Category Archives: Provincial News
Alberta and L.A. Wildfire Update
Alberta Wildfire reports only six carryover wildfires remain from the 2024 season, a significant drop from the over 60 following the record-breaking 2023 wildfires. These remaining fires will be monit...
Jan 08, 2025
Fort McMurray Support Staff Begin Full Strike Over Wage Disputes
Support staff in Fort McMurray's Public and Catholic school divisions began a full strike Tuesday morning, with CUPE Locals 2559 and 2545 moving from a rotating strike. Tuesday during the lunch hour, ...
Jan 07, 2025
La Loche Winter Trail is now open
The La Loche Winter Trail is open to light vehicles under 5,000 kg as of noon Tuesday. Load limits will be raised when conditions improve, with updates to come. Drivers should stick to the right side ...
Jan 07, 2025
Keyano College's Indigenous Student Centre to Open in March 2025
Keyano College's Indigenous Student Centre is set to open in March 2025, thanks to a partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation. The sponsorship supports the Elder and Auntie In-Residence Office, p...
Jan 07, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP Seize Three Suspicious Parcels Containing Cocaine
Wood Buffalo RCMP seized three suspicious parcels containing suspected cocaine between August and December 2024, all headed to Fort Chipewyan. On August 27, a parcel with 7 grams of cocaine was seized...
Jan 07, 2025
Alberta to Bolster Border Security with Specialized Sheriff Team
Alberta Creates Interdiction Patrol Team to Secure U.S. Border Alberta is launching a specialized law enforcement unit to enhance security and crack down on illegal activities along its nearly 300-kil...
Dec 12, 2024
Suspect in Custody Following Early Morning Shooting in Thickwood
Fort McMurray, AB - Early Tuesday morning, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a high-priority 9-1-1 call reporting suspicious persons, possibly armed, in the 100 block of Spruce Street in the Thickwood ne...
Nov 26, 2024
The Accused in a fatal crash, was prohibited from driving for medical reasons
There is new information about a fatal crash in Fort McMurray on Saturday. The driver was medically prohibited from driving, according to a court document obtained and verified by the Canadian Press. ...
Nov 13, 2024
Outpouring of Support Follows Death of 24-Year-Old Victim in Fort McMurray Crash
Outpouring of Grief and Support for Young Woman Killed in Fort McMurray Restaurant Collision FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta - Condolences and tributes are pouring in from across the region for Emily Verge, a ...
Nov 11, 2024
Possible Abduction in Abasand Prompts Wood Buffalo RCMP Investigation
Fort McMurray - On the evening of Nov. 6, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to an incident near Athabasca Avenue in Fort McMurray's Abasand neighborhood. Around 7:20 p.m., officers were alerted to a possibl...
Nov 08, 2024
