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Paragliding and hang-gliding are one step closer to legally getting off the ground in Banff National Park. While still a forbidden activity in Banff, changes to national park aircraft regulations on Feb.

Banff’s rescuers were kept busy as a big dump of snow hit the mountains, Sunday (Feb. 17).

Monitoring wildlife populations in the remote and rugged backcountry of Banff National Park can be tough at the best of times – not to mention the fact that some of the animals are rare and elusive.

Banff RCMP are investigating a number of complaints regarding rental property frauds, many of which were advertised on Kijiji, a popular on-line classifieds website.

Construction of a joint municipal recycling facility and east regional waste transfer station to be located at Canmore’s wastewater treatment plant is expected to begin this spring.

A member of a wolf pack travels along a backcountry trail in Banff National Park and is clearly a little anxious – there’s a large grizzly bear ambling along the same trail just a few seconds behind.

Cross Country Canada has a message for biathlete Zina Kocher: put down the gun and come with us.

The Stoney Nakoda First Nations are pursuing a proposal to build a travel centre on Highway 40 near the casino just off the Trans-Canada Highway.

Following an announcement by Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner that the Province’s projected deficit leading into the 2012/13 budget will be around $4 billion, the idea of implementing a sales tax as a way out has once again reared its way back in

Public Safety specialists from Alberta Parks say several people are lucky to be alive after two crashes involving a paraglider in Canmore and a hot air balloon in Kananaskis Country occurred over the past week.