Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo

Police investigate discovery of human remains near Fort McMurray
Human remains found near Fort McMurray are under investigation Fort McMurray, Alta. - Wood Buffalo RCMP and the Alberta Major Crimes Unit are investigating after human remains were discovered near For...
Jon Tupper Apr 26, 2025

Newborn Support Now Just a Call Away for Alberta Parents
Newborn care hotline expands across Alberta as demand grows Primary Care Alberta, the province's new agency for family medicine that spun off from Alberta Health Services, is expanding a popular suppo...
Jon Tupper Apr 24, 2025 eaniton / Depositphotos.com

Bear activity increasing in Fort McMurray as peak season begins
Bear season returns to Fort McMurray as sightings most likely in green spaces Bear season is underway in Fort McMurray, and Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) say the public has a key role ...
Jon Tupper Apr 24, 2025 Black bear on Timberline Drive -Jon Tupper

Planned burns underway near Saprae Creek and Tower Road to curb wildfire threat
Hazard reduction burns continue in Fort McMurray area as wildfire risk remains moderate FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Alberta Wildfire crews are continuing hazard reduction burns this week across the Fort McMu...
Jon Tupper Apr 24, 2025 Alberta Wildfire conducts Hazard Reduction Burn

RMWB Holds the Line on Taxes as Province Invests in Education
RMWB freezes municipal tax rates while provincial education levy climbs FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Property owners in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will see a mixed bag on their tax bills this y...
Jon Tupper Apr 23, 2025

Progress at the Table: Mediated Deal Heads to Vote by Alberta Teachers
Alberta teachers to vote on proposed collective agreement in May Alberta teachers will vote early next month on a proposed mediated settlement that could shape their next collective agreement. The Alb...
Jon Tupper Apr 23, 2025 ArturVerkhovetskiy / Depositphotos.com

Advance polls see record-breaking turnout ahead of federal election
Record turnout reported at advance polls ahead of federal election Elections Canada says a record-breaking 7.3 million Canadians have cast ballots during advance polls over the Easter weekend, shatter...
Jon Tupper Apr 23, 2025 Voter casting a ballot. Image supplied by Elections Canada

Pickup Driver Dies After Crossing Into Oncoming Traffic on Hwy 28
Highway 28 collision results in a fatality RCMP have released more information about a fatal crash that shut down a major northern Alberta highway on Monday afternoon. Police say a pickup truck headin...
Jon Tupper Apr 22, 2025

RMWB launches annual community cleanup and trail adoption programs
Municipality Launches Community Cleanup and Adopt-A-Trail Programs for Earth Day Fort McMurray, AB- The snow may have melted, but it's left behind a winter's worth of debris across parks, trails, and ...
Jon Tupper Apr 22, 2025 Volunteers clean up waste. Image via rmwb.ca

Two in custody after 200-kilogram meth bust in Alberta
ALERT seizes $800,000 worth of meth in interprovincial drug bust EDMONTON - A massive shipment of methamphetamine bound for Edmonton has been intercepted following an investigation involving police in...
Jon Tupper Apr 22, 2025 ALERT Drug and Firearms Seizure, April 2025








