Alberta News

Keyano College’s Indigenous Student Centre is set to open in March 2025, thanks to a partnership with Pembina Pipeline Corporation. The sponsorship supports the Elder and Auntie In-Residence Office, providing cultural and emotional support for Indigenous students. The Centre will include a ceremonial area, learning commons, communal kitchen, Indigenous art displays, and space for traditional […]

After the horrible devastation in Jasper, people in Saskatchewan and Alberta have come together to help the beleaguered residents of the iconic, picturesque town in Jasper National Park. Harvard Media and its radio and digital outlets in two provinces teamed up with other radio stations to promote the website albertadayofcaring.com. People in Alberta and Saskatchewan […]

The devastation in Jasper and the surrounding area is incredible. An area that thrives on tourism, especially in the summer is now faced with the long prospect of recovery, and rebuilding. On Wednesday, radio stations in both Alberta and Saskatchewan will be staging a “Day of Caring” for Jasper, where people will be asked to […]

WARNING: Contents of this article may be found disturbing to some readers. Closing arguments were heard in a court case involving two former Fort McMurray residents facing charges related to sexual abuse of a child and bestiality.  Andrew Wall and Marlena Bennett were charged in February 2021 with sexually assaulting an infant, bestiality, and possession […]

A major drug bust in Fort McMurray has led to one suspect facing a total of 25 charges.  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team, with the help of Wood Buffalo RCMP, executed a search warrant on Jan. 18 that led to the seizure of more than half a kilogram of cocaine, 40 illicit prescription pills, […]

The weight limits to the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road are being reduced to 5,000 kilograms during the day starting on Saturday.  This is in large part due to the warm weather moving in for the next few days. Heavy vehicles up to 27,500 kilograms can still use the winter road from 9:00 PM until 9:00 […]

More than 1,200 impaired drivers were pulled from the roads in Alberta in 2023 by the Sheriff Highway Patrol.  This brings the total of impaired drivers caught by the Sheriffs to nearly 4,000 since they were given authority to investigate those offences.  Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis says in a statement […]

Over 22-thousand dollars was raised by Prestige Jewellers to help out the family of six-year-old Kaia, who remains in a coma in Edmonton.  Prestige Jewelers ran a raffle to help raise the funds for the family.  General Manager Mohamed Tarrabin said there was a lot of demand from the community that led to this raffle.  […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP are on the lookout for two suspects related to a suspected theft of credit cards from last November.  The credit cards were stolen from parked vehicles in the Fort McMurray area between November 11 and 13, and were then used to make purchases in excess of $2,000 from a number of convenience […]