Category Archives: Local News
RCMP search for missing Indigenous teen in Fort McMurray
Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help to find 14-year-old Iycis Herman, also known as "Ace," who has been reported missing in Fort McMurray. Herman was last seen around 3:00 PM on Sunday,...
Jul 22, 2025
Road closures to impact Ponoka Hospital
A hospital in Ponoka has closed a road for construction, marking the start of a projected three-year, $15.3-million expansion and upgrade to the facility. Ponoka Hospital and Care Centre closed off 59...
Jul 22, 2025
More primary care on the way for rural communities including Peace River, Cold Lake
According to a release on rural healthcare from the Alberta government, Albertans living in remote areas will soon have better access to doctors and care teams as 74 medical residents begin providing ...
Jul 22, 2025
Solemn events planned to mark one year since 25,000 fled Jasper wildfire
Today marks one year since roughly 25,000 tourists and residents of Jasper were forced to flee on a single highway, after several runaway fires were discovered in Jasper National Park. There's expecte...
Jul 22, 2025 Jasper Fire Chief Mathew Conte addresses the media in one of the most heavily impacted neighbourhoods, roughly one year after the wildfire in Jasper, Alta., on Monday, July 21, 2025. Conte says 2024 was an unprecedented fire season but his team is addressing preparedness, including residential sprinkler systems and fire smarting, to prevent further losses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Report: Alberta leads in housing construction nationwide
Alberta continues to lead housing construction in Canada, according to a recent report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Information from CMHC shows that Alberta continues to be on track to ...
Jul 21, 2025
Agricultural disaster declared in two northern Alberta municipalities
Two rural municipalities in northwestern Alberta are sounding the alarm over extremely dry conditions that local officials say are threatening the livelihood of many cattle ranchers in the region. On ...
Jul 21, 2025 Courtesy: M.D. of Greenview
Evacuation alert issued for Slave Lake, properties nearby
Over a thousand of people in the northern town of Slave Lake have been put on notice to prepare for a possible evacuation due to the threat of a wildfire. An evacuation alert now in effect includes so...
Jul 21, 2025
Athabasca Tribal Council set to host 2025 Cultural Festival in Wood Buffalo
The Athabasca Tribal Council's Cultural Festival is returning this fall for its fifth anniversary, promising four days of traditional music, dance, storytelling, art and food that highlight the rich D...
Jul 19, 2025 Photo: Athabasca Tribal Council
Driver fatally shot after producing gun during confrontation in Grande Prairie
RCMP in northern Alberta say a driver was fatally shot by officers. Late Friday, officers with the force's Grande Prairie detachment located an erratic driver, and when they attempted to pull him over...
Jul 19, 2025
Edmonton Police release new information, timeline about missing Saskatchewan woman
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is releasing new information gathered during the investigation into a missing 24-year-old woman who has been missing since May. Natanis Merasty, 24, was report...
Jul 19, 2025
