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Bye-bye to Banff pedestrian zone after Labour Day long weekend
As COVID restrictions slowly lift, tourists roam the main street of Banff, Alberta, June 5, 2021. Alberta is currently is stage 1 of re-opening and has met stage 2 restrictions to re-open on June 10 as long as hospital cases continue to decline. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Banff residents vote against downtown pedestrian zone in plebiscite
Banff residents have given a thumbs down to a pedestrian zone in the community's downtown, rejecting the idea in a plebiscite Monday. Attendees at a business event take a break in Banff, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
obituary
Theatre giant Keith Turnbull was known for his wildly creative approach
Theatre director Keith Turnbull
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Banff bus fire strands U.K. students on ski trip; no injuries reported
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
done deal
‘Drama’ as four offers fall through for Canmore side-split
Done Deal, 108 Armstrong Place, Unit 502, Canmore, Alta.
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Banff, a busy tourist town, signs housing deal with Ottawa; one of six in Alberta
The federal government says it has completed housing agreements in six small and rural communities in Alberta, including Banff. Smoke haze from forest fires burning in Alberta and British Columbia hangs over the town in Banff National Park, Friday, July 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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One person taken to hospital after cougar attack in Banff National Park
A wilderness area in Banff National Park has been closed after an apparent cougar attack left one person with non-critical injuries. A cougar watches from an enclosure at Stump Hill Farm in Massillon, Ohio min an Aug.25, 2010 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Duncan
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Skijoring is a natural convergence of Alberta’s western lifestyle and downhill sports
Walker Tidmarsh of Calgary, Alta., sails over a jump during the skijoring event in Banff national Park on January 20, 2024. LEAH HENNEL/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Banff to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in downtown
Banff, Alta., in Banff National Park, is shown on Friday, July 21, 2017. The town is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Family to set up endowment in memory of couple killed by bear in Banff National Park
Doug Inglis and his partner, Jenny Gusse, both 62, are seen in an undated handout photo. The family of the couple killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park is establishing an endowment fund at the University of Lethbridge in their memory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ron Teather *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Alberta mountain towns work to coexist with bears through warnings and other actions
A grizzly bear is seen in the Khutzeymateen Inlet near Prince Rupert, B.C., Friday, June, 22, 2018. Parks Canada says a grizzly bear that killed a couple and their dog in Banff National Park on the weekend was old, underweight and had bad teeth. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Grizzly that killed two in Banff National Park was old, had bad teeth, Parks Canada says
<div>Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead. Hidden Lake is seen in Banff National Park, Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol</div>
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A look at how to avoid a bear encounter after fatal attack in Banff National Park
A grizzly bear and its two cubs are seen in the Khutzeymateen Inlet near Prince Rupert, B.C., on June 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
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Grizzly bear attacks are rare, but a risk in wilderness, experts say after Banff deaths
The company that runs a popular gondola in the mountain town of Banff, Alta., says the tourist attraction has been shut down due to a power outage caused by a lightning storm. The Banff National Park entrance is shown in Banff, Alta., on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized, says Parks Canada
<div>Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead. Hidden Lake is seen in Banff National Park, Friday, Sept 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol</div>
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Overdue hiker from Calgary found dead on Banff’s Cascade Mountain
Banff R.C.M.P say the body of an overdue 64-year-old hiker from Calgary was located yesterday on a nearby mountain. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Abrupt shutdown of Banff gondola strands tourists, forcing hours-long hike
Hundreds of people were stranded after a power outage shut down the Banff gondola and some had to be airlifted by helicopter, in Banff, Alta. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
on the scene
The Banff Centre welcomes new CEO, and Prince Nikolaos’s photography exhibition opens in Toronto
Nolan Bryant
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Oxford Properties buys Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff
The Rimrock Resort Hotel sits in the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta, Canada June 14, 2023. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Remains found in Banff National Park belong to woman who vanished in 2020, police say
Vida Smith is shown in an undated police handout photo. Police say remains found in Banff National Park last week are that of a woman who vanished in 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Calgary Police Service **MANDATORY CREDIT**