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A motor vehicle collision between a semi-truck and pickup truck near Lake Louise has sent both drivers to hospital, one in serious condition who had to be transported by STARS air ambulance.

A strategic plan that examined what it would take to install broadband Internet access throughout the entire community has identified the price tag for the municipality at $14.2 million.

The woonerf on Banff’s Bear Street is set to become a permanent feature. In the 2018-20 capital budgeted approved by council earlier this month, $600,100 is set aside for detailed design of the streetscape this year and $4.

While the original floorplan for the Valbella Gourmet Foods building was drawn out on the most fleeting of mediums, beach sand, the business has proven to be a rock of longevity in the valley.

A Bow Valley man is lucky to be alive after being swept away and buried deep beneath an avalanche for 15 to 20 minutes as friends frantically tried to rescue him.

A wildlife overpass to help threatened grizzly bears and other wildlife cross the deadly Trans-Canada Highway east of Canmore is closer to reality than ever before.

Father Wilbert Chin Jon stands in the sanctuary after the final mass held at Sacred Heart Church in Canmore on Sunday (Jan. 28). For more photos from the mass, see page 4.

After failing to appear in provincial court to answer for criminal charges, a 27-year-old man from Wetaskiwin will spend 30 days in jail after being arrested again and held in custody to appear before a judge.

The holiday season may be a time of giving, but it can also lead to over consumption, particularly when it comes to children's toys. Fortunately, there is now a way to get rid of some of those toys while also assisting a good cause. On Feb.

Banff will go into debt to fund three transit-related projects in its 2018-27 capital plan. Council has given first reading to bylaws to borrow $2.8 million for a transit storage facility, bus shelters and a transit hub.