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School Support Staff With CUPE Resume Rotating Strikes in Fort McMurray Schools

School Support Staff With CUPE Resume Rotating Strikes in Fort McMurray Schools

Dec 16, 2024 | 9:22pm
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Support staff in the Fort McMurray Public and Catholic school divisions will return to the picket lines Tuesday, marking the first day of rotating strikes since December 9. As a result, schools and division offices will be without CUPE members for the day. Union members will be picketing outside Dr. Clark […]
National Icon Terry Fox to Appear on $5 Banknote

National Icon Terry Fox to Appear on $5 Banknote

Dec 16, 2024 | 8:45pm
Terry Fox to Appear on Canada’s New $5 Banknote Terry Fox, a national icon celebrated for his Marathon of Hope, has been chosen as the new face of Canada’s $5 banknote. The change will see Fox replace Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who will move to the redesigned $50 bill. Fox, who lost his right leg to […]
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to Open to Light Vehicles Tuesday.

Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to Open to Light Vehicles Tuesday.

Dec 16, 2024 | 8:05pm
Fort Chipewyan Winter Road Opens to Light Vehicles FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The winter road connecting Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan will open to traffic on Tuesday, December 17.  However, the road will be limited to vehicles weighing 5,000 kilograms or less. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) advises drivers to exercise caution, drive […]
Fire Razes Home on Fort McMurray 468 First Nation

Fire Razes Home on Fort McMurray 468 First Nation

Dec 16, 2024 | 7:37pm
House Fire Severely Damages Home in Fort McMurray 468 First Nation FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A house in the Fort McMurray 468 First Nation was severely damaged in a fire this weekend. On Saturday around 9 a.m., Regional Emergency Services received a 9-1-1 call about a fire on Lakeshore Drive at Gregoire Lake. Upon arrival, […]
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

Dec 16, 2024 | 9:53am
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.  In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.  Freeland says for the past several weeks […]
RCMP-Involved Shooting in Cold Lake Leaves Suspect Dead, ASIRT Investigating

RCMP-Involved Shooting in Cold Lake Leaves Suspect Dead, ASIRT Investigating

Dec 15, 2024 | 9:28pm
ASIRT Investigating Fatal RCMP-Involved Shooting in Cold Lake The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after the death of a male following an RCMP-involved shooting in Cold Lake. On Saturday evening, RCMP responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting an attempted stabbing at a transit stop in the city, located about 250 kilometres south-southeast […]
Canadian Oil Companies Set Higher Production Targets for 2025

Canadian Oil Companies Set Higher Production Targets for 2025

Dec 15, 2024 | 9:01pm
Canadian Oil Majors Forecast Higher Production in 2025 Amid Demand Optimism and Policy Uncertainty Canadian oil giants Suncor, Cenovus, and Imperial Oil each released corporate guidance on December 12. The companies are taking a bullish stance on 2025, forecasting production increases despite looming policy and potential trade challenges. Suncor outlines plans to boost production to […]
Residential Street Clearing Continues

Residential Street Clearing Continues

Dec 15, 2024 | 8:18pm
Municipality Activates WMZ 1 & 2 from December 16-20. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is continuing to work on residential street clearing from December 16 – 20. Crews will be out conducting snow removal and hauling operations in Subzones 1 and 2 this week, and on-street parking restrictions will be in place on […]
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

Dec 15, 2024 | 9:12am
The Liberals’ fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in the new year. A senior government official said the fiscal update will include measures to incentivize business investment in Canada. The source, […]
Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike

Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike

Dec 13, 2024 | 10:53am
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is “calling a timeout” in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work. Mackinnon says the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are at an impasse after a nearly month-long work stoppage, and negotiations […]