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Louis Kamenka is soft spoken as he indicates to a tour at his Rundle rock quarry one particular stone among many and tells them the story of how an ancient ocean flood that used to cover the Bow Valley came to create the ripples they are looking at o

Organizers of the Iron Man Banff Triathlon have pulled the plug on the five-year old event, citing unpredictable weather and the loss of Banff Avenue as a finish line as key reasons for the cancellation.

With 2015 in the rearview mirror, 2016 is already prepping to be a newsworthy-year in the Municipal District of Bighorn.

The federal government doesn’t appear interested in piloting a seasonal worker program to help deal with Banff’s chronic labour shortage.

A cougar feeding on a kill has led to the closure of a trail near Radium’s hot pools in Kootenay National Park and a general warning for the surrounding area. The closure went into effect on Monday (Jan.

Backcountry skiers feel lucky to be alive after an avalanche swept them 300 metres down Grand Daddy Couloir on Bow Summit in Banff National Park, Tuesday (Jan. 5). The incident occurred at about 1 p.m.

As a first step toward celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017, entry into national parks and historic sites will be free next year.

Water and sewage bills for Banff ratepayers are going up this year. Town council has approved a 1.6 per cent increase to water rates and a 6.

While the plight of Syrian refugees has been a top news story around the world for some time, a Canmore man recently experienced the situation up and close and personally.

Banff-based Brewster Travel Canada has bought Maligne Tours Ltd. in Jasper National Park.