Category Archives: News-CFVR
Nikinan Community Centre opens as new gathering place for Fort McMurray 468 First Nation
Facility supported by Suncor will serve as cultural and community hub FORT McMURRAY, AB. - Fireworks and traditional dancing marked the grand opening of the Nikinan Community Centre on Treaty 8 territ...
Jul 31, 2025 Band Office for Fort McMurray 468 First Nation
From call to car: The process behind emergency response in Wood Buffalo
In the fourth installment of Harvard Media News' look inside the Wood Buffalo RCMP, we delve into what exactly happens when a resident calls those three famous numbers, 9-1-1. RCMP explains how its op...
Jul 31, 2025
Additional classroom space coming to Fort McMurray schools as enrolment grows
Additional classroom space coming to Fort McMurray schools as enrolment grows FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - Two Fort McMurray school divisions will receive a total of five new modular classrooms as part of a...
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Fire danger climbing as heat warning grips Wood Buffalo
Four fires in Fort McMurray Forest Area are under control but conditions could worsen with continued heat FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The fire danger across the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is climb...
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Federal government fines itself in hawk habitat fiasco
DND fined for destroying hawk nest at CFB Suffield, but most of the money just circles back to Ottawa CALGARY - The federal government has fined itself $10,000 after the Department of National Defence...
Jul 31, 2025 Ferruginous Hawk Wikimedia CC License
Separatists outflanked as pro Canada referendum petition gets green light
Alberta separation debate shifts as "remain in Canada" referendum petition advances EDMONTON - The Alberta separation referendum debate is taking a new turn, with a "remain in Canada" question cleared...
Jul 30, 2025 Thomas Lukaszuk Facebook Image
Behind the uniform: Wood Buffalo RCMP share the challenges and rewards of service
RCMP members seen as "a breed apart," but officers stress they are people too In the third installment of our series on the men and women serving as RCMP in the Wood Buffalo detachment, we sat down wi...
Jul 30, 2025 RCMP officers in Quebec. Image via WIkimedia commons. CC License
Think-tank report warns Canada's counter-tariffs are hitting household budgets
Canadian families face rising costs from Ottawa's counter-tariffs, says MEI MONTREAL - The Montreal Economic Institute says Ottawa's counter-tariffs on American goods have cost Canadian households nea...
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Electoral Officer resists premier's call to reverse court referral on Alberta separation bid
Premier pushes back against referendum court review as Alberta's chief electoral officer defends decision EDMONTON - Alberta's chief electoral officer is defending his decision to refer a proposed ref...
Jul 30, 2025
Municipality calls for citizen candidates to fill key oversight roles
RMWB seeks candidates for new Audit and Compliance Committee FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is looking for qualified candidates to fill two positions on its newly estab...
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