Category Archives: Local News

2 RCMP officers charged with breach of trust in northern Alberta
Update: ASIRT has updated a previous release and have stated that both officers were part of the K Division Traffic Services with only one actively working. ASIRT corrected a release saying Sgt. Danie...
Darrell Stranger Aug 28, 2025

Fort McMurray International Airport gets direct flight to Ottawa
A major airline is creating a direct path between Fort McMurray and the nation's capital, set to start later this year. Porter Airlines is an Ontario-based company, and the third airline to offer regu...
Digital News Aug 28, 2025

10-year plan is being developed to strengthen safety and social well-being in the RMWB
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is asking residents to take part in shaping a new 10-year plan to strengthen safety and social well-being in the region. Feedback will highlight where support...
Digital News Aug 28, 2025

Oilers captain Connor McDavid taking his time with contract extension talks
Connor McDavid sounds like a man who wants to continue to be an Edmonton Oiler. The Oilers captain has a year remaining on his contract with the NHL club and the burning question with training camp le...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Louis Bull First Nation man arrested in Saskatchewan for murder
A resident of Louis Bull First Nation is charged with the murder of an Ermineskin Cree Nation man, and was arrested in Saskatchewan after police asked the public to help find him. On August 19, RCMP M...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Edmonton woman arrested near Wetaskiwin for trafficking
Wetaskiwin RCMP have arrested an Edmonton woman following an investigation into fentanyl trafficking in the area. "On June 25, the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit initiated an investigation into ...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Heat records broken across the province
A heatwave has taken over most of Alberta, with the majority of the province breaking daily heat records for several communities in central and northern Alberta on Tuesday. Figures from Environment Ca...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Edmonton's Coliseum demolition set to start next summer
Money for the demolition of the former Northlands Coliseum has been determined, almost a decade after the arena closed. The demolition and updating project is thought to cost about $90 million dollars...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Deaths of 4 First Nation teens in Maskwacis examined in fatality report
The suicide deaths of four young Indigenous teens in Maskwacis have been examined in a public fatality report, dated between 2017 and 2020. The inquiry, led by Judge Danielle Dalton in October 2022, h...
Digital News Aug 27, 2025

Edmonton outdoor pools to close for the season this weekend
The last day people can enjoy Borden, Fred Broadstock, Mill Creek and Whkwntwin outdoor pools is September 1. These pools will close for the season on September 2, while Queen Elizabeth will remain op...
Darrell Stranger Aug 27, 2025











