It is considered the paper of record for Fort McMurray and covers a number of topics affecting the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
[3] That same year, the newspaper also covered infrastructure for running water and sewage systems that have been a long-awaited priority for the RMWB's hamlets of Anzac, Conklin, Gregoire Lake Estates, Janvier (Chard) and Saprae Creek.
[4][5] Conklin and Janvier (Chard), which has a population that is mostly First Nation and Métis, also faced a housing crisis.
The newspaper temporarily became an online-only publication until November 2016 when the tabloid began publishing Tuesday and Friday.
On January 17, 2023, Postmedia announced Fort McMurray Today and 11 other properties would become online news websites by the end of February.