Category Archives: News-CFVR
Caught in the middle, students will return after province ends teachers strike
Students return to class as back to work law brings an end to strike FORT MCMURRAY- Children across Alberta are back in school on Wednesday, Oct. 29, for the first time since Oct. 6, after provincial ...
Oct 28, 2025 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com
Friends of Medicare says private clinics will worsen access to medical scans
Advocacy group warns private pay diagnostics could worsen wait times EDMONTON- An Alberta health care advocacy group says provincial plans to expand private pay diagnostic testing could increase wait ...
Oct 28, 2025
Food industry urges Ottawa to restore permanent residency route for essential workers
Union and employers push for new immigration path for food workers OTTAWA- Canada's largest food manufacturing union and leading employer groups are urging the federal government to create a permanent...
Oct 28, 2025 SashaKhalabuzar / Depositphotos.com
Food bank visits hit historic levels as affordability crisis deepens
Canada is seeing record levels of food insecurity, with food bank visits doubling compared to six years ago. New national data shows nearly 2.2 million visits were recorded in a single month this year...
Oct 28, 2025 Food Banks Canada web image
Driver Seriously Injured in Highway 63 Collision Near Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY--Wood Buffalo RCMP and Regional Emergency Services responded to a serious motor vehicle collision Monday morning, October 27, at approximately 11:07 a.m. The crash occurred south of Fort...
Oct 27, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper
NDP leader calls the government's back to work legislation, "shameful"
EDMONTON--The Alberta government has made history by invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause for the first time, ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work under new legislation passed Monda...
Oct 27, 2025 A file photo of Naheed Nenshi, leader of the NDP in Alberta.
Classes resume Wednesday after Alberta orders teachers back to work
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers and students are returning to classrooms Wednesday after the provincial government moved to end the province wide teachers strike with back to work legislation and a renewe...
Oct 27, 2025 Schools closed due to strike beginning October 6, 2025
Cocaine seized at Coutts border crossing, Calgary man charged
CALGARY-- A man from Calgary is facing multiple charges after border officers seized a large quantity of cocaine at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta. On September 25, 2025, Canada Border S...
Oct 27, 2025 An image of drugs police and CBSA seized from a truck bound from the US into Canada in October of 2025. Image provided by the RCMP.
Majority say new pipelines key to Canada's future as support rises nationwide
Poll finds strong national support for expanding Alberta's pipeline connections A new survey by Leger suggests Canadians broadly support expanding Alberta's pipeline network to reach overseas markets,...
Oct 27, 2025 prykhodov / Depositphotos.com
Alberta fire season to end Friday as risk continues to ease
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta's wildfire season officially ends Friday, closing one of the quietest seasons in recent years for the Fort McMurray Forest Area. Cooler weather and recent moisture have lowered...
Oct 27, 2025 Alberta Wildfire logo
