Wandering River

• Driver clocked at 188 km/h on Highway 63 in northern Alberta: RCMP

  A total of seven drivers were arrested in two days, according to police.

  Traffic

  Apr 12, 2019
  
• 60-year-old Alberta man facing impaired charge after farm tractor complaint

  A man from northern Alberta is facing several charges, including impaired control of a motor vehicle and mischief, after RCMP received a call about a tractor damaging a golf course.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2018
  
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• BC trucker killed in northern Alberta Highway 63 collision

  A 26-year-old man from B.C. was killed in a collision between two semi trucks on Highway 63 in northeastern Alberta Sunday afternoon.

  Traffic

  Jan 15, 2018
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• Highway 63 southbound lanes reopen in northern Alberta after semi-truck rolls, spills natural gas condensate

  The southbound lanes of Highway 63 north of Wandering River were reopened Saturday morning, while the northbound lanes remained closed after a single-vehicle rollover Friday night resulted in a spill of hydrocarbon.

  Environment

  May 27, 2017
• Mountie shot at; hunt on for potentially ‘armed & dangerous’ suspects: Alberta RCMP

  Lac La Biche RCMP reached out to the public for help Tuesday as they try to find two suspects in connection with a gun being fired at an officer's vehicle the day before.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2016
• ‘This keeps me busy’: Fort McMurray fire evacuee runs donation centre in Wandering River

  Paula Fudge fled Fort McMurray on May 2 after there was a mandatory evacuation order for the entire city. Now, she runs the unofficial donation centre in Wandering River.

  Canada

  May 23, 2016
• Fort McMurray wildfire: Tiny hamlet absorbs, helps hundreds of fire evacuees

  Wandering River is approximately 200 kilometres south of Fort McMurray and normally has a population of 100 people. But more than two weeks ago, it absorbed hundreds of families as they fled the wildfire.

  Canada

  May 21, 2016
• 84 distressed horses seized from northern Alberta properties

  A 65-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing criminal charges after more than 80 distressed animals were seized from two northern Alberta properties earlier this month.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2016
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• Witnesses try to save driver after crash on Highway 63

  A 51-year-old man from Fort McMurray died Thursday morning when he lost control of his car on Highway 63 north of Wandering River.

  Traffic

  Jan 14, 2016
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• Edmonton man, 18, killed in crash on Highway 63

  An 18-year-old Edmonton man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 63 Friday.

  Oct 24, 2014