Category Archives: News
Aurora Borealis Dazzles North America Amid Major Geomagnetic Storm
Aurora Borealis Lights Up Skies Over North America During Major Geomagnetic Storm FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta - The skies over Fort McMurray and much of North America were illuminated by the aurora boreali...
Oct 11, 2024
Parliamentary Budget Office: Carbon Tax Costs Most Canadians More Than Expected
A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) reveals that the Federal Carbon Tax is costing Canadians more than originally estimated. The independent office of Parliament found that most Ca...
Oct 10, 2024
Air Canada Pilots Ratify New Contract, Ending Ongoing Labour Dispute
Air Canada Pilots Approve New Four-Year Contract with 42 Percent Pay Increase Air Canada pilots have approved a new four-year contract that will provide a 42 percent pay increase over the next four ye...
Oct 10, 2024
Record Fine Imposed on TD Bank After Guilty Plea to Money Laundering Charges
Toronto-Dominion Bank Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Toronto-Dominion Bank has pleaded guilty to multiple money laundering charges, resulting in a record penalty of $3.09 billion. This fine...
Oct 10, 2024
Rare Solar Storm Set to Light Up Skies Across Canada and U.S
An extreme geomagnetic storm is expected to produce Northern Lights visible across Canada and the U.S. the evening of Oct. 10 and into the morning of Oct. 11. On Oct. 8, scientists observed an intense...
Oct 10, 2024
Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Awards Scholarships to Local STEM Students
FORT McMURRAY, Alberta- Two university students from Fort McMurray have been awarded the 2024 Finning Canada STEM Awards through Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta. Agametochi Okoro and Hannah Nolan each ...
Oct 08, 2024
Three Candidates in Race for RMWB Ward 4 By-Election
FORT McMURRAY, Alberta- Nominations have closed, and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is out with the official candidates for the upcoming Ward 4 by-election. Three residents are on th...
Oct 08, 2024
Smoke Alarms Save Sleeping Residents in Fort McMurray Mobile Home Fire
FORT McMURRAY, Alberta- Two residents and their pet cat are safe after their mobile home on Cokerill Crescent caught fire early Tuesday morning. The pair were sleeping when the fire started but were a...
Oct 08, 2024
Fort Chipewyan Indigenous Leaders Accuse Ottawa of Covering Up Toxic Contamination
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alberta- Indigenous leaders in Fort Chipewyan are accusing the federal government of covering up contamination near a dock in their community on Lake Athabasca. At a press conference o...
Oct 02, 2024
Fort McKay Man Saved by RCMP After ATV Overturns in Muskeg
Fort McKay First Nation trapper is safely back home after being rescued by RCMP when his hunting trip took a dangerous turn. On Sunday, the man was traveling to his cabin between Wandering River and M...
Oct 01, 2024
