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Banff National Park is planning $6 million worth of work in 2014 to repair damage from the June flood.

A bull elk had its antlers removed last week after becoming entangled in Christmas tree lights and decorations.

Banff politicians are throwing initial support behind several new staffing positions for 2014, but turning down other new hires as they head into deliberations next month on a $30-plus million operating budget.

The issue of large scale events and the increasing number of them being held in Banff National Park came up at Parks Canada’s recent planning forum earlier this month.

Squinting through the darkness with rifle and flashlight in hand, Fish and Wildlife Officer Dave Dickson follows fresh cougar tracks weaving through the snow on a silent sunless morning on Blue Grouse Ridge road.

Canmore RCMP are warning residents in the community of an attempted fraud scheme. On Monday (Dec.

Christmas is not far off now and what could be better than giving the gift of monsters? I’m not talking cute, cuddly monsters, the kind you’d find on Saturday morning cartoons, but grotesque creatures, the stuff of myth and legend: sea monsters, Chin

Editor: Cougars watch their subjects for years. This is not new to mountain communities and it is not a few “bad cats.

The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise is putting $10,000 towards Parks Canada’s westslope cutthroat trout restoration project.

With dreams of fast lap times and personal bests dancing in their heads, several Bow Valley speed skaters blazed to top five finishes in the 10th annual Canmore Ice Racing Challenge on Saturday (Dec. 14.