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Indigenous Resource Council Demands Inclusion in Canada’s Tariff Response As Canada’s political leaders push back against U.S. tariffs, the Indian Resource Council (IRC) is calling for Indigenous voices to be included in any response. The council, founded in 1987, represents First Nations involved in the oil and gas industry. IRC says Indigenous communities can not […]

Stock markets tumble as investors react to tariff uncertainty U.S. markets plunged Monday as investor concerns over tariff policy and economic uncertainty fueled a three-week sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 890.01 points, or 2.08 per cent, closing at 41,911.71. The S&P 500 fell 2.7 per cent to 5,614.56, while the Nasdaq Composite suffered […]

FORT MCMURRAY, AB — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is seeking community members for their Emergency Social Services (ESS) team. This volunteer-based group works alongside municipal responders to provide support during times of emergency such as wildfires, floods, and other disasters. ESS volunteers play a role in helping families secure emergency shelter, providing […]

President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices and isn’t ruling out the possibility of a recession this year. Also, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International […]

Former Edmonton High School Teacher Charged with Child Sex Offenses* EDMONTON — A former high school teacher in Edmonton has been charged with multiple child sex offenses following an investigation by the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). On Mach 6, EPS arrested 32-year-old Dylan James Shott, charging him with luring a child, sexual assault, invitation to […]

RCMP Identify Homicide Victim in Boyle Investigation BOYLE, Alta. — RCMP have identified the victim of a homicide near Boyle last month as Connor Hayden Reese, a 31-year-old resident of Burnaby, B.C., with ties to Edmonton and Fort McMurray. Boyle RCMP were called to the area of Range Road 173 and Township Road 712 on […]

Federal Liberals elected Mark Carney to lead their party into the next election in a resounding first-ballot victory on Sunday. He beat former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal MP Karina Gould and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis by capturing 85.9 per cent of the vote. This brings an end to an unusually short, two-month long […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that freedom, democracy and Canada “are not a given” in his farewell speech to Liberals as they prepare to select a new leader. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canada with economic annexation and places tariffs on Canadian imports coming into the States. In Trudeau’s speech, the outgoing […]

Weight Limit Increased on Fort Chipewyan Winter Road as Cooler Weather Returns FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has increased the weight limit on the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to 45,000 kilograms as cooler weather stabilizes conditions. Municipal officials are urging heavy vehicle operators, including fuel trucks and semi-trailers, to […]

The Canadian labour market felt a chill in February with employment “virtually unchanged” from the month before, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, the agency said, well below the 76,000 jobs added in January. Economists polled by Reuters ahead of Friday had expected an increase of 20,000 new […]