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Alberta Wildfire reports only six carryover wildfires remain from the 2024 season, a significant drop from the over 60 following the record-breaking 2023 wildfires. These remaining fires will be monitored through winter, with firefighters on standby for response. Meanwhile, wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed two lives, destroyed over 1,000 structures in Pacific Palisades, and […]

Support staff in Fort McMurray’s Public and Catholic school divisions began a full strike Tuesday morning, with CUPE Locals 2559 and 2545 moving from a rotating strike. Tuesday during the lunch hour, workers marched from MacDonald Island Park to the Provincial Building in downtown Fort McMurray. The union says members will remain on the picket […]

The La Loche Winter Trail is open to light vehicles under 5,000 kg as of noon Tuesday. Load limits will be raised when conditions improve, with updates to come. Drivers should stick to the right side of the road, especially on hills, and watch out for unmarked hazards. Crews are working along the route, so […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP seized three suspicious parcels containing suspected cocaine between August and December 2024, all headed to Fort Chipewyan. On August 27, a parcel with 7 grams of cocaine was seized at McMurray Aviation. Fort McMurray’s Leon Belanger, 38, faces trafficking charges and appears in court January 14, 2025. On September 9, another parcel […]

RCMP Trace Stolen Goods to Fort McMurray Theft Victims FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Alberta RCMP are working to return millions of dollars worth of stolen property recovered from an alleged chop-shop near Athabasca. Police have linked most items to thefts in the Fort McMurray area. Corporal Troy Savinkoff, RCMP Public Information Officer, said the thefts […]

Fire Damages Keyano College Residences, No Injuries Reported FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Regional Emergency Services (RES) responded to an early morning fire at Keyano College’s Reidel residences on Friday, January 3. Crews were dispatched to the complex, located near Franklin and Manning Avenue, around 1:30 a.m. Three pumper trucks, an aerial ladder unit, firefighters, and […]

Youth Arrested After Stabbing at MacDonald Island Park FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A male youth remains in custody following a stabbing at MacDonald Island Park on Saturday evening that left a 41-year-old man injured. Wood Buffalo RCMP and Regional Emergency Services responded to reports of an altercation in the facility’s fitness area shortly after 8 […]

Canadian Officials Seize 189 Kilograms of Cocaine at US-Alberta Border Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized a massive shipment of cocaine heading across the US-Alberta border. Officers at the Coutts border crossing conducted a secondary examination of a commercial truck heading into Canada on November 13. The 189 kg of cocaine has an estimated […]

Athabasca Tribal Council Calls for Policing Reforms Following ASIRT Report on Chief Allan Adam’s Arrest FORT McMURRAY, Alta. — The Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) has expressed shock and dismay following the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team’s (ASIRT) report into the 2020 arrest of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief Allan Adam, clearing RCMP officers of […]

RCMP Arrest Suspect After Hours-Long Standoff in Beacon Hill Update, December 23, 3:15 p.m. Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged 53-year-old Michael Thompson of Fort McMurray in relation to an hours-long standoff in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood. Thompson is facing charges of resisting/obstructing police, failure to comply with release conditions, and failure to comply with an […]