Wabasca

• Students from Alberta community ravaged by wildfire forced to attend school 135 km away

  More than two dozen elementary and high school students from Chipewyan Lake have to attend schools in Wabasca, a hamlet located about 135 kilometres south of their homes.

  Fire

  Sep 1, 2025
  
• Alleged Alberta gang members arrested following joint police investigation

  A investigation between ALERT Edmonton’s integrated gang enforcement team and RCMP has resulted in the arrests of several people with alleged ties to the A$AP gang.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2024
  
• Advertisement
• Homicide in Wabasca, person charged: RCMP

  Wabasca RCMP found a seriously injured 75-year-old person in Bigstone Cree Nation who later died due to his injuries.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2023
• Advertisement
• Wabasca man, 25, charged with second-degree murder after weekend stabbing

  RCMP have charged a 25-year-old man with second-degree murder after a stabbing incident in Wabasca, Alta., on Feb. 8.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2020
• Alberta government looking for witnesses, says arsonist started May Slave Lake wildfire

  The Alberta government says an arsonist was behind a massive wildfire that burned over 273,000 hectares in the Slave Lake area in the summer of 2019.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2019
• Tortoise found in northern Alberta reunited with Spruce Grove owner

  A school official said she received a call from a Spruce Grove man who recognized his pet tortoise from Global News' coverage.

  Environment

  Jun 24, 2019
• Large tortoise found wandering along northern Alberta road

  A staff member at a school in the northern Alberta community of Wabasca found an usual animal wandering along the road Wednesday afternoon. 

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
• Thousands of Alberta residents forced out by wildfire allowed to return home

  Residents of Bigstone Cree Nation and Wabasca-Demarais are now allowed to return home after being forced out due to wildfires.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2019
• Advertisement
• Alberta wildfires: Evacuation alerts and orders in place across the province

  A summary of the existing evacuation orders and wildfire alerts across Alberta.

  Environment

  May 30, 2019
• Advertisement
• Northern Alberta MD of Opportunity communities ordered to evacuate overnight due to wildfires

  A wildfire entered a remote northern Alberta community in the MD of Opportunity overnight Thursday, and all residents were ordered to get out before the flames cut off access to the area.

  Weather

  May 29, 2019