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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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Profile in courage: The Canadian man who saved his brother after a helicopter crash
Madden Sarver rescued his severely injured brother after their helicopter crashed in a remote mountainous area near Grande Cache, Alta. on Jan. 30, 2009.
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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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The cowboy exclaims: The ballad of an ageing vaquero and his troubled horse, Bunny
The ultimate goal of vaquero horsemanship is to produce a “finished” horse: an exceptionally responsive animal that is a true partner to its rider
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Smother Nature: The struggle to protect Banff National Park
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04Alberta creates new provincial park, adding to world’s largest stretch of protected boreal forest
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7 of the most romantic escapes in Canada
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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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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Banff Gondola launches immersive “Nightrise” experience
Experience combines lights, music, and Stoney Nakoda storytelling to showcase Sulphur Mountain like never before
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Animal crossing: Reconnecting North America’s most important wildlife corridor
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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7 cool places to learn about dinosaurs in Canada
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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The best larch hikes in Alberta
Celebrate autumn in Alberta by taking a larch hike in the Rockies
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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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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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A tour of the best skiing in the Rockies
Leslie Anthony shares the best of the big hills
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4 of the best spas in Canada to warm up in this winter
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Canoeing in Alberta: A mystic trip down Milk River
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Exploring Skoki
Travelling through Alberta’s storied mountaineering and ski-touring past and present
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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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 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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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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Dinosaur death pose mystery
Theories behind why dinosaur fossils are found in a strange position
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Bodo Bison
A local rancher gives a tour of his bison herd
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