FORT McMURRAY - An 18-year-old man has been charged after a firearm-related call at Frank Spragins High School prompted a police response and subsequent search warrant in the northern Alberta community. Wood Buffalo RCMP said officers were called to the school around 2:42 p.m. on Feb. 11 after receiving a report that a...

FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo says the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road will see traffic disruptions Friday morning due to a wide load moving north. Municipal officials say two modular homes will be transported along the winter road on Feb. 13. Southbound traffic will be closed from midnight to 10...

OTTAWA - Canada's boreal forest is expanding northward as the climate warms, according to new satellite analysis spanning more than three decades. The study, published in the journal Biogeosciences, examined imagery from NASA's Landsat program between 1985 and 2020 and found the world's largest terrestrial biome has bo...

OTTAWA - Laila Goodridge says her office is collecting notes of remembrance, well wishes and condolences to send to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School following last week's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Police have said 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two relatives at a home before fatally shooting five students ...

EDMONTON - Alberta ministers are marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by highlighting investments aimed at encouraging more women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In a joint statement Thursday, Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, and Myl...

FORT McMURRAY - Prominent residents of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are being honoured with their names attached to regional landmarks following unanimous votes at a council meeting. The municipality's Community Identification Committee presented three naming motions to council. Councillors approved renami...

FORT McMURRAY - The Wood Buffalo Community Foundation will hold its second annual Building Legacy, Building Community event next month to honour two Métis leaders whose work helped shape the region, while launching a $1 million corporate fundraising challenge to support Indigenous initiatives. The event is sched...

FORT McMURRAY - The Athabasca Tribal Council has announced former NHL player and coach Ted Nolan and his sons Brandon and Jordan Nolan as keynote speakers for its upcoming career fair in April. The 3 Nolans will speak at the ATC Career Fair April 15 and 16 at the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre. The event is open to...

FORT McMURRAY. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has appointed Andrew Boutilier as its new chief administrative officer, effective March 9. The municipality announced the appointment Wednesday following what it described as a competitive recruitment process. Boutilier, a longtime Fort McMurray resident, curre...

FORT McMURRAY - Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Wood Buffalo say a suspect is in custody following a firearm-related call at Frank Spragins High School Wednesday afternoon. Police say officers received a report around 2:42 p.m. that a student had brought a firearm to the school. RCMP responded immediately with assista...