Category Archives: Local News
Complaints of illegal off-highway vehicle use, one driver charged in Fort McMurray
On May 1, 2025 at approximately 7:45 pm, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to citizen complaints of illegal off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on Confederation Way approaching Tower Road in the Timberlea area of...
May 02, 2025
Alberta adds 23 new cases of measles
With the start of the new month, Alberta announced an increase in measles cases with 23 new as of Thursday. 19 of the new cases were reported in the south zone, three cases were reported in the centra...
May 02, 2025
Community Compassion Walk to Honour MMIP in Fort Saskatchewan
Fort Saskatchewan residents are coming together to honour and remember on May 5, as the Community Compassion Walk will take place at the West River's Edge Pavilion. The event aims to raise awareness, ...
May 02, 2025
Fort McMurray RCMP investigating fatal collision
Mounties in Wood Buffalo are investigating after a serious motor vehicle collision claimed the life of a young man in the parsons Creek area of Fort McMurray. On May 1, 2025 at approximately 9:20 pm, ...
May 02, 2025
Pickard comes off the bench to backstop Oilers to second round of playoffs
Calvin Pickard, the lone goalie with a 4-0 record, was among the surprises emerging from the first round of NHL playoffs. Light on previous playoff experience, the 33-year-old from Moncton drew in for...
May 01, 2025 Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard plays during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Students in Maskwacîs receive free eye care support
Free vision clinics are underway this week in Maskwacs. One Sight and Lens Crafters are offering eye exams and prescription glasses to students from the Maskwacs Education Schools Commission (MESC). R...
May 01, 2025 Eye Care 2025
Court gives green light to part of '60s Scoop' class action
The Federal Court has rejected the federal government's motion to dismiss a claim for monetary relief in a class-action lawsuit brought by non-status individuals and Mtis who were involved in the so-c...
May 01, 2025
ASIRT clears Edmonton police officers in 2022 death of woman during transport to hospital
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says no offence was committed when a 22-year-old woman died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room after being transported there by members of the Ed...
May 01, 2025
Two Alberta First Nation chiefs send cease and desist letter to Premier Smith over separatist talk
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation issued a cease & desist to Premier Smith Wednesday regarding what they say are separatist threats. Chief Sheldon Sunshine of Sturgeon Lake C...
May 01, 2025
Treaty Six Educators and Students Gather for Post-Secondary Conference
The Treaty Six Post-Secondary Education Conference officially kicked off inside the Fantasyland Hotel, bringing together Indigenous students, educators, and leaders from across the region to celebrate...
May 01, 2025 Treaty Six Post-Secondary Education Conference (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
