A Fort McMurray man who was involved in a pedestrian hit and run has been charged with attempted murder after the Saturday morning incident. Drew Scott, a 21 year old from Fort McMurray, was arrested ad placed into police custody once he was identified. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Saturday morning and…
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The Fort McMurray Food Bank is seeing a growing demand for food as the local economy struggles and many people find themselves in need for the first time. In fact many people who used to donate food to the food bank are now asking for help as a result of the change in their economic…
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Canadian Oil Sands is accusing Suncor Energy of playing on fear in an attempt to succeed in their hostile takeover bid. The accusations started flying after Suncor sent a letter to shareholders of COS urging these individuals to accept the bid in spite of the fact that the COS board of directors firmly rejected the…
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Fort McMurray International Airport closed down a terminal last Friday, November 13, after a suspicious package was found, and the terminal stayed closed for about 8 hours as an investigation took place and security ensured that there were no current threats. Hundreds of people and passengers were evacuated after the suspicious package was located at…
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The fight between Canadian Oil Sands and Suncor Energy worsened recently when Suncor sent a letter to shareholders of COS urging these shareholders to accept the takeover bid that the company made. Suncor asked the shareholders to accept the bid for a hostile takeover to the tune of $4.7 billion and to ignore the COS…
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Suncor Energy previously set a commuter only policy for the new Fort Hills project and this had some local residents, businesses, and politicians in Wood Buffalo very upset. The company has announced that they have reversed this policy, and the reversal may have been the result of push back from the community that the company…
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