Conservation groups say recent calls for the provincial government to legalize the hunting of threatened grizzly bears in Alberta aren't justified by science due to a lack of up-to-date population stu...

The routine relocation of two moose this week came with a twist, when it was discovered the adult moose had been removed from the same northwest Calgary neighbourhood last year, only to find her way b...

Alberta's national parks have been major tourist attractions for a long time, but recent increases in vehicle traffic mean officials with Waterton Lakes National Park and the Town of Banff are impleme...

Alberta Parks is warning people that grizzly and black bears have recently been seen in Kananaskis Country. There are now eight bear advisories in effect in the area.

A wolf that is possibly habituated to humans continues to be seen in Kananaskis Country, prompting concern from Alberta Parks. Conservation officers are trying to keep track of the wolf and are using ...

June’s global summit continues to have an impact in the Bow Valley, with funding from the gathering going toward an expanded local incentive program, aimed at keeping hungry wildlife out of the town.

After a journey that took them through the doo-wop era of the 1950s and the rise of Weight Watchers the following decade, Al Osten and Buddy Victor have given millions to initiatives across Calgary an...

A tree swing belonging to a family in the northwest Calgary community of West Hillhurst has been taken down by the city, which cited tree protection bylaws. Homeowner Nuvyn Peters says it's a poor use...

A lone grey wolf encountered by multiple people in Kananaskis Country has possibly become acclimated to the presence of humans, according to Alberta Parks. Wolves are seldom seen in the Bow Valley, es...

A foal that found itself stuck in the Kananaskis River would have been in big trouble, had paddlers Anna Gleig and Ava Haddad not come by and rescued it from drowning. After pulling it out of the wate...

Seven bear advisories — five warnings and two closures — are currently in place throughout Kananaskis Country, including at popular hiking trails and in an area near the town of Canmore. Two separate ...

The iconic Banff sign won’t greet visitors at the town’s western entrance for much longer, amid concerns around traffic congestion and pedestrian safety. The sign is set to be permanently relocated fr...

After recording its second-highest attendance ever, the Calgary Stampede has indicated that it will be "evaluating" which artists headline free concerts at the Coca-Cola Stage, where recent shows head...

Residents of Calgary and surrounding area shared their photos of a thunderstorm that hit Alberta Sunday evening, pelting parts of the province with hail.

Canola producers must still navigate the U.S. trade dispute, Chinese tariffs on canola products and poor growing conditions in parts of Alberta.

As police continue to investigate what they have deemed to be a suspicious death of 16-year-old Calgary resident Jordyn Dines, whose body was found in an abandoned car over 200 kilometres south of Cal...

Both black and grizzly bears will be relentlessly seeking out buffaloberries, which often grow around trails, campsites and other places accessed by people.

Youth softball and cricket leagues in Calgary say they're struggling to put players on the field amid high demand for the city's outdoor athletic facilities and, in some cases, low-quality field condi...

A Calgary Stampede concert headlined by Houston hip-hop superstar Don Toliver has raised safety concerns among attendees, with some wondering whether the platinum-selling rapper — who currently has ov...

Long considered a local success story, Calgary robotics company ATTAbotics is restructuring as it deals with insolvency. It has terminated 192 of its 203 employees, keeping a skeleton crew of only 11 ...

The Government of Alberta is calling for strychnine to be unbanned for use on Richardson's ground squirrels, commonly referred to as gophers. The province says reversing the ban on the controversial r...

Three Alberta emissions reduction projects — a heat recovery system, improved natural gas boiler efficiency, and a small-scale biogenic carbon capture and storage project fuelled by manure — are getti...

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