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Coincidence, good timing and a willingness to do the same job twice led researchers to discover that a section of the Elbow River along Highway 22 east of Bragg Creek experienced “catastrophic” change during the 2013 flood, but in the process, the fl

Banff’s development appeal board is sending a strong message to Parks Canada to provide greater clarity in Banff National Park’s management plan when it comes to commercial development in commercial land use districts.

Banff’s development appeal board has vetoed a controversial redevelopment and expansion plans for the Homestead Inn, sending the hotel owners back to the drawing board.

Jasper National Park’s resource conservation manager has been fired, raising questions among conservationists and scientists about why and whether it is part of a larger pattern of dismantling the scientific capacity at the federal agency.

Workers examine the scene after a natural gas explosion destroyed a house in Canmore on Friday (June 26). The home was unoccupied at the time of the blast and only minor injuries reported from neighbouring residents.

It’s been scorching hot in the Bow Valley, with the mountain towns of Banff and Canmore breaking temperature records. The mercury in Banff and Canmore hit 31.

While Canmore residents are still reeling from a gas explosion that rocked the entire community last Friday afternoon (June 26), it is becoming evident there are questions that still need to be answered regarding what exactly caused a house to explod

An illegal fire that got out of control and came dangerously close to a campsite along the Lake Minnewanka trail forced the evacuation of eight backcountry campers by boat on Saturday night (June 27).

A black bear ripped the side of a tent trailer where a family with two young children was sleeping, forcing wildlife officials to close the campground at Rampart Creek in the northern end of Banff National Park.

A motorcyclist was killed over the weekend after colliding with a tour bus on Highway 1A four kilometres east of Canmore. Canmore RCMP said a 61-year-old man from Calgary was pronounced dead on the scene around 3:30 p.m.