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Arts Take Centre Stage During Buffy Awards Gala FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— The Arts Council of Wood Buffalo feted the arts community in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo this weekend. The organization presented the winners of the 2024 Buffy Awards during a glamorous Miami-Vice-themed gala on Saturday. Known as “The Buffys,” the awards place a spotlight on […]

Alberta RCMP Urge Caution After Snow Snarls Highways FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — After heavy snow caused delays and disruptions on highways across Alberta, the RCMP are urging motorists to use extra caution and be prepared for winter driving season. Yesterday’s weather caused snarls and headaches on Highway 63 while Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton […]

Keyano College Student Wins National Power Engineering Award FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — A student in Keyano College’s Power Engineering 4th Class Comprehensive program has been recognized with a nationwide award. Nathan Morin, a Power Engineering 4th Class Comprehensive program student, received the PanGlobal Outstanding Student Achievement Award recognizing both his academic excellence and dedication to […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating after a teepee canvas was purposefully damaged in front of Elsie Yanick Catholic School.  The damage sustained includes visible holes cut into the canvas, broken poles, and the removal of all of the pegs.  Police obtained security footage of the suspects from the incident on October 11th. The suspects were […]

Alberta Celebrates Small Business Week with Chamber Awards Gala in Fort McMurray FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta—As Canada marks Small Business Week, Alberta’s Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Northern Development, Tany Yao, is calling on residents to celebrate the province’s entrepreneurs. Yao says small businesses are the backbone of Alberta’s economy, making up about 95 per […]

Millions Pledged for Jasper’s Tourism Recovery Hoping to help revive Jasper’s tourism industry following this summer’s devastating wildfire, the Alberta government is pledging $2.5 million to boost tourism and help operators ready for the fall and winter seasons. Travel Alberta, the province’s destination management corporation, is providing the funding. The crown corporation hopes to help businesses […]

BC Election Results Leave Outcome Unclear and Recounts Certain The results of British Columbia’s provincial election are too close to call, in what may go down as the closest election in Canadian history. Preliminary vote counts are showing a razor-thin margin between the incumbent New Democratic Party (NDP) and the BC Conservatives. As of early […]

Fort McMurray Wildfires Under Control as Season Nears End Crews with Alberta Wildfire have successfully brought all blazes burning in the Fort McMurray Forest Area under control. Currently, there are just eight active fires remaining. The region experienced 101 wildfires this year, burning a total of 287,496 hectares of forest, an area roughly three times […]

Edmonton School Support Workers Vote to Strike Amid Wage Concerns Support staff with Edmonton Public Schools have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action.  CUPE Local 3550 representing the support staff says the vote was 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate, but the results have not yet been ratified.  The union says […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood Buffalo Appoints New Executive Director FORT McMURRAY, Alberta— Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood Buffalo (BBBSWB) is announcing the appointment of Hanna Fridhed-Campbell as its new Executive Director, succeeding Julie Penney. While Penny resigned from the role in August, she continued to lead BBBSWB while the board searched for […]