Category Archives: News
Canada's Violent Crime Rate Surpasses the U.S.: Fraser Institute Study
Violent Crime Rates in Canada Surpass Those in the United States Canada's rate of violent crime now exceeds that of the United States, according to a recent analysis by The Fraser Institute. The repor...
Nov 28, 2024
Federal Impact Assessment Act Heading to Court a Second Time
Alberta Challenges Revised Federal Impact Assessment Act in Court Alberta is taking the Federal Government to court once again over its controversial Impact Assessment Act. This marks the latest chapt...
Nov 28, 2024
Advocacy Group Pushes for End to Support Staff Strike, Citing Harm to Special Needs Kids
Advocacy Group Calls for Resolution of Support Staff Strike Affecting Special Needs Children in Alberta Fort McMurray, Alberta - A parent advocacy group, Don't I Matter, is calling for an end to the o...
Nov 27, 2024
Métis Cultural Centre Construction Set to Restart in Spring 2025
Construction on McMurray Mtis Cultural Centre to Resume in 2025 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Construction on the long-awaited McMurray Mtis Cultural Centre at MacDonald Island is set to resume in spring 202...
Nov 27, 2024
RCMP Name Suspect in Thickwood Gunfire Incident
Man in Custody Following Gunfire Incident in Thickwood FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A 23-year-old Fort McMurray man remains in custody after being arrested following an early morning gunfire incident on Tue...
Nov 27, 2024
RMWB Approves New 2025 Fee Structure: Transit, Utilities, and Permits to See Increases
RMWB Approves 2025 Municipal Fee Changes, Effective April 1 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) approved its 2025 Fees and Rates bylaw on Tuesday, November 26. The ...
Nov 27, 2024
Fort McMurray MP Blasts Trudeau's Approach to Rising Drug Deaths
Fort McMurray MP Laila Goodridge Criticizes Trudeau's Drug Policies Amid Rising Overdose Deaths OTTAWA - Fort McMurray Cold Lake MP Laila Goodridge has intensified her criticism of Prime Minister Just...
Nov 26, 2024
Premier Smith to Invoke Sovereignty Act in Fight Against Ottawa's Oil and Gas Cap
Alberta to Use Sovereignty Act to Challenge Federal Emissions Cap Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to use the controversial Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act to fight back against...
Nov 26, 2024
Proposed Trump Tariffs on Canadian Oil Threaten U.S. Energy Security
Oil Industry Pushes Back Against Trump's Proposed Tariffs on Canadian Exports The oil industry is sounding the alarm over President-elect Donald Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian ex...
Nov 26, 2024
Suspect in Custody Following Early Morning Shooting in Thickwood
Fort McMurray, AB - Early Tuesday morning, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a high-priority 9-1-1 call reporting suspicious persons, possibly armed, in the 100 block of Spruce Street in the Thickwood ne...
Nov 26, 2024
