Category Archives: News-CFVR
No Escape: Police Dogs, Drones, and Patrols Corner Suspects Across Wood Buffalo
RCMP Target High-Priority Offenders in String of Arrests Across Wood Buffalo The RCMP Crime Reduction Unit in Wood Buffalo has made multiple arrests this past month in a crackdown on high-priority off...
Jun 19, 2025
Banff, Jasper and Wood Buffalo Drive Alberta's Tourism Boom
Tourism Boom in Alberta Outpaces National Growth Alberta is leading the country in tourism growth, with a surge in visitor spending and strong interest in major attractions like Banff, Jasper and Wood...
Jun 19, 2025 Wood Buffalo National Park, image via Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism
Western Premiers to Ottawa: End Interference in Resource Development
Western Premiers Demand Ottawa Roll Back Contentious Federal Policies Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are calling on the federal government to reverse a series of env...
Jun 18, 2025 Premier Danielle Smith and Premier Scott Moe
Fort McMurray Losing a Key General Surgeon, Replacement Plans Not Yet Clear
Fort McMurray Surgeon Closing Practice After Nearly Five Years FORT MCMURRAY, AB. -Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo is set to lose one of its general surgeons this fall. Dr. Alexsander Bressan has announced...
Jun 18, 2025 Cancerus / Depositphotos.com
New Alberta Challenge Aims to Slash Costs, Time for Oil Sands Reclamation"
Alberta launches $50M push to accelerate oil sands tailings cleanup Alberta is investing $50 million from its Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund into new technologies aimed at s...
Jun 17, 2025 By NASA Earth Observatory - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=40997, Public Domain
Dangerous dirt bike stunt drivers flee police in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo RCMP are seeking public assistance to identify three reckless dirt bike riders who fled police after performing dangerous stunts on Cateret Drive Sunday evening, putt...
Jun 17, 2025 Alleged dirt bike ridders
Province to Scrap Health Zones in Favour of Local Hospital Control
Alberta moves ahead with hospital-level decision-making amid ongoing health care overhaul Alberta is continuing its sweeping overhaul of the health system by shifting decision-making power from region...
Jun 17, 2025
Oil Markets React to Threat of U.S. Action in Iran-Israel War
Oil prices climb as conflict between Israel and Iran deepens and U.S. weighs military role Oil markets continued their climb Tuesday as the conflict between Israel and Iran showed no sign of slowing. ...
Jun 17, 2025 lagereek / Depositphotos.com
Doctors Urge Immunization as Measles Outbreak Further Deepens in Alberta
Alberta nears 1,000 measles cases as health officials push for higher vaccination rates Measles cases continue to climb in Alberta, with the province approaching 1,000 confirmed infections of the vacc...
Jun 17, 2025 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com
RMWB Celebrates Local Gardens with 'Nominate Your Neighbour'
Fort McMurray celebrates community pride through blooming gardens and shared harvests Fort McMURRAY, AB. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is once again recognizing local green thumbs with t...
Jun 16, 2025 Communities in Bloom. RMWB Supplied image
