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Famed female grizzly bear 148 has been shot dead by a hunter in B.C. No specific details were available at the time the Outlook went to press Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 27), but government officials in Alberta and B.C. confirmed it had happened.

Residents of the Hubman Landing area in Canmore have sent a message to town council regarding a proposed off-leash dog park in their neighbourhood – if approved, they're probably taking them to court.

The Rocky Mountain Outlook put a number of questions to hopefuls running for a seat in the Oct. 16 municipal election.

Prominent conservationist, businessman and council hopeful, Peter Poole, has failed to sway Banff’s politicians to support a fixed permanent population cap in municipal legislation.

Several council hopefuls say they would work to eliminate a controversial bylaw that reduces off-street parking in new apartment buildings, while all but one incumbent says they will continue to support it to help solve Banff’s housing crunch.

A rollover that killed one and injured two others is under investigation. A 19-year-old woman from Stoney Nakoda First Nation was declared dead on scene at a single vehicle accident near Morley on Sept. 23 just after 6 p.m.

A record number of council candidates are vying for a seat on Banff council in next month’s municipal election – and there’s a two-way mayoral race between incumbent Karen Sorensen and political hopeful Hugh Pettigrew for Banff’s top job.

The 2017 municipal election to choose Canmore’s next council to guide the community through the next four years has officially begun, with 14 candidates running for councillor and two for mayor.

Prominent Banff businessman and conservationist Peter Poole has lost a battle in Alberta’s court system over the national park townsite’s residential population cap. In a decision handed down Friday (Sept.

It seems inevitable; social media is taking over how we communicate, interact with and see the world around us – even more so for the youth of today.