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AHS Toys for Tickets Campaign Collects Nearly 1,200 Gifts for Families in Need Alberta Health Services (AHS) is celebrating another successful year of its annual Toys for Tickets program. Now in its sixth year, the holiday initiative allows individuals with parking tickets at AHS facilities to donate a new, unwrapped toy instead of paying the […]

Athabasca Tribal Council Calls for Policing Reforms Following ASIRT Report on Chief Allan Adam’s Arrest FORT McMURRAY, Alta. — The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) has expressed shock and dismay following the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team’s (ASIRT) report into the 2020 arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief Allan Adam, clearing RCMP officers of […]

RCMP Arrest Suspect After Hours-Long Standoff in Beacon Hill Update, December 23, 3:15 p.m. Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged 53-year-old Michael Thompson of Fort McMurray in relation to an hours-long standoff in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood. Thompson is facing charges of resisting/obstructing police, failure to comply with release conditions, and failure to comply with an […]

ASIRT Seeks Witnesses in Officer-Involved Shooting in Fort McMurray FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is seeking witnesses as it investigates an officer-involved shooting that left a man in critical condition earlier this month. The incident occurred on Dec. 12 when Wood Buffalo RCMP officers responded to a report of […]

Fort McMurray Family Finds Hope After Medical Emergency in Mexico FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A Fort McMurray family may finally be able to return home after a dream vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, turned into a nightmare. Albert and Karla Forsey, along with their two children, had just arrived for a family holiday earlier this […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are on the lookout for a missing person last seen in downtown Fort McMurray on July 31. 48-year-old Andrea Crank was reported missing on Wednesday, but had not communicated with her family since July 18, 2024. Crank is also known to frequent the Leduc and Edmonton areas. There is a general concern […]

One of our region’s finest has received one of the highest honours in the country.  Nicole Bourque-Bouchier was named to the Order of Canada Wednesday in a special ceremony on Parliament Hill.  Bourque-Bouchier – a member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation – is the CEO and Co-Owner of the Bouchier Group, recognized as one […]

Ottawa Backs Down on Net-Zero Power Grid Target of 2035; Alberta to Continue Court Challenge The federal government has revised its clean electricity regulations, moving the deadline for a net-zero power grid from 2035 to 2050. The shift is vindication of Alberta’s long-standing position that 2050 is a more realistic and achievable target. In a […]

Inflation Falls to 1.9%, but Rent and Food Costs Still Rising Canada’s inflation rate dropped to 1.9 per cent in November, marking a 10-basis-point decline from last month. The overall rate of inflation remains firmly within the Bank of Canada’s target range, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Stats Canada says the decline was […]

Terry Fox to Appear on Canada’s New $5 Banknote Terry Fox, a national icon celebrated for his Marathon of Hope, has been chosen as the new face of Canada’s $5 banknote. The change will see Fox replace Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who will move to the redesigned $50 bill. Fox, who lost his right leg to […]