Banff

• Banff monitoring Bow River for flooding amid heavy downpour, snowpack melt

  A high streamflow advisory is in effect for the Bow River as snowpack melt and heavy rainfall washes away. A number of trails in Banff have been closed due to water pooling.

  News

  Jun 1
  
• Banff officials to review skijoring event after crowds overwhelm town

  Nearly 44,000 vehicles entered Banff over the two-day event, not including vehicles that parked outside town limits.

  Canada

  Jan 22
  
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• Attempted kidnapping near Banff Christmas Market prompts police investigation

  Police are asking for the public’s help after a 44-year-old man was targeted in an attempted kidnapping near the Banff Christmas Market earlier this month.

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2025
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• Dogs, crews and helicopters deployed to find missing B.C. hiker in Banff

  Chad Singer of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs. RCMP say he was last seen Wednesday in Marvel Pass in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2025
• Banff, Lake Louise businesses say TFW program changes will lead to closures

  Hundreds of hospitality workers are set to leave Alberta's resort towns of Banff and Lake Louise after changes to the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.

  Economy

  Feb 28, 2025
• ‘I’m not done yet’: Longtime Banff resident searches for a living kidney donor

  Dave Millard has been living with polycystic kidney disease, the same disease believed to have taken the life of his father when he was just three years of age.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2024
• Banff and Lake Louise brace for more visitors in 2025 as Jasper rebuilds

  Banff is Canada's oldest and most-visited natural park, located approximately 280 kilometres southeast of Jasper.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2024
• Iconic Banff sign, a ‘bucket list’ attraction for visitors, moving to safer spot

  A popular selfie spot for visitors to Banff National Park has become a victim of its own success.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2024
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• How to commemorate Orange Shirt Day in Calgary and Southern Alberta

  Calgary, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Banff and other southern Alberta communities will mark Orange Shirt Day on Monday. Here's how to take part.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Parole denied for dangerous offender who left Alberta woman in vegetative state

  The Parole Board of Canada says a man who assaulted a young pregnant woman and left her for dead remains too dangerous to be released into the community. 

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2024