Fort McMurray

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]