Tag Archives: Fort McMurray News
New Catholic school trustees sworn in under shadow of provincial labour dispute
New board of trustees sworn in amid ongoing labour dispute FORT MCMURRAY- The newly elected board of trustees for the Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division has been sworn in for the 20...
Oct 29, 2025 FMCSD Board- supplied image
Caught in the middle, students will return after province ends teachers strike
Students return to class as back to work law brings an end to strike FORT MCMURRAY- Children across Alberta are back in school on Wednesday, Oct. 29, for the first time since Oct. 6, after provincial ...
Oct 28, 2025 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com
Experience meets renewal in RMWB council lineup following election
Old and new faces fill RMWB council seats following municipal election FORT MCMURRAY - It's a mix of familiar names and fresh faces on the new Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council. Ward 1 vot...
Oct 22, 2025 Sandy Bowman shares reading time with school children. Facebook image
Unofficial Election Results: Sandy Bowman Re-Elected Mayor as Familiar Faces Lead in Ward 1 and Beyond
FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - (10 p.m., Oct. 21) Unofficial results are in for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's 2025 municipal election. In Ward 1, the six council candidates leading the polls are...
Oct 21, 2025
Candle Suspected in Timberlea House Fire That Destroyed Home
(Fort McMurray - Updated at 2pm) - An unattended candle in a bedroom is the suspected cause of a late afternoon fire that gutted a Timberlea home yesterday. Shortly after 5 p.m., Fort McMurray firefig...
Oct 15, 2025
Keyano College's Indigenous Student Centre to Open in March 2025
Keyano College's Indigenous Student Centre is set to open in March 2025, thanks to a partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation. The sponsorship supports the Elder and Auntie In-Residence Office, p...
Jan 07, 2025
Fort McMurray man facing 25 charges after recent drug bust
A major drug bust in Fort McMurray has led to one suspect facing a total of 25 charges. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, with the help of Wood Buffalo RCMP, executed a search warrant o...
Jan 25, 2024
Day time limit for Fort Chipewyan Winter Road decreases Saturday
The weight limits to the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road are being reduced to 5,000 kilograms during the day starting on Saturday. This is in large part due to the warm weather moving in for the next...
Jan 24, 2024
Over $22,000 raised for family of six-year-old in a coma by Prestige Jewelers
Over 22-thousand dollars was raised by Prestige Jewellers to help out the family of six-year-old Kaia, who remains in a coma in Edmonton. Prestige Jewelers ran a raffle to help raise the funds f...
Jan 18, 2024
RCMP searching for suspects after credit cards stolen in Fort McMurray area
Wood Buffalo RCMP are on the lookout for two suspects related to a suspected theft of credit cards from last November. The credit cards were stolen from parked vehicles in the Fort McMurray area...
Jan 17, 2024
