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Fort McMurray School Support Workers Poised for Strike After Rejecting Wage Offer FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — Support staff at Fort McMurray’s public and Catholic school divisions may soon be back on the picket lines after rejecting proposals from the provincial Disputes Inquiry Board (DIB). On Tuesday, the Board released their recommendations which aim to end […]

Singh Calls for Emergency Meeting Over Alleged Indian Links to Violence in Canada Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for an emergency meeting of Parliament’s public safety committee. This comes after the RCMP announced links between agents of the Government of India and violent acts on Canadian soil, including homicides. At a press conference […]

Alberta Launches $7 Million Campaign to Fight Federal Emissions Cap Alberta is stepping up its fight against the federal government’s proposed emissions cap for the oil and gas sector with a new $7 million advertising and social media campaign. Dubbed “Scrap the Cap,” the campaign aims to raise awareness about the potential economic impacts of […]

Alberta Launches New Agency to Improve Primary Care Access Alberta is revamping its healthcare system with the creation of a new agency focused on primary care. On Tuesday, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange announced the creation of Primary Care Alberta, a spin-off from Alberta Health Services. The new healthcare body will become operational on November 1. […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is beginning its residential snow-clearing program on Tuesday, Oct. 15, as part of its annual Winter Maintenance Zone (WMZ) program. With warm weather continuing, the RMWB is relaxing all WMZs until further notice, meaning no on-street residential parking restrictions are in effect. The program […]

Wood Buffalo Community Foundation Grants Support Mental Health and Addictions Recovery The Wood Buffalo Community Foundation (WBCF) is handing out $294,000 in grants to five local charities. This year WBCF focused on mental health and addictions recovery in Fort McMurray. The recipients include the Pastew Detox Centre, who will invest in its pre-treatment program, and […]

Liberal Party of Canada Announces New Campaign Leadership Ahead of Federal Election. The Liberal Party of Canada has appointed veteran Liberal strategist Andrew Bevan as Campaign Director and Marjorie Michel as Deputy Campaign Director for the upcoming federal election, scheduled for October 2025. “Andrew Bevan has been a leader in moving forward progressive priorities for […]

Province to Issue Recommendations on Fort McMurray School Labour Dispute FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The province is set to release its recommendations to resolve a labour dispute between support staff and the Fort McMurray Public and Catholic school divisions. The Government of Alberta convened two Dispute Inquiry Boards last month after contract talks between CUPE […]

Canada and India Expel Diplomats Amid Tensions Over Criminal Investigations Diplomatic relations between Canada and India have reached a new low following a tit-for-tat expulsion of top diplomats. The move comes amid escalating tensions over the ongoing investigation into the killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced […]

Jewish School Targeted by Gunfire on Yom Kippur A Jewish girls’ elementary school in Toronto was struck by gunfire early Saturday morning in what many are calling a hate crime. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. Police were called to the […]