Feb 3, 2012 at 7:45 am in Business, News by Jill Charlebois
The biggest partner in Syncrude Canada expects this year’s output from the oilsands giant will be up to seven per cent higher than in 2011. Canadian Oil Sands Limited says equipment failures significantly reduced production last Read more >
Feb 3, 2012 at 7:43 am in News by Jill Charlebois
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce got their say in The Economist. The magazine had written a piece on the oil sands calling them “tar sands” and “dirty business.” Chief Economist with the Commerce, Ben Brunnen, says Read more >
Feb 2, 2012 at 1:38 pm in News by Jill Charlebois
The RMWB says that there will be weight restrictions for the winter road to Fort Chipewyan this Friday and Saturday. Because of unseasonably warm temperatures, the road will be closed to heavy traffic over 5,000 kilograms Read more >
Feb 1, 2012 at 11:54 am in News by tyler.king
Five people are facing 40 charges after assaulting a man by the Snye River. Wood Buffalo RCMP say five people driving a stolen truck had rammed another car, then assaulted a 33-year old man who was Read more >
Feb 1, 2012 at 6:13 am in Business, News, Sports by tyler.king
Fresh off a trip to Columbus, Ohio and Kansas City, Councillor Sheldon Germain says the sky’s the limit for sports in Fort McMurray. Germain and others from the municipality were taken on a tour of an Read more >
Feb 1, 2012 at 5:59 am in Business, News by tyler.king
Suncor had good news for investors last night as it revealed its fourth quarter earnings. Profits went up by just under 11% compared to the fourth quarter of last year. The 1.43 billion dollars in profits Read more >
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:15 pm in Business, News by tyler.king
MEG Energy has gotten approval for Phase 3 of its Christina Lake oil sands project. The Energy Resources Conservation Board has given the green light to the 150-thousand barrel per day expansion, which is worth a Read more >
Jan 31, 2012 at 5:12 pm in News by tyler.king
One person has died, and another was injured in a collision that happened last night on highway 881 south of Anzac. Around 9:45 Monday night, a loaded logging truch turned southbound onto the highway, when it Read more >
Jan 31, 2012 at 5:25 am in News by Jill Charlebois
The province is reporting fewer cases of sexually transmitted infections. According to two reports from 2010, rates of STI cases fell for the first time since 2004. Health and Wellness minister Fred Horne adds that HIV Read more >
Jan 30, 2012 at 3:54 pm in Sports by tyler.king
A 5-3 win over the Canmore Eagles wasn’t enough to salvage a 4-3 loss to the AJHL South-leading Brooks Bandits on Friday night, at least in the eyes of the CJHL. The Fort McMurray Oil Barons Read more >