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Rafting Olympics cancelled The Mark Oddy Golden Paddle Pentathlon, also known as the Rafting Olympics, was cancelled this year due to the closure of Old Fort Point Bridge, where the finish line was supposed to be.

Last weekend’s Aboriginal Day festivities attracted a diverse crowd, including travellers from as far away as Scotland and Australia, to help celebrate First Nations tradition and culture.

Clayton Bellamy is a juggler—he’s pretty good at it, too. The Alberta-born rock and roll country artist performs in two bands, hosts a radio show, just released a new album, is renovating his house and still finds time for his family.

Local talent in director Alar Kivilo’s short film Through Ice and Time were able to preview the fruits of their labour during a special pre-screening of the production last weekend at Chaba Theatre.

Frazer connected whiskey bootlegger Caribou Joe to real events that occurred between 1912 and 1913, as the Grand Trunk Pacific railway construction moved west from Alberta into B.C.

Maligne Lake The world’s second largest glacier-fed lake is located right in Jasper National Park, only 48 km from the Jasper townsite.

“This will probably be a bigger challenge than riding my bike from Arizona,” he said, noting that when he’s done the race before, he’s only pedalled two laps.

“The fencing itself, you’ll be surprised how fast it goes up,” Doug Rodwell, acting director of environmental services, said to a small group of dog owners on Monday. “It’s almost like building a Lego-style fence.

Piglet the 10-month-old pot-bellied pig is at risk of losing her Jasper home because of the municipality's domestic animal bylaw, which classifies all pigs as livestock.

The rising flood waters in southern Alberta and the resulting highway closures brought extra traffic to Jasper last weekend, and with that traffic came two accidents, including one that resulted in a death and five-hour road closure.