Category Archives: Local News
Twinning of Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray to improve 'quality of life for residents'
The Government of Alberta announced an investment of $117 million to twin Highway 63 in between Mildred Lake and the Peter Lougheed Bridge, just north of Fort McMurray. The project was initiated in re...
May 05, 2023 Jason Woodhead / CC
Drayton Valley and Brazeau County evacuate due to wildfire
There is an out-of-control wildfire southeast of Drayton Valley. All residents in the area of Township Road 484 North to Township Road 494, and North Saskatchewan River West to Range Road 80 must evac...
May 05, 2023 Photo: Ketrina Reva Nanooch
Evacuation order issued in Lac Ste Anne County
An evacuation alert for areas in Lac Ste Anne Country are in effect as of May 05, 2023 at 02:08 AM Area: This alert is in effect for everyone from West of Highway 43, and Range Road 60, West to...
May 05, 2023 Courtesy: Patricia Burletoff
26 year old man facing charges after sex attacks targeting females in north Edmonton
Police arrested a 26-year-old male suspect last night in relation to seven incidents that took place in a northwest Edmonton neighbourhood in April. The incidents, which took place between Sunday, Apr...
May 05, 2023
Out of control wildfire in Fox Lake destroys Homes, Police Station and Northern Store
A 4,383 hectare wildfire has forced residents of Fox Lake to flee their homes. The Chief of the Little Red River Cree Nation confirmed 20 homes, the police station and the Norther...
May 04, 2023 Photo: Jarvis Nanooch
Bent Arrow hosts annual spring Job Fair
The Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society will be hosting their annual Spring Job Fair on May 5th at the Fantasyland hotel. The Spring Job Fair will consist 50 employers looking to hire and guide att...
May 04, 2023 A tipi on the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society grounds (File photo)
Evacuation order extended for north of Wildwood
There is an evacuation order for the area north of Wildwood. From Township Road 544 north to Township Road 560 and west to Range Road 110 and east to Highway 22. Residents in this area must evacuate i...
May 04, 2023
EPS investigating missing woman case
Police are asking for information about a woman who hasn't been seen in 10 months. 43 year old Magdalen Mae "Maggie" Oerlemans was reported missing on March 22nd. After investigating, police discovere...
May 04, 2023
House unanimously supports system to alert public when Indigenous women go missing
The House of Commons unanimously backed a motion Tuesday declaring the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls a Canada-wide emergency - and calling for funding for a new system...
May 04, 2023 NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre Leah Gazan speaks during a news conference about the continued loss of missing and murdered Indigenous women, Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Edmonton's Capital Line LRT south plans heat up in discussions
25 public speakers were in attendance in City Hall yesterday to discuss the scaling back of the Capital Line LRT South extension which was initially projected at $1.085-billion and utmost people oppos...
May 04, 2023 An LRT waiting at a station platform in Edmonton (File photo)
