Category Archives: News-CFVR

Judge rules Back to School Act remains in force pending constitutional challenge
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has rejected a bid by the Alberta Teachers' Association to suspend legislation that forced teachers back to work last fall, meaning classes will continue as usual for stude...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 ATA President Jason Schilling, ATA News Conference

RMWB adjusting bus routes and schedules, hoping to improve service
FORT McMURRAY - Transit riders in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will see changes to several bus routes and schedules beginning March 20 as the municipality adjusts service based on rider f...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026 RMWB.CA Transit Busses

Fuel prices rise in Fort McMurray amid Middle East oil market volatility
FORT McMURRAY - Fuel prices are climbing again in northern Alberta as global oil market tensions continue to ripple through gasoline markets. On Sunday, gasoline in Fort McMurray ranged from about 149...
Jon Tupper Mar 16, 2026

Oil Barons playoff games to air live on Play 103.7 for first time
FORT McMURRAY - Fort McMurray Oil Barons playoff games will be broadcast live on local radio for the first time, giving fans across the region another way to follow the team during the postseason. Pla...
Jon Tupper Mar 15, 2026 Fort McMurray Oil Barons

New federal plan targets defence, roads and energy projects across Canada's North
YELLOWKNIFE - The federal government is moving to bolster security and sovereignty in Alberta's north and across the Arctic with a sweeping plan that includes more than $40 billion in defence, infrast...
Jon Tupper Mar 15, 2026 By US Mission Canada - https://www.flickr.com/photos/us_mission_canada/4555636276/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16022482

NDP public safety critic to table motion on Alberta provincial police spending
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP public safety critic David Shepherd says he will introduce a motion in the legislature next week calling on the provincial government to redirect funding from a proposed Alberta...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Alberta NDP Web Logo

ATC Career Fair set for next month at MacDonald Island Park
FORT McMURRAY - The Athabasca Tribal Council Career Fair will take place next month at MacDonald Island Park, bringing together youth, First Nations and Indigenous job seekers with employers, training...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026

Budget 2026 proposes $200M investment in seniors housing across Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it plans to invest more than $200 million to build and upgrade seniors housing across the province as the population of older residents continues to grow. The prov...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Seniors activities, aging in place. Image via RWMB.ca

Non compliant inspection at Calgary plasma centre raises safety concerns
CALGARY- Health Canada says two people died after donating blood plasma at paid collection centres in Winnipeg, prompting renewed calls from a health advocacy group for stronger oversight and possible...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 Kzenon / Depositphotos.com

War with Iran threatens iron ore pellet supply, highlights opportunity for Canadian steel inputs
MONTREAL - The U.S. war with Iran is not only shaking global oil markets. Canada's steel supply chain is also feeling the impact as disruptions in the Persian Gulf threaten a key raw material used in ...
Jon Tupper Mar 13, 2026 shestakov15 / Depositphotos.com








