Category Archives: News-CFVR

Alberta moves to transition sheriffs into new provincial police service
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government has introduced legislation aimed at moving all Alberta Sheriffs employees into a new provincial police agency and training hundreds of them as polic...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026
Budget 2026 aims to add teachers and support staff across Alberta schools
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says Budget 2026 will make a record investment in education aimed at adding more teachers and support staff, addressing classroom complexity and managing growing studen...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026
Massive industrial equipment seizure as RCMP recover trucks, trailers and machinery
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say a major investigation has led to the recovery of more than $1 million worth of stolen industrial and heavy equipment, with police linking the seizure to multiple thefts acr...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026

Alberta to table Budget 2026 today alongside new legislative plans for growth and safety
EDMONTON - Today Albertans will learn the Province's spending and saving plans for the coming fiscal year. Budget 2026 is set to drop later this afternoon. As the spring sitting of the Alberta legisla...
Jon Tupper Feb 26, 2026

Regional Emergency Services receives national recognition for ambulance care
FORT MCMURRAY - Regional Emergency Services in Wood Buffalo has received national accreditation for its ground ambulance service. The accreditation was granted through Accreditation Canada's Qmentum G...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026

Fraser Institute report urges fiscal caution before Alberta's 2026 budget
CALGARY - The Fraser Institute has some pointed words for Alberta ahead of the 2026 provincial budget, arguing governments have repeatedly treated temporary resource windfalls as permanent revenue and...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 Frasier institute, Web Media

Coffee and conversation event opens dialogue between RMWB council and residents
FORT McMURRAY - Residents from across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are being invited to meet with local leaders at an upcoming community drop in taking place in the Waterways neighbourhoo...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 Connect with RMWB Council. Facebook invitation image

Alberta dissatisfaction with Confederation eases, Ipsos finds
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians are feeling somewhat more united than they did seven years ago, even as political rhetoric around separatism remains loud in parts of the country, particularly ...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 By http://www.ipsos.com/sites/ipsos.com/files/finances/2011-Ipsos-Annual-Report-English_1.pdf, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37139900

Red tape reduction and investment among key priorities for Alberta spring session
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says economic growth, public safety and reducing regulatory barriers will be among its top priorities as the 2026 spring sitting of the legislature begins. Government H...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026 jewhyte / Depositphotos.com

Fort McMurray Chamber hosting Mayor's State of the Region Address
FORT McMURRAY - Business and community leaders from across the region are being invited to attend the 2026 State of the Region Address hosted by the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce. The luncheon eve...
Jon Tupper Feb 25, 2026








