Banff

On her first trip to Bolivia in January, Jane Park hiked about 20 kilometres with national park rangers to a steep, remote area with endangered palm trees and the Andean, or spectacled, bear. Much of the area in ANMI-El Palmar, one of…

Neighbouring national parks Banff and Jasper are very similar – both are mountainous, UNESCO World Heritage sites with a major highway.Yet, they differ greatly when it comes to roadkill.  Between 2011 and 2021, Parks Canada reported 1,007…

Banff residents looking to add an electric boost as they cycle their favourite bike path or run errands can take advantage of a new rebate. The Town of Banff says it is now offering residents a rebate of up to $750 on the purchase of an…

A multi-year project is nearing completion that aims to restore a creek in Banff National Park that has been reduced over the decades to a mere trickle.  Cascade Creek is a nine-kilometre stretch of stream that flows from the Lake…

CALGARY -- Never have players on the Canadian women's hockey team looked forward to the rigours of pre-Olympic preparation more. Ice time wasn't always available during the COVID-19 pandemic, let alone skating in large…

CALGARY -- Natalie Spooner is warming to her job of creating havoc in front of the opposition's net to generate scoring chances from close range. The 30-year-old from Toronto scored two goals tipping in teammates' shots in…

There’s SO much more to Alberta than just oil and the prairies! You've heard of Banff, but there are countless amazing places in Alberta. Whether you want to watch waves break on a sandy beach, hunt out the…

CALGARY -- Fans, players and staff going into the Scotiabank Saddledome and McMahon Stadium for Calgary Flames, Hitmen and Stampeders games and live events will have to be fully vaccinated starting next month. Calgary Sport…

CALGARY -- A dearth of international women's hockey is about to be replaced by an abundance of it. Next month, the International Ice Hockey Federation is expected to add a women's world hockey championship to the same…

CALGARY -- Canada got offensive contributions throughout the lineup in a 5-1 win over Russia at the women's world hockey championship Sunday. Sarah Fillier, Ella Shelton, Erin Ambrose, Melodie Daoust and Rebecca Johnston…