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FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZs) continue to operate under relaxed conditions this week, and residents may continue to park on their streets without restriction. While Fort McMurray experienced a dump of snow on Sunday, warmer temperatures are melting much of what fell. The Municipality has not yet activated the WMZs, meaning residents are free […]

Content Warning: This news story contains details related to child sexual abuse that may be upsetting or triggering to some readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta— A Fort McMurray woman has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison for crimes related to child sexual abuse and child pornography that shocked the […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP Celebrate “Stuff a Cruiser” Success, Collect Over 200 Pounds of Food for Charity Fort McMurray, AB — The Wood Buffalo RCMP and FreshCo marked a successful community food drive and BBQ event on October 19, raising much-needed food donations for local charities. Shoppers were invited to “Stuff a Cruiser,” helping fill a […]

Applications Open for New Board of Directors of Wood Buffalo Economic Development Fort McMurray, AB— The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is now accepting applications for the new board of directors for Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism (WBEDT). This follows last week’s decision by the Municipal Council to dissolve the previous board consisting […]

Ward 4 By-Election in RMWB Set for Monday, Results Expected November 8 Fort McMurray, AB —Residents in Ward 4 of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) are preparing to elect a new municipal councillor in an upcoming by-election. Eligible voters from the Ward that includes Anzac, Conklin, Gregoire Lake Estates, and Janvier can cast […]

Fort McMurray School Support Staff Hold Vote as Possible Strike Looms Fort McMurray, AB—There are new developments in the potential strike by support staff with Fort McMurray’s Catholic and Public School Divisions. Earlier this month the Province’s Dispute Inquiry Board made recommendations aimed at ending the contract stalemate. The Canadian Union of Provincial Employees (CUPE) […]

YORKTON – United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) has provided a welcome boost to BGC Yorkton.  The UFA announced Oct. 30, a $500 donation to the non-profit organization, which was chosen by the UFA delegate body.  “We donated $500 to BGC Yorkton on behalf of UFA. The delegate body gets to donate $500 to the non-profit […]

Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, echoing one of the findings in a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions. Doug George, a survivor of the Mohawk Institute, said Canadians need to acknowledge the schools’ place in history and to ensure the children who died […]

The City of Toronto is set to provide an update today on service and traffic measures to ready the city for Taylor Swift’s arrival, with huge crowds expected to flock to the downtown core during her six scheduled shows next month. Swift will perform at Rogers Centre for her sold-out Eras Tour from Nov. 14 […]

REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown latest oil and natural gas public offering, held on Oct. 29, raised $7,304,936 for the province, with the southeast region generating the majority of the revenue. Of the 112 parcels posted for this offering, 93 received acceptable bids, covering a total of 15,347.639 hectares. The southeast brought in […]