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Alberta Government to Unveil 2025 Budget Amid Economic Challenges EDMONTON — The Alberta government will present its 2025 budget on Thursday, February 27, at 3:15 p.m. Many Albertans will be watching closely for signs of increased education funding amid ongoing school support staff strikes and negotiations with the Alberta Teachers’ Association. The budget comes at […]

Alberta Issues New Ministerial Order on In-Person Learning in Response to Court Ruling The Alberta government has issued a new ministerial order in response to a court ruling last week that blocked the province from exempting high-needs students from in-person classes during the ongoing school support staff strikes. An Alberta judge granted an injunction against […]

In a couple of weeks we’ll be able to take a time warp nearly 40 years back with the newly-remastered version of “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party.” Marking the very first film for Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe, this documentary follows Tom and the band as they ride the first major wave of popularity and […]

If you listen to folks nowadays (myself included at times), Taylor Swift could be as big as the Beatles. Well, they (I) are wrong. For decades, the Billboard 200 chart has been the litmus test of popularity in music. Topping the chart is no easy task. Don’t get me wrong, Ms. Swift has topped it […]

Province Cuts Homelessness Funding, Federal Grants Offer Relief FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) is facing a nearly half-million-dollar shortfall in homelessness funding after the Alberta government announced changes to its funding model. Starting April 1, the province will transition to a direct funding model, eliminating the RMWB’s role in […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — The Wood Buffalo RCMP are continuing their investigation of an alleged voyeurism incident that occurred in the universal family change room at MacDonald Island Park (MIP) on February 18, between 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Following the February 18 incident, police obtained surveillance footage of the suspect and identified him with […]

The fifth season of “You” premieres Thursday, April 24 on Netflix.

No Injuries in Multi-Vehicle Collision on Highway 63 A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 63 north of Boyle this weekend has left authorities and motorists alike surprised that no one was injured. The accident, which occurred Sunday morning near Township 781, involved several semi-trucks that rear-ended each other, triggering a chain reaction of collisions involving lighter […]

Man Charged with Voyeurism After Cell Phone Incident at MacDonald Island Park Fort McMurray, Alta. – A 39-year-old man is facing one charge of voyeurism after a February 18 incident in the universal family changeroom at MacDonald Island Park. According to Wood Buffalo RCMP, a patron was using a dressing room between 9:30 a.m. and […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP Investigate Armed Robbery, Seek Public Assistance Fort McMurray, Alta. – Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Prime Hotel Laundromat in downtown Fort McMurray on Saturday, February 22, 2025. At approximately 2:13 p.m., police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting the incident at 10131 Franklin Avenue. According […]