Category Archives: News-CFVR

Fort McMurray's Cruz FM adds another national Canadian Radio Award
FORT McMURRAY - A Fort McMurray radio station owned by Harvard Media is adding to its national profile with another Canadian Radio Award win. After being named Station of the Year in 2024, 100.5 Cruz ...
Jon Tupper Dec 18, 2025

Fines handed out after serious injury at oil and gas site near Edson
An oil and gas company, an engineering firm, and a worksite supervisor have been handed a combined $216,000 in penalties following a serious workplace injury near Edson. The penalties were issued afte...
Dec 17, 2025 Xalanx / Depositphotos.com

Poll Shows Rising Support for Pipeline Development Across Canada
Support for pipeline construction in Canada has grown significantly over the past year, according to a new MEIIpsos poll released Tuesday morning. The survey shows threequarters of Canadians now suppo...
Dec 17, 2025 vladymyrb / Depositphotos.com

CRA ends automatic mailing of paper tax forms for 2025 filing season
OTTAWA - Canadians who file their income taxes on paper will no longer automatically receive a mailed tax package from the Canada Revenue Agency for the 2025 tax year, as the agency continues its shif...
Jon Tupper Dec 16, 2025 Exciting tax form.

Fort McMurray students answer winter call for help at Centre of Hope
FORT MCMURRAY - Students and staff with the Fort McMurray Public School Division have stepped up to help people experiencing homelessness by donating warm winter gear and food to the Centre of Hope. T...
Jon Tupper Dec 16, 2025 Centre of Hope, image via Facebook

Only one known communicable measles case remains in Alberta
OTTAWA - Alberta's measles outbreak has eased to a single known active case, offering cautious optimism for public health officials, though authorities warn the risk has not disappeared because infect...
Jon Tupper Dec 16, 2025 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com

Federal changes restore citizenship rights to thousands born outside Canada
OTTAWA - New citizenship rules allowing more Canadians born or adopted abroad to claim citizenship are now in effect, following the coming into force of Bill C-3 on Monday. The federal government says...
Jon Tupper Dec 16, 2025 doomu / Depositphotos.com

Canada marks 10 years since Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report
OTTAWA - Canada is marking the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report, reflecting on the lasting harm of the residential school system and reaffirming commitments t...
Jon Tupper Dec 15, 2025 ishtygashev / Depositphotos.com

Survey finds Albertans broadly favour ending public funding for private schools
CALGARY - A large majority of Albertans would vote to end public funding for independent schools if the issue were put to a referendum, according to a new poll released by ThinkHQ Public Affairs. The ...
Jon Tupper Dec 15, 2025 ThinkHQ Web Image

Dark skies set the stage as Ursid meteor shower returns
FORT MCMURRAY - A quiet but reliable meteor shower begins tonight, giving skywatchers in northern Alberta a chance to catch the Ursids under some of the darkest skies of the year. The Ursid meteor sho...
Jon Tupper Dec 15, 2025 By Ursa_major_constellation_map.png: Torsten Brongerderivative work: Kxx (talk) - Ursa_major_constellation_map.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10945438








