025 kalinovsky / Depositphotos.com
Wood Buffalo RCMP seek help finding missing Fort McMurray man
Update, September 25, 9:00 a.m.: Alberta RCMP have reported through their official social media page that Anthony Simms has been located safe. RCMP are thanking the public for helping locate Simms. FO...
Sep 24, 2025 Anthony Simms Missing, RCMP Poster
Teachers to vote on tentative contract in the coming days
FORT MCMURRAY--The provincial government has announced a tentative deal with 51 thousand teachers in Alberta. The deal has to be ratified first, and the Alberta Teachers Association is working on sett...
Sep 24, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com
RMWB releases official candidate list for Oct. 20 election
FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has released the official list of candidates for the upcoming municipal and school trustee elections. Voters will head to the polls on Oc...
Sep 24, 2025 redwall / Depositphotos.com
Provinces, territories form new forum to address mental health and addiction
Provincial and territorial ministers responsible for mental health, addiction and recovery have agreed to create a new forum aimed at advancing shared priorities and strengthening collaboration across...
Sep 24, 2025 pichsakul / Depositphotos.com
Edmonton teachers charged with child exploitation offences after ICE investigation
EDMONTON - Two Edmonton men, including a high school teacher and a music instructor, have been charged with child sexual exploitation offences following an investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement...
Sep 24, 2025
Conservative MP introduces McCann's Law to target offenders who hide victims' remains
OTTAWA -Conservative MP Dane Lloyd has tabled a private member's bill that would impose tougher consequences on offenders who refuse to disclose the location of a homicide victim's remains. Lloyd intr...
Sep 24, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
TikTok privacy investigation finds safeguards for children inadequate
OTTAWA - A joint investigation by Canada's privacy watchdog and three provincial counterparts has found TikTok failed to adequately protect children's personal information, raising concerns about how ...
Sep 24, 2025 mhensv / Depositphotos.com
Extreme fire danger declared in Fort McMurray as big game season begins
FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The wildfire danger in Fort McMurray is rated extreme as hot, dry weather lingers into late September, just as big game hunting season gets underway and more people head into the ...
Sep 23, 2025 taviphoto / Depositphotos.com
Porter Airlines postpones Fort McMurray-Ottawa flights to spring 2026
FORT McMURRAY, AB. - Porter Airlines is pushing back the launch of its new nonstop route between Fort McMurray and Ottawa until spring 2026. The airline had originally planned to begin service on Nov....
Sep 23, 2025 Porter Airlines, 132-seat Embraer. Supplied image
