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Hundreds of people were stuck in whiteout blizzard conditions for nearly a day and a half on Highway 63. Some Fort McMurray locals banded together to collect donations of food, fuel and water to take to people stranded on the road. Katherine Ludwig reports.

Nearly 24 hours later, the road closures are still in place in a notoriously isolated area of Alberta. RCMP said whiteout conditions have led them to close Highway 63 northbound between Wandering River and Fort McMurray and both lanes of traffic south of Mariana Lake and Fort McMurray. Highway 811 is also closed, north of...

People stuck for a day in a snowstorm on Highway 63 near Fort McMurray are frustrated with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the province and RCMP on what they say was a lack of emergency response. However, officials say emergency crews and plows were responding, but the high snow drifts also made it difficult....

Emergency services have been working through the night to bring food and gas to stranded Alberta motorists along Highway 63, outside Fort McMurray. For many who have spent over 13 hours on the road, the response hasn’t been enough. Sarah Komadina has more.

The older brother of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter has been arrested in central Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP in Fort McMurray confirmed to Global News that Jacob VanRootselaar was arrested in Sylvan Lake after being wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for attempted murder.

A Fort McMurray teen is getting help in his rehabilitation journey from a group he’s never met. The Men’s Shed program builds birdhouse and tool box kits for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital recreation therapy program, which the teen is using to help rebuild his memory. Quinn Ohler has more on how it all works in...

WATCH: Sitting near the top of the WCBL in wins, ERA and strikeouts with the Fort McMurray Giants, Matthew Whitney is now a member of the Saskatoon Berries as he looks to end his collegiate career with a title.

Alberta Wildfire said it would get bad and late Wednesday, a mandatory evacuation was issued for Chipewyan Lake, west of Fort McMurray. Not far away, those living in Red Earth Creek were also ordered to leave, as were residents in Loon Lake, Peerless Lake and Trout Lake. Sarah Komadina reports.

A prominent business leader from Fort McMurray has been honoured with a prestigious award. Nicole Bourque-Bouchier is a CEO, philanthropist and advocate for Indigenous women in business. As Nicole Stillger explains, she’s recently been named to the Order of Canada.

School support workers in Fort McMurray are escalating job action. About 1,000 workers are on strike, and as Erik Bay tells us, the union says there could be more labour disruption coming.

In 2020, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was arrested at the Fort McMurray casino. He was tacked and hit during the arrest. He filed complaints and ASIRT investigated. As Nicole Di Donato explains, ASIRT concluded no charges should be pursued against the officer.

A new family physician compensation model has been unveiled in Alberta. ASIRT clears the officers involved in the Fort McMurray arrest of Chief Allan Adam. The Citadel Mews West seniors home has been sold after a massive fire in 2021 gutted the St. Albert building. Premier Danielle Smith is at odds with her Ontario counterpart...

When it comes to oil and gas production, the Fort McMurray area in Alberta is one of the world’s biggest suppliers. The community depends on exporting the majority of that to America. But there are now worries the city’s families and businesses could take a massive blow if the proposed American tariffs get imposed.

Thu, May 11: Some adventurous Calgarians are “swinging into spring” in style this week. As Gil Tucker shows us, it’s all thanks to a family “bouncing back” after a tough break.

Getting Alberta’s oilsands to net zero while still remaining economically competitive was a key conversation at the oil sands conference in Fort McMurray this week. Most understand it’s a big job, but there’s confidence it can be achieved. Provincial affairs reporter Tom Vernon has more.

Despite high oil prices, major oilsands operators aren’t investing billions to expand production in northern Alberta — which means this time around, the boom in Fort McMurray has a different set of challenges: a shortage of workers willing to make the region their home. Tom Vernon reports.

A byelection in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche will be held on March 15 and all of the candidates agree it is time for Premier Jason Kenney to go. As Tom Vernon reports, the race features a comeback for Brian Jean and a chance for the NDP to gain a seat.

A study out of the University of Alberta has found that short-term exposure to wildfire smoke affected the lung function of RCMP officers responding to the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. Kim Smith spoke with study author Dr. Paige Lacy, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta.

UCP candidate Brian Jean won the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection on Tuesday night and reiterated his call for Premier Jason Kenney to step down as the party’s leader. As Tom Vernon reports, Jean believes the UCP needs a new leader to win Alberta’s next provincial election.

Former Wildrose leader Brian Jean won the United Conservative Party nomination for an upcoming byelection in the northern Alberta riding of Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche.