Tag Archives: Canada

RMWB provides $12 million in community grants
RMWB Jubilee Centre -image from Wikimedia Commons The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is writing some big cheques to support local community organizations. On January 6, the Community Inv...
Harvard Media Jan 15, 2024

WinterPLAY seeking volunteers and referees
2022 Shootout on the Snye. RMWB Web image WinterPLAY organizers are seeking volunteer support from local community organizations and groups. The celebration of winter is also seeking vendors to provid...
Harvard Media Jan 15, 2024
Worst appears to be over for Alberta cold snap
Extreme cold warnings remain in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region, as well as the rest of Alberta, but not for long. According to Environment Canada Meteorologist Alysa Pederson, the worst i...
Harvard Media Jan 15, 2024
Power supply in Alberta a concern during extreme cold snap
Albertans were asked to limit power consumption over the weekend due to the extreme cold conditions throughout the province. According to a release from the Alberta government, rotating outages ...
Harvard Media Jan 14, 2024
Severe weather costs Alberta Insurance providers heavily in 2023
It was an expensive year on the insurance front for Albertans. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, damage from severe weather including hail, wildfire, wind and floods exceeded $330 Mil...
Harvard Media Jan 12, 2024
Oil Barons overhaul on AJHL's trade deadline day
The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) held their trade deadline on Wednesday, and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons made some noise throughout the day with six trades announced with other teams. Th...
Harvard Media Jan 11, 2024
AHS Trying to clear the air on imported acetaminophen
Alberta Health Services issued a statement yesterday (Wednesday) in an attempt to clear the air on the imported Turkish acetaminophen that reportedly caused "adverse reactions in children." AHS says t...
Harvard Media Jan 10, 2024

Charges laid after six year old is hit by a car
Six-year-old "Kaia" in Pediatric ICU. Image use with permission of family. Some new details have been released, after a six year old girl was struck by a car, and is now in a coma in an Edmonton hospi...
Harvard Media Jan 09, 2024

Class action lawsuit launched over tainted cantaloupes
Cantaloupes and fruit were recalled due to salmonella. Image provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Concerns over contaminated cantaloupes are causing a Canadian class action lawsuit. In Nove...
Harvard Media Jan 08, 2024

Community rallies to support seriously injured child
Stollery Children's Hospital. Image from Alberta Health Services Update: Tuesday, January 9th, 2023. 10:30 a.m. A spokesperson for the RCMP is confirming a person has been charged in relation to the D...
Harvard Media Jan 08, 2024








