Category Archives: Local News
4th Annual Okimaw Awards to Honour Indigenous Men
The 4th Annual Okimaw Awards return to City Hall on November 15, celebrating Indigenous men from across Alberta for their outstanding contributions in a variety of fields. Janice Randhile, founder of ...
Oct 29, 2025
Teachers, students set to return to the classrooms Wednesday
Alberta teachers and students will return to classrooms Wednesday after the government moved to end the province wide teachers strike with back to work legislation. More than 700,000 students have bee...
Oct 28, 2025
City of St. Albert Gears Up for Annual Sports Day Celebration
The annual St. Albert Sports Day is set to return at Servus Credit Union Place on November 1, offering families and community members a full day of free sports activities. Matthew Lumsden, Comm...
Oct 27, 2025
Beaver Lake Cree Nation's fire chief wins Indigenous Achievement Award
Shane Bair is the fire chief and director of emergency operations for the Beaver Lake Cree Nation Fire Department in Treaty 6. He was recently recognized for his hard work and dedication with an Indig...
Oct 27, 2025
Treaty 8 First Nations Urge Caution on "Treat and Release" plan
The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are calling fir caution as the province considers a "Treat and Release" approach for oil-sands tailings water manangement. Leaders say the plan to discharge threa...
Oct 27, 2025
RDNFS Annual Ghost Walk Tours Set to Return in Red Deer
The Red Deer Native Friendship Society (RDNFS) is set to host it's annual Ghost Walk Tours in downtown Red Deer from October 30 - November 1. Nadine Szakacs, Organizer of the Ghost Walk Tours tells CF...
Oct 27, 2025
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake reported in Grande Prairie
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported south of Grande Prairie at 12:50 p.m. Sunday. The quake was recorded at a shallow depth of roughly 3.6 kilometres and was lightly felt in the region. There are ...
Oct 27, 2025
Chipewyan Lake First Nation says federal, provincial governments slow to help rebuild after wildfire
Earlier this year a wildfire tore through Chipewyan Lake in Treaty 8 territory - a part of Bigstone Cree Nation. Almost half of the buildings were destroyed. "In the Chipewyan Lake community, we lost ...
Oct 27, 2025
Healthcare workers set potential strike vote this week
Around 15,000 healthcare workers in the province, represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), are set to vote on potential strike action from October 30 to November 3. The AHS Nur...
Oct 27, 2025
Provincial government could enact Back to School Act today
The Alberta government is expected to table legislation today ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and end their weeks-long strike. Premier Danielle Smith has said the strike, which be...
Oct 27, 2025
