Category Archives: News-CFVR

RCMP search for missing Conklin man last seen hitchhiking on Highway 881
Update Oct 10th 2025 - Wood Buffalo RCMP would like to report that Randy Bennett has been located safe. FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Police are asking for the public's help to find a missing man from...
Jon Tupper Oct 06, 2025 Missing Poster Randy Bennett

Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety as incidents rise across Canada
FORT McMURRAY - Fire Prevention Week is underway, and this year's campaign is shining a spotlight on the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from phones and e-bikes to power tools...
Jon Tupper Oct 06, 2025

Alberta teachers begin strike as parents brace for disruptions
Alberta parents brace for uncertainty as 51,000 teachers strike FORT McMURRAY - Fifty-one thousand public-education teachers across Alberta hit the picket lines today, closing schools in both the Fort...
Jon Tupper Oct 06, 2025 Schools closed due to strike beginning October 6, 2025

Wood Buffalo RCMP ask for help locating man last seen Sept. 24
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Police say 60-year-old Ivan White of Fort McMurray was last seen at The Centre of Hope on Sept. 24, 20...
Jon Tupper Oct 05, 2025 Missing Person, Ivan Whte. RCMP Poster

Keyano College invites future students to fall open house despite the ongoing teacher strike
FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - While many high school students are off due to the ongoing teachers' strike, Keyano College is moving full steam ahead with preparations for a new academic year and a new class of...
Jon Tupper Oct 05, 2025

Fort McMurray mayoral candidates debate business issues at Chamber forum
FORT McMURRAY - The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce mayoralty forum is now available online following a debate between incumbent Mayor Sandy Bowman and challenger Zulkifl Mujahid that focused largel...
Jon Tupper Oct 05, 2025 October 1, 2025 Mayoral Debate

Police trying to find missing woman
Update, 8:30 p.m. Oc. 3, 2025 Wood Buffalo RCMP advise that Candice was located safe. ___ FORT MCMURRAY - Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in locating 35-year-old Candice L'Homm...
Harvard Media News Oct 03, 2025 An image of Candice L’Hommecourt, reported missing in the Fort McMurray area. Phot provided by the RCMP.

Ward 3 residents set to hear from mayoral and council hopefuls at Saprae Creek forum
FORT MCMURRAY, AB.- Residents in Saprae Creek Estates, Draper and the surrounding area will soon have another chance to hear directly from the candidates seeking their votes in the Regional Municipali...
Jon Tupper Oct 03, 2025 Vista Ridge, RMWB. Web image

Glass Lewis sides with Cenovus in takeover battle for MEG's Christina Lake project
CALGARY - Cenovus Energy Inc. has gained another boost in its $7-billion takeover bid for MEG Energy Corp., as a second influential proxy adviser has recommended shareholders back the deal over a comp...
Jon Tupper Oct 03, 2025 Cenovus Christina Lake, Web Image

Second Canadian measles death this year reported in Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta has reported its first measles-related death since outbreaks of the illness began in March, as case counts near 2,000 across the province. Health officials say a baby, born prematur...
Jon Tupper Oct 03, 2025 milastokerpro / Depositphotos.com








