Category Archives: News-CFVR

Suncor Board Declares March Dividend for Shareholders
CALGARY - Suncor Energy says its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share on its common shares. The dividend is payable March 25 to shareholders of record at the close o...
Jon Tupper Feb 05, 2026 Suncor Energy Centre
Canada Leads G7 in Food Inflation as Import Pressures Persist
OTTAWA - Food prices in Canada remain stubbornly high, driven largely by rising import costs and global pressures rather than domestic factors, according to new research from the Bank of Canada and re...
Jon Tupper Feb 05, 2026

Rare February Fire Advisory Issued for Calgary Area as Temperatures Soar to 15 C
CALGARY - An unusual burst of springlike weather has prompted Alberta Wildfire to issue a rare fire advisory for the Calgary Forest Area in the middle of February. Alberta Wildfire says the advisory i...
Jon Tupper Feb 05, 2026 By Gorgo - Photo taken by author, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=693104Canada; Calgary

Unanimous Votes and Calmer Debate Signal Improved Council Dynamic in Wood Buffalo
FORT McMURRAY - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo kicked off its 2026 budget deliberations Tuesday with council unanimously approving full funding requests for a range of community recreation ...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 RMWB Council Budget meeting Feb 3, 2026

Canadians won't get plastic straws back after court upholds Ottawa ban
OTTAWA - Canadians will not be drinking from plastic straws again after a recent court ruling upheld Ottawa's ban on several single use plastic items, reinforcing federal authority to regulate plastic...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 ccaetano / Depositphotos.com

Fraser Institute report puts Alberta first, Manitoba last on fiscal policy
VANCOUVER - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ranked highest among Canadian premiers for fiscal management in 2024-25, while Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew ranked last, according to a new study by the Fraser...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 Unleashing Alberta's Energy Future Press Conference, Nov 26, 2025

Alberta calls for role in judicial appointments, criticizes bilingualism rules
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith and Justice Minister Mickey Amery are calling on Ottawa to reform the federal judicial appointment process, arguing Alberta should have a formal role in selecting jud...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 SomeMeans / Depositphotos.com

Hockey community mourns deadly Alberta crash while BBB warns of junior hockey scams
STAVELY, AB. - Grief is rippling through the Canadian hockey community after three junior hockey players were killed in a highway collision in southern Alberta. RCMP say the crash happened Monday as p...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 vencav / Depositphotos.com

Distracted driving tickets top 3,300 as RCMP urge focus behind the wheel
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta RCMP are reminding drivers in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and throughout the province to stay focused behind the wheel as distracted driving continues to p...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 Car Crash, 2025. Image by Jon Tupper

Artemis II launch delayed, extending Canada's wait for Jeremy Hansen's moon mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Canadians will have to wait longer to see astronaut Jeremy Hansen take to the skies and become the first Canadian to fly on a mission around the moon after NASA delayed the Arte...
Jon Tupper Feb 04, 2026 Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency








