Tag Archives: Canada
Serious Collision Shuts Down Highway 63 Near Mildred Lake
(Fort McMurray, AB) - Highway 63 was closed in both directions this morning following a serious collision between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. Just after 5 a.m., Syncrude Emergency Services, ...
Oct 17, 2025 Road Closed Sign, image via rmwb.ca
Wood Buffalo residents reminded to bring ID on Election Day
Fort McMurray, AB - Residents across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will head to the polls on Monday, Oct. 20, to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees. Voting stations will be ope...
Oct 17, 2025 redwall / Depositphotos.com
Smith directs ministers to focus on affordability, smart spending amid the ongoing teachers' strike.
Edmonton - Premier Danielle Smith has issued new mandate letters to four key ministers with a focus on affordability, fiscal discipline and government efficiency. The move comes as Alberta's Ministry ...
Oct 17, 2025 Nate Horner delivering Budget 2025.
Council Candidate Q&A: Funke Banjoko
Harvard Media News reached out to each candidate running for office to ask a set of questions about the office for which they are running. The following is our Q&A with Fort McMurray Mayoral Candi...
Oct 16, 2025
RCMP remove 106 impaired drivers in province-wide Thanksgiving enforcement
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP issued nearly two thousand tickets over the Thanksgiving long weekend as part of a nationwide traffic safety campaign. During Operation Impact 2025, officers handed out 1,918 t...
Oct 16, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
Talks stall as Alberta considers back-to-work legislation for teachers
EDMONTON- The wage dispute between the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers' Association has reached an impasse, with no new bargaining dates scheduled and indications that back-to-work legisla...
Oct 16, 2025 ATA Logo, web image
Fort McMurray health fair to connect parents with pregnancy and early childhood supports
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Expectant and new parents will have a chance to connect with local healthcare professionals at a pregnancy health information fair hosted by Primary Care Alberta next month. The fr...
Oct 15, 2025 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Province invites residents to pick Alberta's next licence plate look
EDMONTON- Alberta drivers will soon help decide the look of the province's first new licence plate in more than four decades. From Oct. 15 to Nov. 5, Albertans can vote online in a tournament-style co...
Oct 15, 2025 Danielle Smith License Plate News Conference,
Unattended candle blamed for Timberlea house fire
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - Regional Emergency Services (RES) have determined the cause of a house fire on Pebble Lane earlier this week. An unattended candle in an upstairs bedroom is believed to have sparke...
Oct 15, 2025 Pebble Lane house fire, RMWB supplied image
Alberta leads the country in GDP, jobs, and population growth heading into 2026
EDMONTON - Alberta's economy is showing renewed strength, with job numbers and population growth signalling that the famed "Alberta Advantage" is alive and well. Statistics Canada reports the province...
Oct 15, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
