Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo
NAABA names Angela Maxson as new executive director
Second-generation Indigenous entrepreneur brings business and advocacy experience to the role FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association has appointed Angela Maxso...
Sep 21, 2025
Conservatives continue their "tough on crime" focus with proposed victims' rights bill
OTTAWA - Conservatives are keeping crime at the forefront of their fall agenda in Parliament with a private member's bill that would expand the rights of crime victims. Mel Arnold, Conservative MP for...
Sep 19, 2025 willeecole / Depositphotos.com
Hot, dry conditions keep wildfire risk high across northeast Alberta
Wildfire danger remains very high in Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche forest areas FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Alberta Wildfire officials say the risk of fire remains very high in the Fort McMurray and Lac La ...
Sep 18, 2025 Alberta Wildfire logo
Business forum spotlights packed Ward 1 race in Fort McMurray
Candidates pile in as nomination deadline looms for Wood Buffalo municipal election FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - About 80 people gathered at Landmark Cinemas in Timberlea on Thursday night for a business-fo...
Sep 18, 2025 Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, Candidates Forum - listener supplied photo
Adam's Journey becomes top seller in Canada's biography and anecdotes category
Adam Germain's memoir tops Canadian category charts, rooted in Fort McMurray story FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - A self-published memoir by former Fort McMurray lawyer, MLA and judge Adam Germain has become ...
Sep 18, 2025
Analysts say oil industry adjusting to $60-a-barrel reality
ConocoPhillips and Chevron among producers cutting staff as spending falls by billions The global oil sector is settling into the reality of $60-a-barrel prices, according to analysts, with many compa...
Sep 18, 2025
Conservatives table Jail Not Bail bill to crack down on repeat offenders
Victims' families, police associations voice support for tougher conditions on violent offenders OTTAWA - Fort McMurray-Cold Lake MP Laila Goodridge says "enough is enough" as Conservatives table legi...
Sep 18, 2025 Laila Goodridge, MP Fort McMurray - Cold Lake Official Photo
ALERT cracks massive cartel-linked drug ring in $15M Alberta cocaine bust
ALERT dismantles cross-border drug ring in one of Alberta's largest seizures CALGARY - Alberta's organized crime unit has dismantled a cross-border drug trafficking network in what officials say is on...
Sep 17, 2025 ALERT Project Cerberus
Mixed reaction Alberta to add citizenship to driver's licenses,
Critics warn of privacy risks and discrimination, while government cites election integrity EDMONTON - Alberta plans to become the first province to display Canadian citizenship status on driver's lic...
Sep 17, 2025 Alberta Drivers License Sample, GOA Image
Chard Métis Dene Group announces first acquisition with Canadian Overhead Doors
Deal marks milestone in economic reconciliation and Indigenous business growth FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The Chard Mtis Dene Group of Companies has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of Cana...
Sep 17, 2025 Chard Metis Dene Logo, provided image
