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After seven long months of grey skies and countless kilometres of track-set snow, most nordic athletes disappear to exotic beach destinations to replenish their vitamin B supplies.

The future is now for the next generation of Canada’s female cross-country ski hopefuls, which is why Cross Country Canada assembled the nation’s best up-and-comers on Frozen Thunder at the Canmore Nordic Centre this week in order to prepare them for

The elusive Wolverine is one of the rarest animals on the Rocky Mountain Landscape. Sturdy mountaineers and inquisitive biologists can go a lifetime without catching a glimpse of the creature, even though its home range surrounds the Bow Valley.

Just call them the Canmore Broken Eagles. Although the AJHL team split its weekend games with a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Calgary Mustangs Saturday (Oct. 12) and a 5-4 loss against the Drumheller Dragons on Sunday (Oct.

A year ago, under sunny skies at the 2012 Grizzly Ultra Marathon, Canmore’s Phil Villeneuve sped over snow-dusted trails to set what appeared on the day to be an untouchable course record, tearing through 50 kilometres of gravel trail, winding single

Four months before the 2014 winter Olympics, the Canadian national biathlon team is still without a title sponsor, which has sent more of its athletes on a difficult fundraising journey.

Visions of Olympic invitations fuelled runners through a brutal autumn grunt up Spray Lakes hill, as the Alberta World Cup Academy hosted its third annual Spray Drag race on Saturday (Oct. 12).

The jet engine of energy that empowers cross-country skier Chandra Crawford is in need of a tune-up.

To all outward appearances, Laura Quelch and Michael Kuzik appear to be two regular members of the Canmore citizenry. Quelch holds a real estate job, while Kuzik works for a bank.

Banff’s curling community believes it is being swept aside by a recommendation to shorten the season.