Category Archives: Local News

Mikisew Cree First Nation and Keepers of the Water is hosting a 2 day conference on March 25, 2026 until tomorrow "Tarsands Tailings Crisis: Protecting Our Water" at the River Cree Resort & Casino...

Casino Dene in Cold Lake has been fined $70,000 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was seriously injured. The incident occurred on Sept. 22, 2023, when a worker was struck and...

Beginning April 1, the minimum wage across the country will rise to $18.15 per hour. The previous minimum wage was $17.75 per hour. In a news release, Employment and Social Development Canada said the...

RCMP have made an arrest in a highway shooting south of Edmonton earlier this month that left one man dead. They say three friends were headed to the mountains on the Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway on Marc...

The Oteenow Employment and Training Society Career Fair welcomed many job seekers inside the Edmonton Expo Centre, with dozens of employers and post-secondary options on site. Lori Ann Paul, Board Cha...

The Wood Buffalo Fire Department in Fort McMurray is looking to hire more than a dozen full-time positions this spring. Openings include training officers, firefighter-paramedics and advanced care par...

A resident of Louis Bull Tribe has been charged with second degree murder in relation to a homicide in Ermineskin Cree Nation on March 19. At 6:51 a.m., Maskwacis RCMP was dispatched to a residence on...

Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival celebrates it's festival on April 15-19 at the Landmark Cinemas in Edmonton. There will be 30 films ranging from documentaries, shorts, features an...

The Alberta RCMP warns drivers to take extra precautions as winter comes to an end. They report that poor road conditions have caused numerous accidents this season. Corporal Troy Savinkoff, Public In...

Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre is an Indigenous addiction treatment in St. Albert, Alberta. And the Board of Directors of Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre announced today it's re-opening of re...