Category Archives: News-CFVR

RCMP warn Wood Buffalo residents as fraud cases continue to rise
FORT McMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP are warning residents to be on alert as several fraud schemes continue to circulate in the region, with seniors among the most frequent targets. Police say common sca...
Jon Tupper Nov 28, 2025

Brian Jean hails Ottawa Alberta energy pact as the biggest win in decades
FORT McMURRAY - Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean says the new federal provincial energy agreement marks the most significant economic breakthrough the province has seen in decades, calling the annou...
Jon Tupper Nov 28, 2025 Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals -Instagram Photo

Wood Buffalo arts council seeking applicants for 2026 residency spots
FORT McMURRAY - Arts Council Wood Buffalo has opened applications for its 2026 Artist in Residence Program and Suncor Indigenous Artist in Residence Program, offering two professional artists several ...
Jon Tupper Nov 28, 2025 Arts Council Wood Buffalo Web Image

Former minister storms out as Alberta pushes back on his environmental wish list
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault says he resigned from cabinet with deep sadness, arguing the federal government is abandoning key elements of the climate agenda he spent years a...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 Stephen Guilbeault -Facebook image

New federal weather alerts use colour codes to signal risk levels
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada is rolling out a new colour coded alert system today that will assign yellow, orange or red labels to every weather watch, advisory and warning issued ac...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 Severe Thunderstorm, image via Wikimedia Commons. CC License

Weekly Kid Create sessions return as library readies busy month
FORT McMURRAY - The Wood Buffalo Regional Library has a busy month lined up for kids and creators as it expands its weekly craft programs through December. The Kid Create series, aimed at children age...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 Wood Buffalo Regional Library, WBRL.ca web image

Ottawa Alberta deal expected to scrap emissions cap and open door to BC pipeline
CALGARY - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a new energy agreement with Alberta today that would clear a path for a possible pipeline to British Columbia's coast while confirming the ...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 Premier Smith with PM Mark Carney, Oct 2025

Alberta moves to let AI data centres generate their own power under Bill 8
EDMONTON - Alberta is proposing changes to Bill 8 that would open new pathways for powering artificial intelligence data centres by allowing developers to bring their own electricity generation. The g...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 By JPxG - DALL-E 3, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144161107

Fort McMurray agencies share in $6 million for violence prevention
FORT McMURRAY - The Hub Family Resource Centre and Waypoints Community Services Association are receiving new provincial support as Alberta rolls out nearly $6 million for programs that aim to prevent...
Jon Tupper Nov 27, 2025 https://www.waypointswb.ca/

Poor conditions blamed in fatal Highway 63 semi crash
BOYLE - RCMP say one person is dead and another is in hospital after three semi trucks crashed on Highway 63 near Range Road 173. Police responded around 7:24 p.m. on Nov. 25 and arrived to find one o...
Jon Tupper Nov 26, 2025








