Category Archives: News
Have You Seen This Truck? RCMP Share Photos in Hit-and-Run Investigation
RCMP Release Surveillance Images in Thickwood Hit-and-Run Investigation FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that ...
Feb 12, 2025
Reckless Driver Leaves Two Injured in Wood Buffalo Hit-and-Run
RCMP Seek Witnesses After Hit-and-Run Injures Two Pedestrians in Wood Buffalo FORT MCMURRAY - Police are searching for the driver of a black or dark-coloured GMC or Chevy pickup truck after a hit-and-...
Feb 11, 2025
From Icon to Imposter: Buffy St. Marie Stripped of Order of Canada
Buffy St. Marie Stripped of Order of Canada Following Ancestry Controversy Folk singer Buffy St. Marie has been stripped of her Order of Canada, following revelations that she misrepresented her Indig...
Feb 10, 2025
NAABA Summit to Showcase Indigenous Business Excellence in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo
NAABA Indigenous Business Summit Returns with Keynote Speaker Calvin Helin FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Northeastern Alberta Aboriginal Business Association (NAABA) is set to host its 18th Annual Indigeno...
Feb 10, 2025
Winter Maintenance Zones 1 and 2 Active, Parking Bans in Effect
Winter Maintenance Zones 1 and 2 Active for Snow Removal February 10-14 The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is activating Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZ) 1 and 2 this week. From February 1...
Feb 09, 2025
Trump Tariffs Take Two: Canada Braces for Steel and Aluminum Duties
Trump to Announce New Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Canada Takes Wait-and-See Approach U.S. President Donald Trump is set to formally announce a 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports on M...
Feb 09, 2025
Fort McMurray International Airport Receives Workforce Development Accreditation
FORT MCMURRAY - The Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) has been recognized as one of the first five airports in North America to receive the Airport Workforce Development Accreditation from Air...
Feb 09, 2025
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit Investigating Thickwood Homicide
RCMP Investigating Homicide in Fort McMurray, Seeking Witnesses FORT MCMURRAY. - The Alberta RCMP's Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred in the Thickwood neighbourhood of Fort M...
Feb 09, 2025
Canadian Travelers Avoid U.S. Industry Warns of Billions in Lost Earnings
The U.S. travel industry is bracing for significant losses as Canadians reconsider trips south of the border in response to President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on Canadian goods. The U.S. Trav...
Feb 06, 2025
Wood Buffalo RCMP Seeks Public Input on 2025-26 Policing Priorities
Wood Buffalo RCMP is inviting residents to help shape policing priorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year. These priorities will address local concerns while ensuring officers focus on key community issue...
Feb 06, 2025
