Category Archives: Local News
Annual Gingerbread Jamboree Returns to Fort McMurray
The Annual Gingerbread Jamboree at the Boys and Girls Club in Fort McMurray will be back on Saturday, December 20 running from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Suavek Bartosinski, Executive Director of ...
Dec 18, 2025
Olive Tree Sees Surge in Food Hampers in Lloydminster
With the holidays fast approaching, the Olive Tree in Lloydminster is facing a high demand for food hampers, as more families turn to the organization for support. Jana Thompson, Chief Operating Offic...
Dec 18, 2025
Grande Prairie RCMP warn of increasing use of counterfeit money
Grande Prairie RCMP are sending a warning out to the public about the increasing use of counterfeit money. Police say they have been contacted by several businesses in the City and County of Grande Pr...
Dec 18, 2025
Skydancer to Host 3rd Annual Winter Solstice Celebration in Spruce Grove
The Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre is hosting a Winter Solstice Celebration on December 21 from 6:30 to 8 P.M. at the Central Branch in Spruce Grove. Dianne Meilli, president of the Skydancer In...
Dec 18, 2025
'Extensive damage' to B.C.'s Highway 3 to Alberta
The British Columbia government says it's uncertain when a stretch of major highway linking the Lower Mainland to Alberta will reopen after last week's atmospheric river rainfall event destroyed and d...
Dec 17, 2025 Aerial images show contractors working to repair damage to Highway 3 in B.C. (X.com / @EAMOperations)
Holiday Demand Surges at Grande Prairie Salvation Army
The Grande Prairie Salvation Army has continued to stay busy this December as they have made 662 food hampers this Christmas season. Executive Director of the Salvation Army Peter Kim tells CFW...
Dec 17, 2025
Can Man Dan's Holiday Campout Aims to Fill Edmonton Food Bank Shelves
From December 18 to Christmas 18 to Christmas Eve, Dan Johnstone - better known as Can Man Dan - will camp out in a box truck outside the Belmont and Southbrook Sobeys to collect donations for the Edm...
Dec 17, 2025
Winter storm to blast Alberta with heavy snow, fierce winds
It's shaping up to be a nasty blast of winter across the Prairies today with snowstorms and blizzards set to dump up to 30 centimetres in some areas. Environment Canada says heavy snow will have a str...
Dec 17, 2025
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road opening delayed
Crews continue to workto safely open the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road as soon as possible. Good progress is being made now, but early warm weather and low snowfall delayed construction timelines. It is ...
Dec 17, 2025
Alberta shuts down supervised drug consumption site in Edmonton hospital
A supervised drug consumption site in Edmonton is closing today (Dec 16) Recovery Alberta confirms, in line with an earlier announcement, the site at the Royal Alexandra Hospital is being shuttered. T...
Dec 16, 2025
