Vincent McDermott
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Fort McMurray man charged after bomb threat in northern city
A Fort McMurray man has been charged after a bomb threat to the municipality forced police to evacuate the city's Jubilee Centre and provincial building, and close a section of downtown for most of Monday. → Read More
'Careless and reckless choices': Rash of Fort McMurray wildfires caused by human carelessness
Firefighters in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo region have been fighting five wildfires since Tuesday, all of which have been caused by people. → Read More
Two men walk away from plane crash near remote Fort McMurray area runway
Police say that on Oct. 19, at 11:37 a.m., the small airplane went down near the Grande Forestry Runway. → Read More
RCMP charge former lifeguard with negligence after 2020 drowning at Fort McMurray pool
Fort McMurray — A former lifeguard at a Fort McMurray rec centre has been charged following a drowning that took place in late 2020. → Read More
Jean proposes attracting residents by hitting Alberta companies using commuters with payroll tax
UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean is promising to tax companies that rely on commuter workers from outside Alberta if he becomes premier. → Read More
Lawyer sues Métis Nation of Alberta, RCMP after sexual assault charges against him dropped
FORT MCMURRAY — A Métis lawyer who was recently found not guilty of sexual assault claims he was the victim of a conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by the… → Read More
Alberta First Nation chief charged with sexual assault
FORT MCMURRAY — Chief Vern Janvier of the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation has been charged with sexual assault following an investigation that began in… → Read More
Two Fort McMurray men charged after guns, drugs seized: ALERT
All three handguns were loaded, with two having their serial numbers removed → Read More
Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection called for March 15, but no candidates will be defending the premier
The Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection will be held March 15. But unlike a typical campaign, there won't be local candidates defending the premier. Everyone is running on a platform challenging the UCP and Premier Jason Kenney. → Read More
One man dead, two people injured in collision at Suncor site
The accident happened at 6:30 a.m. and involved two haul trucks at the company's Millennium Mine. → Read More
Life in oilsands camps taking mental health toll on commuter workers, finds U of A study
"Everyone's proud of the safety culture in the oilsands industry, but the industry has not done nearly enough around psychosocial safety," said U of A… → Read More
ASIRT: Investigation in RCMP officer-involved shooting causing death continues
A man has died after he was shot by Wood Buffalo RCMP officers at the Fort McMurray International Airport last week. → Read More
Laila Goodridge running as Conservative MP candidate for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake, resigned as UCP MLA
Laila Goodridge is running as the Conservative Party’s candidate for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake and has resigned as UCP MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche. → Read More
Gender reveal party that caused wildfire near Fort McMurray gives birth to $600 fine
Fort McMurray — A $600 fine has been born from a gender reveal party that caused a wildfire that burned half a hectare near Fort McMurray. → Read More
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo declaring State of Local Emergency as local COVID-19 cases rise
The RMWB reported 1,102 active cases—1,081 cases in Fort McMurray and 21 cases in rural areas—on Sunday. There are more active cases and workplace outbreaks… → Read More
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo reports 602 active cases, current oilsands outbreaks report 232 active cases
Fort McMurray — For active cases per 100,000 people, The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is sixth in Alberta for active cases per 100,000 people. It is… → Read More
RCMP investigating human remains found in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray — Investigators are combing a trail system in Thickwood after human remains were discovered on Saturday afternoon. → Read More
AHS wins temporary injunction in EMS dispatch fight, Wood Buffalo mayor says court fight will continue
Mayor Don Scott said in a statement he respects the court’s decision, but repeated arguments the AHS system is flawed → Read More
Province asks for injunction to stop Wood Buffalo from refusing to transfer 911 calls
Fort McMurray — Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services are asking the Court of Queen’s Bench to stop the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo from… → Read More
Emergency workers recover body of N.B. man killed in Suncor workplace accident
Article content Suncor has identified the worker who died in a Wednesday afternoon accident as Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-Andre, New Brunswick. The company says Poitras was driving a bulldozer when it fell through the ice of an inactive tailings pond at Suncor’s base mine north of Fort McMurray. Poitras was an employee of Christina River Construction, which is owned by Fort McMurray #468… → Read More