Category Archives: News-CFVR
Keyano unveils 'Encore' as next chapter of long-running Fort McMurray gala tradition
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College is launching a new signature fundraising event this year aimed at supporting students and continuing a long-standing tradition of community support for education in the ...
Mar 17, 2026
Province earmarks $3.7B for disability supports in Alberta budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it plans to invest a record $3.7 billion this year to support people with disabilities if Budget 2026 is passed by the legislature. Officials say the funding rep...
Mar 17, 2026 By Pierre-Selim - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18644744
CBC bias allegations raised in parliamentary committee testimony
OTTAWA - Allegations of political bias at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation are drawing scrutiny in Parliament after a former network host told a House of Commons committee he faced consequences f...
Mar 17, 2026 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation a.k.a. Radio-Canada, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Health officials urge medicine safety during National Poison Prevention Week
EDMONTON - Health officials are urging Albertans to take extra care with medications during National Poison Prevention Week, warning accidental poisonings can occur from common medicines if they are u...
Mar 16, 2026 KateNovikova / Depositphotos.com
Snow removal continues in Fort McMurray as parking restrictions hit subzones 3 and 4
FORT McMURRAY - Snow removal operations are continuing across Fort McMurray this week as winter maintenance subzones 3 and 4 come under parking restrictions. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo ...
Mar 16, 2026 WMZ / Winter Maintenance Zone Sinage -Photo by Jon Tupper
Commodity surge led by crude oil and palm oil rattles investors
Global markets are under pressure as escalating conflict in the Middle East pushes oil prices higher and raises concerns about inflation and economic disruption. Crude oil continues to approach US$100...
Mar 16, 2026 shirotie / Depositphotos.com
Impaired driving charges laid after OHV backs over pedestrian on Fort McMurray-area trail
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray man is facing impaired driving and criminal negligence charges after an off-highway vehicle collision left a pedestrian seriously injured on a winter trail near Gregoir...
Mar 16, 2026
Canada loses 84,000 jobs in February as unemployment rises to 6.7%
OTTAWA - Canada's economy lost 84,000 jobs in February, one of the largest monthly declines outside the pandemic, as the national unemployment rate rose to 6.7 per cent, according to new figures from ...
Mar 16, 2026 Devon / Depositphotos.com
Alberta increases speeding and distracted driving fines for first time since 2015
EDMONTON - Fines for dangerous and common traffic offences increased across Alberta on Friday as the province introduced its first major update to traffic penalties in more than a decade. Under the ne...
Mar 16, 2026 An RCMP officer checking for speeders on Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray. Photo provided by the RCMP
Fort McMurray Airport Authority sets annual public meeting for May 7
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Airport Authority is inviting residents to its annual public meeting this spring to review the airport's performance and outline priorities for the year ahead. The me...
Mar 16, 2026
