Cathy Ellis

“What we are doing is strategically putting in clearings or some harvested thinning that will really stop or slow the fire down."

The patriarch of Bow Valley grizzly bears has been left bloodied and scarred on his hind and face, likely a result of a fight or two with other large male bears, perhaps by his closest rival bear No. 136, a.k.a Split Lip for his disfigured mouth.

The Alberta government has removed furbearer trapping limits for the 2024-25 season in most zones, including for at-risk wolverines.

Woman with 'weather exposure concerns' safely boated to waiting ambulance in Canmore.

Confirmed to be bear No. 122, the roughly 28-year-old famous male grizzly bear was first spotted in Harvie Heights but had moved into Canmore around 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Piikani hunters shot and killed a young male bison within the boundaries of Banff National Park on Oct. 9 in the first traditional bison hunt in the area in 150 years.

“We believe the requested action is beyond our jurisdiction,” said Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno.

A staggering 34,000 vehicles buzz through the Canmore, Banff corridor on the highway every day throughout summer.

“We’ve encouraged and we’ve incentivized, but the fact remains that like Jasper, like Fort McMurray, it’s not the big wall of flames that comes and wipes out your community, it is embers raining in and igniting structures."

Liricon Capital wants Banff town council to lobby Canada’s Competition Bureau to break up sightseeing attractions in Banff and Jasper owned by Pursuit – a subsidiary of American-based company Viad Corp