Tag Archives: Fort McMurray

Update: 6:00 p.m. May 12, 2024 All schools remain open Monday in both the Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic School Divisions. District officials for both divisions say they are closely m...

Some warm and sunny weather is in store for Fort McMurray this weekend.  However, Environment Canada Meteorologist Natalie Hazel says rain is on the way. "For Fort McMurray (the rain will be) pro...

UPDATED - Friday, May 10 at 5:30 PM A wildfire that sparked Thursday west-southwest of Fort McMurray is now considered out of control. The fire, near the Grand Rapids Wildland, is about 25 kilometres ...

Thanks to some cool temperatures and a mix of snow and rain, Alberta wildfire-fighting crews have made significant progress in the early parts of the wildfire season. According to Thursday morning's p...

The Wood Buffalo RCMP is introducing a new initiative to enhance public service. The RCMP Call-Back Unit (CBU) is part of a six-month pilot project to help free up more frontline officers to work with...

The Local HERO Foundation is thanking residents for their support following the weekend's successful M*A*S*H Bash. Over $150,000 was raised this weekend for our region's only 24/7 emergency helicopter...

A book about the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire is taking home the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Penned by Vancouver author, John Vaillant, "Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast" is ...

Get ready to laugh (or maybe shed a tear) because an Alberta city is about to make your plastic bag dreams come true! Yes, you read it right. Calgary is backpedaling on its single-use item bylaw, whic...

Wood Buffalo RCMP made an arrest in a shooting that took place on the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation. Officers responded to the scene just after midnight Wednesday morning after a complaint of a man s...

Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT) has a new board of directors. Mayor Sandy Bowman, Municipal Councilors Keith McGrath and Stu Wiggle, along with RMWB's CAO Henry Hunter, assumed g...