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Heading into the Olympics, the Canadian men’s cross-country ski team was undeterred by the big climbs, tough opposition and warm weather that were to greet them in Sochi. What they weren’t anticipating was wax problems.

Residents of Banff not only live in one of the most beautiful places in the country, they are pretty darn happy to be doing so.

Death is coming to Canmore and the old Grim Reaper is planning to set his scythe in the corner and sit down for a cup of coffee and a chat. Canmore’s first Death Café is scheduled to take place at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre on Feb.

With the world’s focus on the multinational spectacle that is the Olympic Winter Games in Russia, what better time to narrow that focus to a relatively small region that has no presence at the Games? On Wednesday (Feb.

A captive-breeding program to help save dwindling woodland caribou herds in mountain national parks is a step closer to reality.

Actor Morgan Freeman has nothing on Brent Pickard. In the popular movie Driving Miss Daisy, Freeman’s character only had to chauffer one person – Pickard is aiming for the entire Bow Valley, and then some.

Two men who decided to steal a snowmobile and take it for a joy ride at Sunshine Village are wanted by RCMP. The suspects left Trapper’s Saloon at approximately 6 p.m. on Jan. 22 when they proceeded to steal a snowmobile belonging to the ski resort.

The Bow Valley has a relatively young history and that includes interactions between humans and wildlife.

Overwaitea Food Group has signed a purchase agreement with Sobes Inc. to purchase 15 grocery stores in British Columbia and Alberta including the location in Canmore.

Despite extensive damage throughout the MD of Bighorn from June floods, the municipality’s 2014 operating and capital budget is largely unchanged over last year.