NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 15/2024
UPDATE: -As of 9 o'clock this morning, wildfire officials say it's just over 5km from the landfill and less than 5 from the intersection at Highway 63 and 881. There was some very light rain overnight, and it's supposed to be cooler today, which they say should help prevent it from getting closer to the city. A l...
May 15, 2024
FORT MAC FIRE SITUATION
Crews are continuing to battle a massive wildfire south of Fort Mac. But changing wind and warmer temperatures are proving to be a challenge. The county issued an evacuation order this afternoon for several neighborhoods in the southern part of the city, to allow fire suppression efforts to continue. Here is the sta...
May 14, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 14/2024
-The wildfire burning just west of Fort Nelson, BC has now grown to 84-square kilometres. While many people have evacuated, some are refusing to leave, as they say they need to protect their property and livestock. -In the meantime, people on the Doig River First Nation were told to evacuate last night because of a fir...
May 14, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 13/2024
-As of 7 this morning, the Parker Lake wildfire in BC was only about 1.5km from the town of Fort Nelson. And it's still on the move, as high winds are blowing the fire towards the community. While most residents have evacuated, some have stayed behind, even though officials told them there wouldn't be any help if they ...
May 13, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 10/2024
-Even though the economy created 90-thousand jobs last month, Canada's jobless rate didn't move. Stats-Can says it's still at 6.1-percent, mainly because population growth has outpaced job creation. ******************* -There was a big fire at the Draxx Pellet Plant in Entwistle yesterday evening. No reports of anyone ...
May 10, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 9/2024
-Athabasca RCMP are hoping the public can help them track down a missing senior. There's concern for 76-year old Lorraine Popowich, as she hasn't been seen since Tuesday evening in Athabasca County. She's described as 5 foot 1, 100 pounds, white hair, blue eyes and wears glasses. If you have any information on Lorraine...
May 09, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 8/2024
-While much needed rain has fallen on some areas of the province, that same weather system also brought some nasty winds. Large trees and fences were knocked down in Vulcan, which is southeast of Calgary, while tree branches were scattered throughout St. Albert. There were also reports of power outages in some regions....
May 08, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 7/2024
-Rainfall warnings continue for a large area in southeastern Alberta and into southwestern Saskatchewan. Forecasters have been talking about more than a month's worth of rain in about 48-hours, as it started yesterday afternoon, and is supposed to keep going til tomorrow night. They say most of those areas could be loo...
May 07, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 6TH/2024
UPDATE: -If you're in east-central and southeast Alberta, get ready for some rain! Rainfall warnings are in effect for Red Deer, Ponoka, Innisfail, Stettler, Coronation, Hanna, Drumheller and Oyen, along with the counties of Camrose, Red Deer, Lacombe and Flagstaff. Forecasters say those regions will be looking at 50 t...
May 06, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR MAY 3/2024
-After running into some serious backlash over the Bill that would have granted them sweeping power over municipalities, the province now says it wants to work WITH local governments on it. Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver says not only do they want to hear about possible amendments to Bill 20, but he wants to cla...
May 03, 2024