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The Boss is back: famed grizzly bear emerges from den in Banff National Park

The Boss is back: famed grizzly bear emerges from den in Banff National Park

Bears are awake and active in Banff National Park and bear activity will begin to increase as spring arrives
Seniors Society News: Get your Easter Basket today!

Seniors Society News: Get your Easter Basket today!

"The Alberta Blue Cross will be in town on Saturday (April 12) and would like to donate a limited amount of Easter hampers to seniors in the community."
Former Independence Party leader selected as People’s Party candidate for Yellowhead

Former Independence Party leader selected as People’s Party candidate for Yellowhead

Bayford has worked in oil and gas, specializing in regulatory consulting and operations, and became interested in politics in 2015 following the downturn in the industry and Justin Trudeau’s election.
Over $143,000 in contraband, items seized at Grande Cache Institution

Over $143,000 in contraband, items seized at Grande Cache Institution

The contraband and unauthorized items seized included methamphetamine, cocaine, cannabis concentrate, a cell phone and a USB stick.
Bow Valley roundtable calls for viable wildlife crossings as part of Canmore highway fencing

Bow Valley roundtable calls for viable wildlife crossings as part of Canmore highway fencing

The Bow Valley human-wildlife coexistence committee believes that uninterrupted Trans-Canada Highway fencing will impede wildlife movement and reduce wildlife populations.
Construction of new Robson Pass hut set to begin this summer

Construction of new Robson Pass hut set to begin this summer

“[This hut] is a major construction project. We haven’t done this since 2015.”
'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

JASPER, ALTA. — Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper’s SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains. It'll happen again this summer, but the view will be different.
‘Like the rising phoenix’: Jasper Pride and Ski Festival embraces theme of rejuvenation

‘Like the rising phoenix’: Jasper Pride and Ski Festival embraces theme of rejuvenation

The 16th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival kicked off 10 days of festivities with the raising of the Pride flag at Commemoration Park on Friday (April 4).
Teenager skier airlifted from Jasper area after colliding with tree

Teenager skier airlifted from Jasper area after colliding with tree

Marmot Basin, a ski resort south of the Jasper townsite, confirmed that one of its skiing guests collided with a tree.
Trail Running Film Festival screening in Jasper next month

Trail Running Film Festival screening in Jasper next month

"It's a very rare occasion to get everyone together who does trail run in the same room where no one's actually running."
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