Category Archives: Provincial News
Junior A Hockey Players Hospitalized After Northern Alberta Bus Crash
Two Junior A hockey players were taken to hospital after a team bus crashed on a northern Alberta highway Friday morning. RCMP say the coach bus carrying members of the Athabasca Rivermen slid off Hig...
Dec 12, 2025 Photo supplied by Alberta RCMP
Fort Chipewyan RCMP Investigate Shooting, Suspect Charged
(Wood Buffalo, Alberta) - Fort Chipewyan RCMP have laid an aggravated assault charge after a shooting in the community on November 11. Police say officers were called around 3:41 p.m. following a thir...
Nov 14, 2025 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License
Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Fort Chipewyan, But Water Conservation Still Urged
FORT MCMURRAY--Alberta Health Services has lifted the Boil Water Advisory for the hamlet of Fort Chipewyan. Officials confirm that tap water is now safe to drink and meets Canadian Drinking Water Qual...
Nov 10, 2025 magone / Depositphotos.com
Super-Heavy Load Impacting Highway 63 Travel
A massive industrial load will travel from south Edmonton to Fort McMurray between November 2nd and 8th. Nov. 2 (Sunday night): Departs Edmonton around 11 p.m., heading east on Highway 14 to Vegrevill...
Oct 31, 2025 Road Closed Sign, image via rmwb.ca
Payments still pending for some parents from government for school shutdown
FORT MC MURRAY--Today was the day the payments from the provincial government were to go out to parents, to help cover expenses during the three week school shutdown. Some parents got the payment this...
Oct 31, 2025 RMWB School Zone, supplied image
Official Results Announced for 2025 Municipal Election in Wood Buffalo
(Fort McMurray, Alberta) - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has officially declared the results of the 2025 Municipal Election. The results, confirmed at noon today, remain unchanged from the...
Oct 24, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
Radiothon Raises Nearly $240K for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank
(Fort McMurray, Alberta) Harvard Media was proud to host the Wood Buffalo Food Bank yesterday for a 12-hour broadcast at Peter Pond Mall, marking the 33rd annual Corporate Challenge Radiothon. Togethe...
Oct 24, 2025
Alberta Teachers' Association Prepares for Possible Back-to-Work Legislation
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) says it's consulting with lawyers as it prepares for potential back-to-work legislation from the province. Premier Danielle Smith said last week that the union ...
Oct 23, 2025 vyatka86@list.ru / Depositphotos.com
Prime Minister Mark Carney Sets Goal to Double Canada's Non-U.S. Exports Within a Decade
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a message to Canadians last night, outlining an ambitious goal to double Canada's non-U.S. exports over the next decade. Speaking to a crowd of students at the Uni...
Oct 23, 2025 Mark Carney at a Policy Exchange summer party, August 2015
New RMWB Council to Be Sworn In October 29 at SMS Equipment Place
Now that the ballots have been cast and counted, it's time for the newly elected Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council to get to work. The official swearing-in ceremony for the Mayor and Counc...
Oct 23, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
