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A first-timer’s journey through Banff and Jasper
In the aftermath of the Jasper Wildfires, this five-day journey through iconic Alberta towns reveals a region rebuilding and ready to welcome back travellers
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In the aftermath of the Jasper Wildfires, this five-day journey through iconic Alberta towns reveals a region rebuilding and ready to welcome back travellers
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Four siblings take to the Rockies for a pre-summer adventure featuring glaciers, caves, mountains and more
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Making the most of Canadian winters with an evening adventure under a sea of stars
People & Culture
The figure skater finds freedom on the wild ice of Lake Minnewanka, Alta.
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Escape the hustle of city life and head for the trails to experience the best of solace and snow just minutes from Calgary’s downtown core
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Environment
Tiny hotspots of biodiversity, prairie potholes can ease the effects of climate heating — if we stop draining them
Environment
Stephen J. Pyne, the author of Awful Splendour: A fire history of Canada, says we are well beyond learning to live with fire — we now have to live with a fire age
Environment
The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island
Environment
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
Wildlife
Wild pigs have been wreaking havoc as they spread across Canada. Is their expansion inevitable, or can we put the brakes on this “ecological trainwreck?”
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If you’ve got a dinosaur-obsessed child — or a keen interest in paleontology yourself — add these fascinating museums and experiences to your travel bucket list
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Things are heating up at these four scenic spa retreats
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Astronomer and author Alan Dyer shares his favourite places in Alberta and Saskatchewan to escape the city lights and take in the wonders of the night sky
Wildlife
The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
Wildlife
Free-roaming horses have existed in Alberta for hundreds of years. Some say they’re a nuisance, while others believe they have their own place in the landscape. In the end, who gets to decide the horses’ fate?
Wildlife
Plus: blue and fin whales are mating ‘with porpoise,’ B.C. Court ruling finds an environment minister’s statement is ‘for the birds,’ hungry crustaceans chow down on live jellyfish, and why pigs wearing clothes is not the cute story you think it is
Wildlife
L’été dernier, un ambitieux système de passages souterrains et supérieurs pour la faune a été inauguré en Colombie-Britannique sur un tronçon d’autoroute dangereux, juste à l’ouest de la frontière albertaine. Voici comment cela s’est passé.
Wildlife
A photo posted to Facebook by an amateur wildlife photographer led to the discovery of a new swift fox den in southern Alberta for the first time in nearly a century
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Tales of epic winter trails, mountain scenes, and delicious eats at this rustic Alberta getaway
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Flanked by the Rocky Mountains, Waterton is one of Canada’s most underrated national parks, complete with mountain vistas, thundering waterfalls and more
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Robin Esrock heads to Alberta to discover “The Greatest Show on Earth”
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An unforgettable spelunking adventure through Alberta’s Rat’s Nest Cave, Canada’s fourth-largest cave system
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Mount Engadine Lodge is the perfect base for a slew of spectacular mountain trails
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Madden Sarver a secouru son frère grièvement blessé après leur hélicoptère s’est écrasé dans une région montagneuse éloignée près de Grande Cache, Alberta le 30 janvier 2009.
People & Culture
Madden Sarver rescued his severely injured brother after their helicopter crashed in a remote mountainous area near Grande Cache, Alta. on Jan. 30, 2009.
People & Culture
Former child soldiers who fought in Sudan during Africa’s bloodiest civil war eventually found refuge in Canada — many of them in Brooks, Alta. Anthropologist, author and journalist Carol Berger shares their stories.
People & Culture
The ultimate goal of vaquero horsemanship is to produce a “finished” horse: an exceptionally responsive animal that is a true partner to its rider
People & Culture
The Alberta government has announced a plan to provide every junior and high school with a copy of the atlas
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Join travel writer Carol Patterson as she explores Cold Lake Provincial Park and the town of St. Paul, home of Canada’s first UFO landing pad
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Whether your idea of romance is roses and chocolate or cross-country skiing 11 kilometres through a UNESCO Heritage Park, this list has you covered
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A Southern Alberta paddling destination lined with fascinating geological formations and First Nations rock art
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Canadian bull-riding champion Tanner Girletz’s advice on how to experience the ride of your life
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Leave the Banff and Jasper crowds behind and check out these five spots that showcase a different side of Alberta’s natural beauty
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The birthplace of the Caesar is establishing itself as a surprising hub for craft cocktails
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
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Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills
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First Nations history shines through petroglyphs and pictographs
Science & Tech
Michael Serpe's fieldwork is based in rural India, but he says Canadian First Nations communities could benefit from realtime water quality data as well
Places
The Royal Alberta Museum has officially opened its downtown Edmonton building, capping a complex multi-year move that’s captured in this behind-the-scenes photo essay
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Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
Wildlife
In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
Wildlife
A local rancher gives a tour of his bison herd
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Best places in Alberta to take a hike
Science & Tech
Thanatotheristes — meaning “reaper of death” — is the first tyrannosaur species identified in Canada in 50 years
Science & Tech
Theories behind why dinosaur fossils are found in a strange position
People & Culture
Earlier this year, an Alberta Métis community became the first to purchase their territory from the province. Here’s what it means for their future.
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National Historic site takes visitors back in time to thriving industry
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Capturing the spirit of the Calgary Stampede on the eve of its centennial