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Is it high time for Canadian cannabis tourism?

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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Photos: Exploring majestic hidden glacier caves in the Canadian Rockies

Formed in varying shapes and sizes, these glacier caves create the “perfect playground for photographers”

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Barons of the Prairies

A history of Alberta’s quirky Burger Baron restaurant chain

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9 reasons why you don’t need skis to enjoy Banff

From forest bathing to historic hotels, Canada’s iconic winter wonderland has more to offer than fresh powder

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Assiniboine Lodge: North America’s first backcountry ski lodge

After a long day of hiking or skiing, sit back and relax during happy hour at 2,180 metres elevation

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Bird or UFO? A summer road trip birdwatching and visiting a UFO launch pad in Alberta

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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Profil de courage : L’homme canadien qui a sauvé son frère après une accident d’hélicoptère

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.

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Exploring Skoki

Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present

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Five nature hot spots in Alberta (that aren’t the mountain parks)

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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How South Sudanese child soldiers found a new life 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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New species of tyrannosaurus discovered in Alberta

Thanatotheristes — meaning “reaper of death” — is the first tyrannosaur species identified in Canada in 50 years

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A laid-back mountain lodge with great glacier views

As these 10 photos show, an all-inclusive stay at the new Glacier View Lodge in Jasper National Park is the ultimate way to experience the beauty of the famous Icefields Parkway 

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Alberta ministers and leaders stand together holding copies of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

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Alberta government to distribute Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada to schools province-wide

The Alberta government has announced a plan to provide every junior and high school with a copy of the atlas

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Five places to savour a cocktail in Calgary

The birthplace of the Caesar is establishing itself as a surprising hub for craft cocktails 

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Photos: Inside the Royal Alberta Museum’s mammoth move

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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The best larch hikes in Alberta

Celebrate autumn in Alberta by taking a larch hike in the Rockies

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“This is where our heart is”

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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Surrounded by snow-capped peaks, the new Kananaskis Nordic Spa is the perfect place to partake of a longstanding mountain tradition

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Alberta finally has a Nordic Spa—and its location is perfect

A Scandinavian tradition gets a Canadian spin at the new Kananaskis Nordic Spa

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Why won’t wolverines cross the road?

In shedding light on wolverines’ aversion to roads, new research suggests the key to their conservation in Alberta 

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How citizen scientists solved a migration mystery

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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Environment

How artificial intelligence could help predict major forest fires

Researchers at the University of Alberta have trained a "self-organizing map" to identify high-risk days for fires 

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An illustration of a handheld device that would use polymers to test drinking water quality

Science & Tech

University of Alberta researcher developing simpler way to test water quality

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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A tour of the best skiing in the Rockies

Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills

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Ten best hikes in Alberta

Best places in Alberta to take a hike

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Skeleton of a Struthiomimus altus from Drumheller’s Royal Tyrrell Museum

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Dinosaur death pose mystery

Theories behind why dinosaur fossils are found in a strange position

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Barry Kaye holds a bison skull at his ranch near Wainwright, Alta.

Wildlife

Bodo Bison

A local rancher gives a tour of his bison herd

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Cementing culture in Medicine Hat’s historic clay district

National Historic site takes visitors back in time to thriving industry

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A petroglyph believed to symbolize the circle of life  (Photo: Callum Snape)

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Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park takes visitors back in time

First Nations history shines through petroglyphs and pictographs

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A hundred years of rodeo

Capturing the spirit of the Calgary Stampede on the eve of its centennial

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