Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo
Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety as incidents rise across Canada
FORT McMURRAY - Fire Prevention Week is underway, and this year's campaign is shining a spotlight on the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from phones and e-bikes to power tools...
Oct 06, 2025
Alberta teachers begin strike as parents brace for disruptions
Alberta parents brace for uncertainty as 51,000 teachers strike FORT McMURRAY - Fifty-one thousand public-education teachers across Alberta hit the picket lines today, closing schools in both the Fort...
Oct 06, 2025 Schools closed due to strike beginning October 6, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP ask for help locating man last seen Sept. 24
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Police say 60-year-old Ivan White of Fort McMurray was last seen at The Centre of Hope on Sept. 24, 20...
Oct 05, 2025 Missing Person, Ivan Whte. RCMP Poster
Keyano College invites future students to fall open house despite the ongoing teacher strike
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - While many high school students are off due to the ongoing teachers' strike, Keyano College is moving full steam ahead with preparations for a new academic year and a new class of...
Oct 05, 2025
Fort McMurray mayoral candidates debate business issues at Chamber forum
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce mayoralty forum is now available online following a debate between incumbent Mayor Sandy Bowman and challenger Zulkifl Mujahid that focused largel...
Oct 05, 2025 October 1, 2025 Mayoral Debate
Ward 3 residents set to hear from mayoral and council hopefuls at Saprae Creek forum
FORT MCMURRAY, AB.- Residents in Saprae Creek Estates, Draper and the surrounding area will soon have another chance to hear directly from the candidates seeking their votes in the Regional Municipali...
Oct 03, 2025 Vista Ridge, RMWB. Web image
Glass Lewis sides with Cenovus in takeover battle for MEG's Christina Lake project
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. has gained another boost in its $7-billion takeover bid for MEG Energy Corp., as a second influential proxy adviser has recommended shareholders back the deal over a comp...
Oct 03, 2025 Cenovus Christina Lake, Web Image
Second Canadian measles death this year reported in Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta has reported its first measles-related death since outbreaks of the illness began in March, as case counts near 2,000 across the province. Health officials say a baby, born prematur...
Oct 03, 2025 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com
Fort McMurray man wins $100,000 on Scratch & Win ticket
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A Fort McMurray man is celebrating after a big lottery win. Frederick Malcolm won $100,000 on a $100 ULTIMATE Scratch & Win ticket purchased at the Wandering River Quick Stop ...
Oct 03, 2025 Frederick Malcolm won $100,000 on a $100 ULTIMATE Scratch & Win ticket
Former councillor Germain says labour unrest weighs heavy on school trustee races in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - With less than three weeks until election day, a former long-serving municipal councillor says the crowded field of candidates in Wood Buffalo reflects both public dissatisfaction...
Oct 02, 2025 Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, Candidates Forum - listener supplied photo
