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Suncor CEO Rich Kruger Named Canadian Business Leader of the Year by Canadian Chamber of Commerce CALGARY — Rich Kruger, President and CEO of Suncor Energy, has been named the Canadian Business Leader of the Year by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The prestigious honour recognizes Kruger’s transformative leadership since taking the helm of the […]

The City of Melville and CUPE Local 456 will meet at the bargaining table again this week to negotiate an agreement involving 32 city workers. The next mediation session is set to take place tomorrow (Wed). CUPE 456 national representative Dylan Breland says the union is asking the city to provide a wage increase for […]

REGINA – There has been such a flurry of news about President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Canada that it can make your head spin.  Broad-based tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, steel and aluminum tariffs, auto tariffs — it seems like the Trump administration is threatening to impose one tariff after another on Canada and other parts […]

Daytime load limits reduced on Fort Chipewyan Winter Road FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is reducing the daytime load limit on the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road due to warm weather beginning 10:00 a.m. March 4, 2025. Vehicles over 5,000 kg are prohibited from using the route during the daytime […]

RCMP investigating homicide near Boyle with possible Fort McMurray connection BREYNAT, Alta. — The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating a homicide after human remains were found near Boyle last week. Boyle RCMP responded to a report of discovered remains near the intersection of Range Road 173 and Township Road 712 at around 4:15 […]

Alberta Launches Independent Inquiry into AHS Procurement Scandal EDMONTON — The Alberta government has launched an independent third-party investigation into alleged procurement irregularities at Alberta Health Services (AHS) and provincial government departments, a scandal that has already resulted in a cabinet resignation and dominated legislative debate. Deputy Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade Christopher McPherson […]

Trump’s Tariffs on Canadian Goods Take Effect, Canada Readies Countermeasures U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods take effect Tuesday, escalating hair-trigger trade tensions between the two countries. Despite efforts by Canada and Mexico to meet Trump’s many, often shifting, demands, the White House announced the tariffs would proceed as planned: a 25 […]

SASKATOON—Terri Troupe-Logue grew up in a family that is passionate about giving back to the community, and that environment of volunteerism she saw from her parents is what she and her husband, Adam, passing on to their three kids—Carina, Adam and Adrian. That’s why the Birch Hills, Saskatchewan-born educator was ecstatic to be the Telemiracle […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Wildfire season has officially begun in Alberta, and Alberta Wildfire is urging residents to be prepared. The season, which runs from March 1 to October 31, is already underway with a small wildfire reported in the Fort McMurray Forest Protection Area. The 100-square-meter blaze, which ignited near the Birch Mountains on […]

RMWB Relaxes Winter Parking Restrictions in All Subzones FORT MCMURRAY, AB. — In a promising sign that spring may be on the horizon, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) has announced the relaxation of all Winter Maintenance Zones (WMZs) this week of March 3 – 7. For the first time since early November, residents […]