Category Archives: News-CFVR
Wood Buffalo RCMP announce charges in deadly Fort McMurray intersection crash
FORT McMURRAY - A 26-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing several criminal charges, including impaired operation causing death, following a fatal multi-vehicle collision earlier this year at the inter...
Feb 24, 2026
Southbound Fort Chipewyan Winter Road to close temporarily for wide load
FORT McMURRAY - Southbound travel on the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road will be temporarily closed early Friday as another wide load carrying modular homes moves north, the Regional Municipality of Wood B...
Feb 24, 2026
Fort McMurray travellers among Canadians stranded as violence hits Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta - The killing of one of Mexico's most powerful cartel leaders has triggered a wave of violence across parts of the country, leaving thousands of Canadian tourists sheltering in resorts...
Feb 24, 2026 By Alex Covarrubias, 9 April 2006. Based on the arms by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán. - Mexican Government, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=374591
Cases rise in Edmonton as Alberta struggles to shake measles outbreak
EDMONTON - Alberta can't seem to shake a continuing measles outbreak, with health officials reporting new cases in the Edmonton area and a standing exposure advisory now expanded to include Parkland C...
Feb 24, 2026 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com
Alberta sees tourism surge with record spending and rising international visits
EDMONTON - Alberta says tourism spending reached a record level in 2025, with provincial officials pointing to growing international interest and expanded travel access as key drivers behind continued...
Feb 24, 2026 Aerial photo of lower townsite, Fort McMurray. Image via rmwb.ca
Oil prices hold near six month highs as markets weigh US Iran tensions
CALGARY - Oil prices are hovering near six-month highs as markets weigh geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, evolving U.S.-Iran talks and shifting forecasts from major financial analysts. Brent c...
Feb 24, 2026
Alberta privacy watchdog joins global warning on AI generated imagery
EDMONTON - Alberta's information and privacy watchdog has joined dozens of regulators worldwide in issuing a joint warning about the risks posed by artificial intelligence systems capable of generatin...
Feb 24, 2026 scanrail / Depositphotos.com
Four years later, Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows no sign of ending
FORT MCMURRAY - Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war many expected to be short has hardened into a grinding conflict of attrition marked by staggering human loss,...
Feb 24, 2026 TomasRagina / Depositphotos.com
Alberta Transportation warns of Highway 63 delays during super-load move
EDMONTON - Drivers travelling between Edmonton and Fort McMurray are being advised to expect delays as a super-heavy industrial load makes its way north over several days along highways leading into t...
Feb 23, 2026 Super Heavy Load Mammoet Web image
Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested on Canada-wide warrant tied to Fort McMurray case
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A 22-year-old man identified by police as the older brother of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter has been arrested in Alberta on a Canada-wide warrant tied to an attempted murder in...
Feb 23, 2026
