A recent ruling by the Canada Supreme Court is cause for celebration by the Wood Buffalo Metis. The highest court in the country has determined that Canada and the government have the exact same responsibilities to the Metis and other non status groups of Indians that it does to the other indigenous people and groups…
Read moreCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quickly schooled a reporter in quantum computing, and video of the event quickly went viral on the Internet. Canadians from across the country expressed pride in their new prime minister, and the Internet has not stopped buzzing about all of the attributes that Trudeau brings. Many have commented on Trudeau’s…
Read moreFor Immediate Release April 12, 2016 – Gatineau, Que. – Public Services and Procurement Canada Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) today released a Request for Proposal for a web-based procurement service for federal government departments as part of the government’s procurement modernization. This new, modern service will replace the current 20-year-old technology. Moving from a largely paper-based…
Read moreCenovus Energy has announced job cuts, with 440 positions at the energy company affected. This means that the company has cut jobs by 31% in just the last two years. Since the end of 2014 Cenovus Energy has eliminated 1,600 positions in an effort to stay competitive in an environment where oil profits have declined…
Read moreA day after two drug raids resulted in the seizure of hundreds of rounds of ammunition, two handguns, and drugs that included over 100 tablets of the powerful pain medication fentanyl as well as a small amount of cocaine Wood Buffalo police engaged in another drug bust which seized around 200 fentanyl pills plus about…
Read moreA school shooting in La Loche Friday has left an entire community devastated, four people dead, and a 17 year old charged with several counts of 1st degree murder. The shooting victims who did not survive were brothers 13 year old Drayden Fontaine and 17 year old Dayne Fontaine, 35 year old teacher Adam Wood,…
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