Category Archives: News-CFVR

Smith directs ministers to focus on affordability, smart spending amid the ongoing teachers' strike.
Edmonton - Premier Danielle Smith has issued new mandate letters to four key ministers with a focus on affordability, fiscal discipline and government efficiency. The move comes as Alberta's Ministry ...
Jon Tupper Oct 17, 2025 Nate Horner delivering Budget 2025.

Nenshi speaks with Harvard Media News about Alberta's energy future, the teachers strike, and other key issues - hear the full audio online
Fort McMurray - Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Alberta should stop "playing the victim card" and take the lead on energy, innovation, and the economy. In an exclusive interview with Jon Tupper ...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025 Naheed Neshi visits Harvard Media News for exclusive interview

New CASA House to offer day and live-in mental health treatment for teens in Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray - CASA Mental Health is preparing to build a new youth mental health treatment facility in Fort McMurray that will serve up to 80 young people and their families each year. The non-profi...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025 CASA Youth Mental Health, web image

Council Candidate Q&A: Funke Banjoko
Harvard Media News reached out to each candidate running for office to ask a set of questions about the office for which they are running. The following is our Q&A with Fort McMurray Mayoral Candi...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025

RCMP remove 106 impaired drivers in province-wide Thanksgiving enforcement
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP issued nearly two thousand tickets over the Thanksgiving long weekend as part of a nationwide traffic safety campaign. During Operation Impact 2025, officers handed out 1,918 t...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper

Indigenous leaders to rally in Fort McMurray against tailings release plan
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Indigenous leaders and environmental groups are planning to gather in Fort McMurray on Friday to protest Alberta's proposal to allow treated oil sands tailings water to be released...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025 Chief Tuccaro, Facebook image

Talks stall as Alberta considers back-to-work legislation for teachers
EDMONTON- The wage dispute between the Alberta government and the Alberta Teachers' Association has reached an impasse, with no new bargaining dates scheduled and indications that back-to-work legisla...
Jon Tupper Oct 16, 2025 ATA Logo, web image

Fort McMurray health fair to connect parents with pregnancy and early childhood supports
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Expectant and new parents will have a chance to connect with local healthcare professionals at a pregnancy health information fair hosted by Primary Care Alberta next month. The fr...
Jon Tupper Oct 15, 2025 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com

RMWB launches winter maintenance program, urges residents to sign up for alerts
FORT McMURRAY, AB - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has launched its winter maintenance season, with all Winter Maintenance Zone subzones currently relaxed. When subzones are relaxed, on-str...
Jon Tupper Oct 15, 2025 Winter Maintenance Zones, RMWB image

Province invites residents to pick Alberta's next licence plate look
EDMONTON- Alberta drivers will soon help decide the look of the province's first new licence plate in more than four decades. From Oct. 15 to Nov. 5, Albertans can vote online in a tournament-style co...
Jon Tupper Oct 15, 2025 Danielle Smith License Plate News Conference,








