Category Archives: Local News
Ahkameyimok Oskayak Youth Conference Kicks off Day 1 in Lac La Biche
The Ahkameyimok Oskayak Youth Conference is kicking off day 1 inside the Bold Centre for February 13-14 presented by the Opikihawasowin Tribal Chief Children Family Services West Society to motivate t...
Feb 13, 2025 Ahkameyimok Oskayak Youth Conference (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
Jordan's Principle to no longer fund vacations, elite sports, new homes
Canada has announced sweeping changes to a program designed to ensure First Nations kids get the care and supports they need, when they need them. That includes barring funding approvals under Jordan'...
Feb 13, 2025 The father of Jordan River Anderson is calling on Canadians to demand a probe of Jordan’s Principle. Jordan's Principle Family / Facebook
New farm crisis line now available in Canada
The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing has launched a new crisis line for farmers across the country. The initiative from the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing officially started on F...
Feb 13, 2025
Fort McMurray's WinterPlay offers something for the entire family
WinterPlay 2025 returns February 21-25 as residents of Wood Buffalo celebrate their northern spirit at the Snye and Borealis Park. The annual festival will feature a variety of free family-friendly ac...
Feb 13, 2025
Temporary housing arrives in Jasper
The first trailers to house displaced locals rolled into Jasper this week, nearly seven months after a third of the town was ravaged by a wildfire. By the end of the week, about 100 trailers containin...
Feb 12, 2025 Workers set up temporary housing units which will be occupied by locals who lost their homes in last summer's wildfire in Jasper, Alberta on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Parks Canada *MANDATORY CREDIT *
PWHL set to hit the ice in Edmonton this weekend
The Oilers may be on a break but that doesn't mean professional hockey isn't still happening at Rogers Place. Sunday afternoon will see the Ottawa Charge facing off against the Toronto Sceptres as par...
Feb 12, 2025
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp. Opens Office in Enoch Cree Nation
The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) held the grand opening of its new office in Enoch Cree Nation to help further economic impacts for First Nations and Metis Settlements across th...
Feb 12, 2025 Dignitaries and Staff from AIOC cutting the ribbon at the AIOC Grand Opening in Enoch (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
2025 Juno Award nominees announced
This year's award nominees for the 2025 Juno awards feature prominent stars and up and coming artists across the board. In total there are 208 nominees, 67 of them being first timers at this year's aw...
Feb 11, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP search for driver after two hospitalized in hit-and-run
RCMP are looking for a pickup truck and a driver wanted in connection with a hit-and-run that sent two pedestrians to hospital in Fort McMurray on Monday. According to witnesses, the truck turned onto...
Feb 11, 2025
Saddle Lake Cree Nation Gears Up for 20th Annual Round Dance Celebration
The 20th Annual Saddle Lake Cree Nation Round Dance is set to take place inside the Ayiwakes Hall on February 14 to honour graduates in Saddle Lake. Betty-Ann Cardinal, Post-Secondary Student Advisor ...
Feb 11, 2025 Saddle Lake Round Dance Poster
