Tag Archives: Wood Buffalo
Fraser Institute reports government jobs making up 30 per cent of Canada's employment growth
VANCOUVER - Canada added 950,000 government sector jobs between 2015 and 2024, accounting for about 30 per cent of the country's total employment growth over that period, according to a new study from...
Nov 26, 2025 benkrut / Depositphotos.com
RCMP hunt for stolen trailer carrying youth sport wheelchairs
PARKLAND COUNTY, Alta. - Parkland RCMP are asking for the public's help after a trailer loaded with sport wheelchairs was stolen from a high school in the Stony Plain area. Police say the theft was re...
Nov 26, 2025 By Pierre-Selim - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18644744
Alberta expands affordable housing program as population surge drives demand
EDMONTON - Alberta and the federal government are committing $200 million to build thousands of new affordable homes across the province as Alberta remains the fastest growing province in Canada and c...
Nov 26, 2025 Timber frame house under construction. Wikimedia Commons. CC License. Photo by L Maule
Bill proposes dual practice model and drug coverage changes as Opposition raises concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a sweeping health bill that proposes major changes to drug coverage, physician rules, food safety and health card requirements, while Opposition critics argue the leg...
Nov 26, 2025 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com
RCMP sees strong turnout for women-focused recruiting day in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP say a women-focused recruiting event held this fall drew strong interest and left several participants feeling closer to a policing career. The September presentation...
Nov 26, 2025 RCMP Recruitment event, 2025
Masked group reported entering home in Fort Chipewyan; four charged after RCMP response
FORT CHIPEWYAN - RCMP in Fort Chipewyan say four suspects were arrested after officers responded to a wellbeing check that turned into a firearms investigation. Police say they were called around 9 a....
Nov 25, 2025 RCMP Officer, Summer 2025. File photo by Jon Tupper
Canadian corporate profits climb to $200 billion in third quarter
OTTAWA - Canadian corporations reported $200 billion in operating profit in the third quarter, a 3.8 per cent increase from the previous quarter as gains in the financial industries outpaced those in ...
Nov 25, 2025 visuals6x / Depositphotos.com
Keyano celebrates inaugural alumni award recipients during 60th year
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College has announced the first recipients of its expanded alumni awards program, marking a milestone in the school's 60th anniversary year. The college broadened the long runni...
Nov 25, 2025
TC Energy sees soaring North American gas demand by 2035
HOUSTON - U.S. natural gas pipeline capacity is set for its biggest one year expansion since the early shale boom as companies respond to surging demand from LNG exporters, data centres and manufactur...
Nov 25, 2025 prykhodov / Depositphotos.com
Province selects Edmonton's South Campus site for new Stollery Children's Hospital
EDMONTON - Alberta has chosen a site for the long planned stand alone Stollery Children's Hospital, a move the province says will speed up construction of a modern pediatric facility and ease pressure...
Nov 25, 2025
