Category Archives: Provincial News
Call for Artists: Light Up igNIGHT 2025 with 'The Unknown'
Artists are invited to submit proposals for igNIGHT 2025, a five-day public art exhibition at Kiym Community Park, running from October 1st to 5th, 2025. This year's theme, "The Unknown," invites arti...
Feb 06, 2025
RMWB Investigating Abandoned Cat Case, Reminds Owners of Pet Responsibility
RMWB Bylaw Services is reminding pet owners that ditching an animal is never okay. On January 30th, someone left a cat in a carrier at a Parsons Creek apartment building. Animal Control took it to the...
Feb 06, 2025
Premier Smith Calls for Federal Election, Announces Fentanyl Crackdown and Border Security Plans
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke after Wednesday's First Ministers' Meeting, focusing on the fentanyl crisis and border security. She announced Alberta's plans to appoint a fentanyl czar and secur...
Feb 05, 2025
Two Arrested After Firearms and Drug Bust in Fort McMurray
Two suspects have been arrested after ALERT and Wood Buffalo RCMP seized firearms and drugs in Fort McMurray. On January 23rd, nine firearms, including four prohibited rifles and $20,000 worth of drug...
Feb 05, 2025
RCMP Intercept Illegal Border Crossings as Canada Ramps Up Security Under U.S. Pressure
RCMP have intercepted multiple illegal border crossings as Canada strengthens security under U.S. pressure. In Alberta, officers responded to two incidents near the Coutts border crossing. On February...
Feb 05, 2025
Early Morning House Fire on Diefenbaker Drive Causes Significant Damage
Regional Emergency Services crews responded to a house fire on Diefenbaker Drive just after 4 a.m. Wednesday. Two pumper crews and a ladder truck arrived to find an upstairs bedroom on fire. The resid...
Feb 05, 2025
RCMP Seek Public's Help to Locate Missing Fort McMurray Man
UPDATE: Wood Buffalo RCMP advise that Norman Munroe has been located safe. We would like to thank the public and media for their assistance Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for your help in locating 69-ye...
Jan 08, 2025
Alberta Opposes Federal Emissions Cap, Fort McMurray's Economy at Risk
Alberta's Minister of Environment, Rebecca Schulz, has strongly criticized the federal government's proposed oil and gas emissions cap, calling it an "economic wrecking ball." The plan, which mandates...
Jan 08, 2025
RCMP Seek Help to Locate Wanted Man in Fort McMurray
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Dillon Shan Peter Redekopp, a wanted man known to frequent Fort McMurray and other areas in northern Alberta. Authorities urge anyone with information...
Jan 08, 2025
Oil Stocks Rally After Trudeau Resignation
Canadian oil and gas stocks rose Monday following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation, with the S&P/TSX energy index climbing nearly 2% before ending the day up 0.79%. In Fort McMurray, th...
Jan 08, 2025
