
Mapping
Digital map shows Alberta wildfires in near real-time
An interactive map released by Esri Canada allows users to track wildfires and see where they are most active
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Mapping
An interactive map released by Esri Canada allows users to track wildfires and see where they are most active
Places
Thanks to a sightless, translucent creature, Canada’s most famous cave is being recognized for its unique species and harsh ecosystem
Travel
Formed in varying shapes and sizes, these glacier caves create the “perfect playground for photographers”
Travel
A history of Alberta’s quirky Burger Baron restaurant chain
Travel
From forest bathing to historic hotels, Canada’s iconic winter wonderland has more to offer than fresh powder
Travel
After a long day of hiking or skiing, sit back and relax during happy hour at 2,180 metres elevation
Travel
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
Travel
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
Travel
As the misunderstood plant emerges from almost a century of prohibition, tourism operators are seizing their chance to provide opportunities for the discovery and safe consumption of cannabis
Travel
Experience combines lights, music, and Stoney Nakoda storytelling to showcase Sulphur Mountain like never before
Wildlife
This past summer an ambitious wildlife under/overpass system broke ground in B.C. on a deadly stretch of highway just west of the Alberta border. Here’s how it happened.
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
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
Wildlife
In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
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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.
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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
Places
In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it
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A Southern Alberta paddling destination lined with fascinating geological formations and First Nations rock art
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Environment
Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
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Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
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National Historic site takes visitors back in time to thriving industry
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First Nations history shines through petroglyphs and pictographs
Travel
Capturing the spirit of the Calgary Stampede on the eve of its centennial
People & Culture
The Alberta government has announced a plan to provide every junior and high school with a copy of the atlas
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
Wildlife
A local rancher gives a tour of his bison herd
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
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
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.