Category Archives: News-CFVR
Global AWS outage disrupts Canadians as Amazon restores cloud services
A massive Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide Monday, including several used by Canadians. Amazon said the cause was traced to an internal fault and that engi...
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Poll shows strong Alberta support for RCMP as opposition to provincial force grows
EDMONTON - A new poll suggests most Albertans remain opposed to replacing the RCMP with a provincial police service and want the government to focus on other priorities such as affordability, healthca...
Oct 20, 2025 RCMP Officer, Summer 2025. File photo by Jon Tupper
Final Chance to Vote: RMWB Residents Head to the Polls on Election Day
FORT McMURRAY - Residents across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are casting their ballots today to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees. Voting stations are open from 9 a.m. to 8 ...
Oct 20, 2025 Voting poster at Mac Island, photo by Jon Tupper
Canadian firm plans homegrown generic of Ozempic as exclusivity nears end
More than a century after Canadians revolutionized diabetes treatment with the discovery of insulin, another homegrown effort is taking shape in the field of metabolic health. Toronto-based Vimy Pharm...
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Local artists and educators shine as the Buffys mark a decade of creativity
FORT MCMURRAY - The region's top artists, educators, and cultural champions were celebrated Saturday night as the Arts Council Wood Buffalo hosted the 10th annual Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Award...
Oct 20, 2025 2025 Buffy Awards Gala, image via Arts Council of Wood Buffalo Facebook
Driver hospitalized following Friday morning collision north of Syncrude
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - One person was injured in a collision that shut down Highway 63 in both directions Friday morning near the Syncrude site north of Fort McMurray. Wood Buffalo RCMP say the crash ...
Oct 20, 2025 RCMP vehicle, Wikimedia Commons, CC License
Ottawa moves to beef up border security with 1,000 new officers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced new border security measures as part of the federal government's upcoming 2025 budget, including the hiring of 1,000 new Canada Border Services Agency...
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Alberta government says teachers could be legislated back to work as strike continues
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it is considering legislative action to end the provincewide teachers' strike after the Alberta Teachers' Association rejected a proposal to return to classrooms u...
Oct 19, 2025 wangsong / Depositphotos.com
Ottawa to hire 1,000 new RCMP and strengthen bail laws
Ottawa - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's new government will take strong action to keep communities safe with new laws, major investments in policing, and coordinated work with provinces and ...
Oct 17, 2025 Mark Carney at a Policy Exchange summer party, August 2015
Wood Buffalo residents reminded to bring ID on Election Day
Fort McMurray, AB - Residents across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will head to the polls on Monday, Oct. 20, to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees. Voting stations will be ope...
Oct 17, 2025 redwall / Depositphotos.com
