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The Essential Itinerary: Canmore and Kananaskis, Alberta
Mount Engadine Lodge is the perfect base for a slew of spectacular mountain trails
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Mount Engadine Lodge is the perfect base for a slew of spectacular mountain trails
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The Quebec senator and former Paralympian on the joy of skiing in Kananaskis, Alta.
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The story of Frank, Alta., the deadliest landslide in Canadian history and a town that endures
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Formed in varying shapes and sizes, these glacier caves create the “perfect playground for photographers”
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After a long day of hiking or skiing, sit back and relax during happy hour at 2,180 metres elevation
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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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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
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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.
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You don’t have to spend days hiking up and down steep slopes to make the most of your mountain experience. Check out our picks for the most scenic and accessible spots in the Canadian Rockies.
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Follow the footsteps of Banff’s iconic wildlife to 12 must-do experiences in Canada’s most beloved mountain retreat
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Celebrate autumn in Alberta by taking a larch hike in the Rockies
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A Scandinavian tradition gets a Canadian spin at the new Kananaskis Nordic Spa
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The prairie bird has come close to extinction in Canada, but a captive breeding and reintroduction program is helping to halt its decline
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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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The newly created Birch River Wildland Park joins a network of parks preserving an area of boreal wilderness twice the size of Vancouver Island
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In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta
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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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The province’s remaining river ferries are enduring meeting places, shuttling people and property across this ancient landscape
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An inside look at Good Knights medieval-themed glamping experience — complete with sword fighting, axe throwing, archery and more
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A guide to the annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival — and what you can learn when you gaze skywards.
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An interactive map released by Esri Canada allows users to track wildfires and see where they are most active
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A history of Alberta’s quirky Burger Baron restaurant chain
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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
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A Southern Alberta paddling destination lined with fascinating geological formations and First Nations rock art
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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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First Nations history shines through petroglyphs and pictographs
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The birthplace of the Caesar is establishing itself as a surprising hub for craft cocktails
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Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills
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Best places in Alberta to take a hike
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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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Capturing the spirit of the Calgary Stampede on the eve of its centennial
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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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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
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Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires
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Theories behind why dinosaur fossils are found in a strange position
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A local rancher gives a tour of his bison herd