Tag Archives: Canada
ALERT arrests seven in provincewide child exploitation probe
CALGARY - Seven men from Calgary, Lethbridge and Red Deer have been charged after an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams investigation into online child sexual exploitation. Operation ICE Storm, la...
Oct 08, 2025 ALERT Logo
Carney ends spring budgets, pledges clearer accounting of federal investments
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is ending the long-standing tradition of spring federal budgets, with the government announcing Monday that the country's annual spending plan will now be presented...
Oct 07, 2025 Mark Carney at a Policy Exchange summer party, August 2015
YMCA expands childcare and day camps as Alberta teachers strike begins
FORT McMURRAY - The YMCA of Northern Alberta is expanding its child care and day camp programs to support families affected by the provincewide teachers' strike. The charity, one of Alberta's largest ...
Oct 07, 2025 YMCA Wood Buffalo Web image
Premier Smith visits eastern Canada to strengthen national economic partnerships
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto this week to promote collaboration and advance projects aimed at strengthening industries across Canada. While in Montreal,...
Oct 07, 2025
Canada Post strike delays municipal mail delivery in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - The Canada Post strike is disrupting mail delivery across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, delaying utility bills, property tax reminders, ambulance invoices and other munici...
Oct 07, 2025 ValeStock / Depositphotos.com
Alberta government serves teachers with lockout notice amid historic provincewide strike
EDMONTON - Alberta's bargaining committee has issued a lockout notice to 51,000 striking teachers, marking the latest escalation in a historic labour dispute that has closed schools across the provinc...
Oct 06, 2025 jekershner7 / Depositphotos.com
RCMP search for missing Conklin man last seen hitchhiking on Highway 881
Update Oct 10th 2025 - Wood Buffalo RCMP would like to report that Randy Bennett has been located safe. FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing man from...
Oct 06, 2025 Missing Poster Randy Bennett
Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety as incidents rise across Canada
FORT McMURRAY - Fire Prevention Week is underway, and this year's campaign is shining a spotlight on the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from phones and e-bikes to power tools...
Oct 06, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP ask for help locating man last seen Sept. 24
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Police say 60-year-old Ivan White of Fort McMurray was last seen at The Centre of Hope on Sept. 24, 20...
Oct 05, 2025 Missing Person, Ivan Whte. RCMP Poster
Keyano College invites future students to fall open house despite the ongoing teacher strike
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - While many high school students are off due to the ongoing teachers' strike, Keyano College is moving full steam ahead with preparations for a new academic year and a new class of...
Oct 05, 2025
