Tag Archives: Fort McMurray
Edmonton workers leave CLAC in historic shift to IUOE 955
EDMONTON - More than 800 workers at OEM Remanufacturing have voted to leave the Christian Labour Association of Canada and join the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955 in what the uni...
Dec 02, 2025 International Union of Operating Engineers
Local 955 Logo
Alberta MLAs set to vote on motion targeting shrinkflation and skimpflation
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrats are pushing for a public inquiry into shrinkflation and skimpflation, arguing rising food prices are leaving families struggling to afford basic groceries. Calgary E...
Dec 02, 2025 Food Banks Canada web image
Fort McKay First Nation welcomes energy deal as major shift in project planning
FORT MCKAY, AB - Fort McKay First Nation says a new memorandum of understanding between Ottawa and Alberta signals long-awaited progress on how major energy projects are planned, approved and s...
Dec 02, 2025 Chief Raymond Powder of the Fort McKay First Nation post on social media
Holiday luncheon brings Indigenous business community together this week
FORT MCMURRAY - The Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association is making a final push for registrations ahead of its annual holiday networking luncheon on Thursday. The event, called Making ...
Dec 02, 2025
OPEC+ holds output steady as global glut fears grow
VIENNA - Despite the thaw in energy relations between Alberta and Ottawa, and growing optimism in Canada's oil sector, OPEC plus will hold production steady through early 2026 as the group braces for ...
Dec 02, 2025 bashta / Depositphotos.com
New oversight body replaces police investigating police in Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta's new Police Review Commission is now fully operational, creating a single independent body to handle policing complaints and oversee disciplinary processes across the province. The...
Dec 02, 2025
Alberta unity petition verified as successful by Elections Alberta
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta has verified the "Alberta Forever Canada" citizen initiative petition as successful, confirming it surpassed the legal threshold needed to advance to the Alberta legislatu...
Dec 01, 2025 Thomas Lukaszuk Facebook Image
Alberta health support staff secure raises, premium increases in 2024-28 contract
EDMONTON - Alberta's licensed practical nurses and health care aides have ratified a new four year collective agreement that union leaders say will significantly boost wages, shift premiums and rural ...
Dec 01, 2025 AUPE Rally, web image via https://www.aupe.org/about
Council signs off on 2026 fee hike for garbage, landfill and permits
FORT McMURRAY - Council has signed off on a new fee schedule for 2026 that keeps most municipal charges unchanged but raises some rates for garbage, landfill, cemetery and development services while h...
Dec 01, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
Wood Buffalo mayor touts 'economic engine' role under new energy accord
FORT McMURRAY - Reaction is pouring in after Ottawa and Alberta signed a sweeping new energy agreement that promises federal backing for a West Coast bitumen pipeline, regulatory relief for the provin...
Dec 01, 2025 Mayor Sandy Bowman
