Tag Archives: Fort Chipewyan news
WinterPLAY returns with full week of family fun in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - WinterPLAY is just around the corner, bringing families and friends together in Fort McMurray for several days of winter activities, outdoor fun and community celebration. Event organi...
Feb 20, 2026
Alberta says expanded doctor and nurse practitioner access improving primary care
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says more residents are gaining access to primary care as the province launches a new online tool aimed at helping people connect with doctors and other providers more ...
Feb 20, 2026
Researchers Call for System Wide AI Integration in Canadian Health Care
VANCOUVER - A new study from the Fraser Institute says artificial intelligence could significantly improve productivity in health care, but only if health systems are redesigned to integrate the techn...
Feb 20, 2026 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
Heavy snowfall boosts Alberta snowpack, improving 2026 water outlook for farmers
EDMONTON - Backs may be breaking, muscles sore and patience wearing thin after a winter of nearly relentless snowfall across Alberta, but provincial officials say the deep drifts piling up are transla...
Feb 20, 2026 fotokostic / Depositphotos.com
Winter Maintenance Zones Activated Daily as Heavy Snow Hits Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is imposing new parking restrictions and suspending its regular winter maintenance schedule as crews respond to heavy snowfall and extr...
Feb 19, 2026 WMZ / Winter Maintenance Zone Sinage -Photo by Jon Tupper
Eight charged after Project Fast targets drug network linked to Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Eight people are facing charges following a two year investigation into a drug trafficking network with links to northern Alberta, Edmonton and British Columbia's Lower Mainland. The A...
Feb 19, 2026 ALERT Bust, February 19, 2026
RMWB Sets April 20 Deadline for Property Assessment Appeals
FORT McMURRAY - Property owners across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo should begin receiving their 2026 assessment notices in the mail this week. The notices were mailed Feb. 11 and outline...
Feb 17, 2026
Economists Predict Bump in Food Prices in Latest Inflation Report as MP Goodridge fights for affordability.
OTTAWA - A temporary federal tax break from early last year is expected to skew upcoming inflation figures, with analysts predicting a noticeable rise in food prices in January's data. Statistics Cana...
Feb 17, 2026 06photo / Depositphotos.com
CBSA Intercepts Over One Tonne of Narcotics Entering Canada From U.S.
CALGARY - Canada Border Services Agency officers have seized more than one tonne of narcotics at the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta following three separate interceptions late last year. T...
Feb 17, 2026 Coutts Border Busts
Lunar New Year Begins as China Grants Visa Free Travel to Canadians
FORT McMURRAY - Chinese Spring Festival and Lunar New Year celebrations begin today, ushering in the Year of the Horse under the element of fire, a pairing traditionally associated with energy, determ...
Feb 17, 2026 Chinese Spring Festival, year of the Fire Horse. Government of Canada imageAdobeStock_880566861 (1) [Converted]
