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2 men arrested for arson in different fires south of Fort McMurrayWith the spring wildfire season is underway, two men were arrested this week after a house was torched and grass fires lit along a road in a rural community south of Fort McMurray.CrimeApr 18, 2025
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RCMP investigating church fire in Janvier, Alta.RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Janvier Friday night.CrimeDec 16, 2023
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Alberta judge recommends RCMP evaluate deaths after man hit by police truck near Fort McMurrayTracey Janvier, 41, had been at a wedding and ended up walking on an unlit part of a highway leading to his hometown of Janvier, south of Fort McMurray, when he was struck.TrafficSep 19, 2023
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Wood Buffalo RCMP investigate string of vehicle arsonsRCMP are investigating six separate vehicle arsons that occurred over a three-hour span between July 16 and July 17 in Janvier and Fort McMurray.CanadaJul 24, 2023
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Wood Buffalo Mountie, Janvier resident hospitalized after suspected laced drug exposure overdosesRCMP are issuing a warning about laced drugs in the Wood Buffalo area after three people, including a Mountie, were taken to hospital Friday night for suspected exposure overdoses.CrimeMay 18, 2020
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Northern Alberta community could be without running water for 7-10 daysAlberta Health Services issued an advisory Friday after a mistake at the Janvier plant.CanadaJan 28, 2020
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Water supply in Alberta hamlet of Janvier cut off after chemical incidentResidents in the northern Alberta hamlet of Janvier have no water supply, after a 'mix of chemicals' was transferred to the area's water plant on Friday morning.ÂCanadaJan 26, 2020
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Janvier woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in woman’s death in northern AlbertaA 26-year-old woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 37-year-old woman at a home in Janvier, Alta., earlier this week.CrimeJan 17, 2019
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‘No answers for me’: Chief says First Nations left out of McMurray fire responseA news report suggests there was no emergency plan for First Nation communities near Fort McMurray during the devastating 2016 wildfire.CanadaOct 30, 2018
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RCMP Major Crimes unit says northern Alberta woman’s disappearance is ‘suspicious’The RCMP is asking the public for tips as they continue to probe the "suspicious" disappearance of a northern Alberta woman who vanished nearly six months ago.CanadaOct 18, 2018
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