Category Archives: News-CFVR
Crime severity in Canada drops for first time in three years
Crime severity down in Canada after three-year rise, driven by drop in non-violent offences OTTAWA - Crime in Canada became less severe in 2024, reversing a three-year upward trend, as non-violent off...
Jul 23, 2025
Police watchdog concludes man's death in RCMP custody due to drugs and alcohol
Alberta watchdog clears RCMP in in-custody death of Fort McMurray man FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog has cleared Fort McMurray RCMP of wrongdoing in the in-custody death of a man on ...
Jul 23, 2025
Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76, tributes pour in Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who helped define a genre and captivated audiences for more than five decades, has died. He was 76. The Osbou...
Jul 22, 2025 Wikimedia commons. Public domain image
Improperly Snuffed Cigarette Leads to Fire on Jackpine Way
Fort McMurray - A late-night fire over the weekend is prompting a renewed warning from fire officials about the dangers of improperly discarded smoking materials. Just after midnight on July 19, Fort ...
Jul 22, 2025 2022 Regional Emergency Services Firetruck
Alberta pledges $22 million to expand rural health care access
Alberta promises rural care boost, but questions remain over recruitment and retention The Alberta government is rolling out more than $22 million in new spending to improve primary care in rural and ...
Jul 22, 2025 Drumheller Health Clinic, town of Drumheller web image
Nearly 28,000 new homes underway as Alberta outpaces national housing trends
Alberta leads Canada in housing starts as construction surge continues EDMONTON - Alberta is leading the country in housing construction, with nearly 28,000 new homes already started in the first half...
Jul 22, 2025 photovs / Depositphotos.com
New Roots for a Growing Tradition: ATC Festival Moves to J. Howard Pew Park in Waterways
ATC Cultural Festival marks fifth anniversary with new location in Waterways FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Athabasca Tribal Council Cultural Festival is marking its fifth anniversary with a new home in For...
Jul 22, 2025 Indigenous Dancer, ATC 2024
Wildfire Alert Issued for Slave Lake Region: Residents Urged to Prepare to Evacuate
Wildfire threat prompts evacuation alert for Slave Lake region SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - Residents in and around Slave Lake are being told to prepare for a possible evacuation as a wildfire burns northeast ...
Jul 21, 2025
Bill C-5 bypass criticized as symptom of deeper federal system issues
Think tank says federal fast-track bill confirms Ottawa's assessment process is broken A Montreal-based think tank with offices in Calgary, says a new federal law that allows Ottawa to fast-track cert...
Jul 21, 2025
Alberta defends actions during Jasper wildfire in joint statement
Alberta defends wildfire response after critical Jasper report EDMONTON - Alberta is pushing back against a report commissioned by the town of Jasper into the 2024 wildfire that damaged parts of the c...
Jul 21, 2025 Alberta Wildfire conducts Hazard Reduction Burn
