Skip to main content
NewslettersWatchlist

Latest

alberta
Jasper wildfire evacuees can start returning to townsite on Friday
Details about when and how evacuated residents of Jasper will be allowed to return to their homes nearly three weeks after a wildfire forced them to flee will be announced today. A devastated residential neighbourhood in Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
science
Was the Jasper wildfire fuelled by a storm it created? Investigators race to understand a growing threat
In this July 24, 2024, image obtained from the Jasper National Park in Canada, smoke rises from a wildfire burning in the park. The "out of control" wildfire has devoured up to half of the main town in western Canada's popular Jasper National Park, authorities said July 25, with 400 foreign firefighters called in to help battle the blaze. (Photo by Handout / Jasper National Park / AFP) (Photo by HANDOUT/Jasper National Park/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Jasper mayor says plan underway for residents to see homes in burned townsite
Piles of belongings line the curb, as part of emergency fire-smarting efforts to save structures in Jasper, Alta., after a wildfire devastated the community on July 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
alberta
‘Not out of the woods’: Jasper wildfire still out of control, hotter weather expected
A helicopter buckets water onto smouldering fires outside of Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. Parks Canada says work to retrieve pets and restore various utility services continues around the Municipality of Jasper as an out of control wildfire burns nearby. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
alberta
Fire continues to rage in Jasper, but officials say critical infrastructure intact
Picture taken by Woodlands County officials in Jasper, posted to social media Thursday, July 25, 2024.
life
Canada’s bird watchers have a front row seat to climate change
Canada Warbler_Photo Credit_James Lees.JPG For Pursuits story on how to go birding across Canada in light of climate change
alberta
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.
canada
Coyote attacks cyclist along Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail, Parks Canada says
Nova Scotia will offer trappers $20 per coyote pelt in a plan to allay the public's fears about the animal.
alberta
Parks Canada says new online reservation system working well as bookings open in busy Banff
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park is shown in Lake Louise, Alta., in June 2020. Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Parks Canada updating its reservation system to book camping and other activities
Campers with a Canadian flag flying on their camp site are shown in Algonquin Park Saturday June 12, 2021. Parks Canada says visitors will be able to start booking reservations for camping and other activities at its sites across the country in March. The reservation dates, which are posted online, are different at each national park, historic site and marine conservation area.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
alberta
Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges
A hiker takes in the snow covered mountains surrounding Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park on June 22, 2002. Environmental groups are welcoming Parks Canada's buyout of two businesses in Jasper National Park's Tonquin Valley, a scenic destination also used by vanishing caribou herds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Northwest Territories First Nations sign benefit agreement with Parks Canada
obituary
‘Father’ of Parks Canada Agency Tom Lee never lost his awe of natural landscapes
canada
50-year-old battle over land expropriated for New Brunswick national park reignites
alberta
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
alberta
The bison are back in town: For this Cree nation, cultural renewal comes thundering home
canada
Preserving Mi’kmaq culture through storytelling
alberta
Death of mother grizzly, two cubs in Banff National Park a ‘big loss’ for bear population: experts
opinion
Historical recognition of residential schools is a start. Now it’s up to Canadians to never forget
Eugene Arcand