Category Archives: News-CFVR
Bank of Canada eases rates again as economy feels trade strain
OTTAWA-The Bank of Canada has lowered its key interest rate to 2.25 per cent, signalling it is likely finished cutting rates for now as the country contends with economic fallout from the U.S. trade w...
Oct 30, 2025 Bank of Canada Building: By Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11974266
Police urge Albertans to stay visible and vigilant this Halloween night
FORT McMURRAY- The Alberta RCMP is reminding Albertans to make safety a priority this Halloween as ghosts, superheroes, and witches prepare to fill neighbourhood streets across the province. Officers ...
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Fort McMurray Airport's Halloween event raises $3,400 for United Way
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray International Airport's annual Halloween fundraiser drew more than 1,200 guests and raised $3,400 for United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo. The sold-out Pumpkins...
Oct 30, 2025 Fort McMurray Airport’s Halloween event -supplied image
Report finds $150B in clean-economy spending produced limited job gains
VANCOUVER - Governments in Canada have spent or forgone more than $150 billion in the past decade on low-carbon initiatives that have produced only limited employment gains, according to new research ...
Oct 30, 2025 kessudap / Depositphotos.com
Drugs and cash worth $200,000 seized in ALERT-led cross-province investigation
EDMONTON - Police have seized about $200,000 worth of drugs and cash after search warrants were executed at homes in Edmonton, St. Albert and Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The searches followed a month...
Oct 30, 2025 ALERT Seizure, October 28, 2025
GM scales back EV production after end of federal tax credit
DETROIT - General Motors is cutting 1,750 jobs across several U.S. plants as part of a broad reduction in electric vehicle production following the end of a key federal subsidy. The automaker said Wed...
Oct 29, 2025 Chevrolet EV lineup 2025, web image
New Catholic school trustees sworn in under shadow of provincial labour dispute
New board of trustees sworn in amid ongoing labour dispute FORT MCMURRAY- The newly elected board of trustees for the Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division has been sworn in for the 20...
Oct 29, 2025 FMCSD Board- supplied image
Teachers' union vows legal fight after province passes Bill 2
EDMONTON- Alberta's largest teachers union says the provincial government has deepened a growing rift with educators after passing Bill 2, the Back to School Act, which ends a provincewide strike and ...
Oct 29, 2025 ATA President Jason Schilling, ATA News Conference
Fort McMurray showcase puts focus on skilled trades training
FORT McMURRAY - Keyano College will spotlight high level trades training next week with an Electrical Skills Showcase at its Clearwater Campus in Fort McMurray. The free event is scheduled for Monday,...
Oct 29, 2025
Massive breach exposes 183 million Gmail passwords
A massive breach has compromised 183 million Gmail accounts, exposing passwords and logins in what security analysts say is one of the largest credential dumps ever uncovered. The data affecting Gmail...
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