Category Archives: Local News

Runway incident at Edmonton International airport temporarily grounds planes Tuesday night
An aircraft incident at Edmonton International Airport (YEG) prevented planes from taking off and landing for a few hours Tuesday night. In a post to social media, YEG said an incident occurred on the...
Darrell Stranger Aug 27, 2025

Searchers from Manitoba arrive in Edmonton to look for missing Indigenous teen
A group of Manitoba-based searchers have arrived in Alberta to scour the North Saskatchewan River for an Edmonton teen who has been missing all summer. Samuel Bird, who is 14, was last seen in June, w...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025

Mobile mammogram trailer to visit Northern Alberta
The mobile mammography trailer will be in Sucker Creek First Nation early September. The mobile clinic is part of Primary Care Alberta's Screen Test program. Cancer screening will be offered to women ...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025

Boat fire deemed "suspicious" south of Fort McMurray
Mounties south of Fort McMurray are investigating a fire on a boat, deemed to be suspicious. Emergency responders went to the Gregoire Lake Boat Launch at Gregoire Lake Provincial Park south of Fort M...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025

Blue-green algae advisory issued at Long and Black Nugget lakes
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued blue-green algae advisories for two lakes ahead of the long weekend. AHS said algae had been discovered at Long Lake and Black Nugget Lake. AHS is advising peo...
Darrell Stranger Aug 26, 2025

Fort Chipewyan RCMP investigates allegations of food tampering
RCMP in Northern Alberta are investigating a case of food tampering at a local school. According to Mounties, on April 17, Fort Chipewyan RCMP responded to a complaint at the Athabasca Delta Community...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025

Provincial government presents new vaccine system
The province is launching a new COVID-19 immunization program. Individuals can now pre-order their COVID-19 vaccines through the Alberta Vaccine Booking System. Residents who want to get a COVID-19 va...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025

Edmonton city council approves new park and event village in Ice District
On Monday, Edmonton city council approved the Master Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) to develop a new public event park and also see the demolition of t...
Darrell Stranger Aug 26, 2025

New no-monthly fee banking account for Indigenous people now offered at RBC
As part of its its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has unveiled a no-monthly fee bank account exclusively for Indigenous people. The plan is based on insights from...
Darrell Stranger Aug 26, 2025

Two charged after Fort McMurray murder
After a man's body was discovered near Tower Road last year, police have charged a second person with murder. Around 2:30p.m. on April 25, Wood Buffalo RCMP were told a witness had stumbled across the...
Digital News Aug 26, 2025











