Category Archives: News-CFVR
Province investing $6M in new skilled trades discovery hub
CALGARY - Alberta's government is launching a new skills training hub aimed at giving junior high and high school students hands-on exposure to careers in the skilled trades before graduation. The Alb...
Mar 30, 2026 Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Static Detonation Chamber 2000
Jean, Harper among members of new Alberta investment council
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is creating a new Premier's Investment Council aimed at coordinating efforts across ministries and agencies to attract major projects and secure large-scale investment,...
Mar 30, 2026 Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals -Instagram Photo
Alberta to impose provincewide code of conduct for municipal councils
EDMONTON - Alberta is moving to introduce a provincewide code of conduct for municipal councils, replacing a system the government scrapped less than a year ago. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan William...
Mar 30, 2026
Artemis II launch set for April 1, Canadian astronaut set to make history
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A Canadian astronaut is set to make history as NASA prepares to launch its first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. Jeremy Hansen, a member of the Canad...
Mar 30, 2026 By Josh Valcarcel - flickr.com, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=130335077
Christina Gordon educator earns Edwin Parr Teacher Award nomination
FORT McMURRAY - A Grade 6 teacher in Fort McMurray has been nominated for a provincial award recognizing outstanding first-year educators. Amanda Hawkins, who teaches at Christina Gordon Public...
Mar 30, 2026 Amanda Hawkins, Edwin Parr nominee
Global energy crisis renews push for Canadian export capacity
CALGARY - Alberta is courting foreign investment for a proposed major oil pipeline to the West Coast as the province looks to expand exports and reduce its reliance on the United States. Government so...
Mar 30, 2026 dechevm / Depositphotos.com
Snow removal continues in Fort McMurray as winter lingers
FORT McMURRAY - There are only a few weeks left in winter road maintenance season in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, but unseasonably cold weather has extended winter conditions beyond what...
Mar 29, 2026
Oil markets brace for another volatile week as Middle East conflict deepens
NEW YORK - Oil markets are heading into another volatile week as conflict in the Middle East deepens and global supply concerns intensify. Prices have surged sharply through March, with Brent crude cl...
Mar 29, 2026 Suncor Energy Centre
Residents return after carbon monoxide scare in Fort McMurray
FORT McMURRAY - A downtown apartment complex in Fort McMurray was temporarily evacuated Thursday evening after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the building. Emergency crews were called...
Mar 29, 2026 2022 Regional Emergency Services Firetruck
RMWB maintains winter road access amid late-season cold
FORT McMURRAY - Cold weather is keeping the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road open at full capacity, with officials saying the route remains accessible at its maximum weight limit of 45,000 kilograms. The Re...
Mar 27, 2026 topicha / Depositphotos.com
