Category Archives: News-CFVR
Bouchier commits $1M to expand youth mental health care in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - An Indigenous-owned company is investing $1 million to expand access to youth mental health care in northern Alberta, helping reduce long wait times and the need for families to travel...
Apr 23, 2026 $1 Million Bouchier investment strengthens access to youth mental health care in northern Alberta.
Fort McMurray airport highlights Autism Society in monthly display
FORT McMURRAY - The Autism Society of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is being featured this month at the Fort McMurray International Airport as part of a community spotlight initiative. The...
Apr 22, 2026 YMM Autism support. Facebook image
Alberta crude to Korea tariff-free under new agreement
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has signed a joint statement with South Korea's customs commissioner to eliminate a tariff on Alberta crude exports, a move the province says will strengthen ...
Apr 22, 2026 Korea oil deal -Supplied image
Drivers warned of delays as massive load moves north on Highway 63
EDMONTON - Drivers in central and northern Alberta may face delays this week as a massive industrial load makes its way toward Fort McMurray. The super-heavy shipment, a motor control centre building,...
Apr 22, 2026 Heavy load, supplied image
Alberta eyes brighter evenings with year-round daylight time plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it plans to eliminate twice-a-year clock changes and move to permanent daylight time, citing shifts in neighbouring jurisdictions and long-standing public debate. ...
Apr 22, 2026 Watch photo -Jon Tupper
Carbon storage push expands beyond Alberta with new eastern Canada atlas
CALGARY - It isn't just Alberta looking at carbon sequestration, as new research highlights growing interest in storing emissions across other parts of the country. A new atlas mapping carbon storage ...
Apr 22, 2026 katiindies / Depositphotos.com
Canada's air quality among cleanest in world, report finds
VANCOUVER - Canada's air quality has improved significantly over the past five decades, with levels of key pollutants now among the lowest in the world, according to a new report released ahead of Ear...
Apr 22, 2026 bartoshd / Depositphotos.com
Woman charged after dog abandoned on ice near Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged a 22-year-old woman following an investigation into a dog abandonment incident captured on video and widely shared on social media. Police say they recei...
Apr 21, 2026 Frankie the dog, image courtesy of Wood Buffalo SPCA
Fort McMurray Marathon set to return Sept. 20
FORT McMURRAY - The Inter Pipeline Fort McMurray Marathon is set to return this fall, with organizers announcing the 2026 event will take place on Sept. 20. The race, held at MacDonald Island Park, wi...
Apr 21, 2026 ChiccoDodiFC / Depositphotos.com
Canada's Governor General calls for Indigenous voices in health systems
OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General spoke at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues yesterday, marking her return to the international stage decades after first addressing the body as ...
Apr 21, 2026 Governor General, Mary Simon -official photoGG05-2021-0048-001
19/07/2021
Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada poses for her official portrait in the Conference Room at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, on July 19, 2021, ahead of her installation ceremony as the 30th Governor General of Canada.
Son Excellence, la très honorable Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Gouverneure générale et commandante en chef du Canada pose pour son portrait officiel dans la salle de conference à Rideau Hall à Ottawa, en Ontario, le 19 Juillet 2021, en amont de sa cérémonie d’installation à titre de 30eme gouverneure générale du Canada.
Credit/Mention de source: Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall, OSGG-BSGG
