Local News

The Town of Canmore will begin negotiations soon with Alberta Health Services to divest itself from providing emergency medical services to the community.

The one-to-one student owned laptop initiative will head into its second year this fall with all students entering Grade 9 required to bring the computers to class.

An Ontario man was sentenced to spend four years in jail after pleading guilty to robbing a Canmore pharmacy at knifepoint. Trevor Savoie was sentenced earlier this month by Judge Les Grieve in Canmore Provincial Court.

Banff town planners will begin drafting legislation to rezone government services in the industrial compound to free up commercial space for businesses in that area of town.

Canmore’s Sustainability Screening Report process will be changed after a task force appointed to review it has come up with several recommendations.

An old dumpsite with several artifacts and possible soil contamination discovered during excavation of the Multiplex project has resulted in construction delays.

A young female cougar was destroyed Tuesday (July 19) morning after she attacked a dog the night before – the latest encounter in a string of incidents related to the juvenile cat.

A female grizzly bear has been struck on the Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park, but it’s not known for sure if she’s survived her injuries.

Two Canmore organizations in charge of tourism and economic development are joining forces.

Another female grizzly bear has died in Banff National Park at the hands of humans.