Banff National Park

• Charges laid against 2 hikers with off-leash dog followed by grizzly in Banff

  The video of the encounter depicts two people — a man visible on camera and a woman recording — backing up along a trail as the grizzly follows closely in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jul 24
  
• Inquiry hears avalanche danger moderate on day of 2021 fatal Banff snow slide

  A Parks Canada official in charge of visitor safety said the avalanche danger was rated moderate and didn’t need updating on the day of a fatal 2021 snow slide.

  Canada

  Jul 20
  
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• Bow Glacier Falls Trail, site of two deaths in 2025 rock slide, reopens to hikers

  A popular hiking trail in Banff National Park has been reopened, following a fatal rockslide in June 2025 that killed two people, but warnings about the dangers remain in place.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 16
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• Rockslide in Banff National Park closes popular climbing area

  Parks Canada has shut down an area just east of the Banff Springs Golf Course after a rockslide happened Tuesday in a popular climbing area. Fortunately there were no injuries.

  Environment

  Jul 8
• Canmore, Alta. woman killed in crash in Banff National Park

  Alberta RCMP say a 24-year-old woman from Canmore is dead following a crash on the Trans Canada Highway, just inside the gates of Banff National Park, early Sunday morning.

  Crime

  Jun 29
• Banff staff explore unknown underground structure found at Lake Minnewanka

  It has not been determined what the structure actually is, as there is no historical or photographic record of it, Parks Canada said.

  Trending

  Jun 18
• Large area in Banff National Park closed after bear seeking food, damages tents

  Parks Canada has closed several trails and campsites along the north shore of Lake Minnewanka after reports of a bear damaging several tents while looking for food.

  Environment

  Jun 17
• RCMP investigate ‘shameful’ case of theft, vandalism in Banff National Park

  The RCMP are making a public plea for information about those responsible for vandalizing a memorial at the Castle Mountain Internment Camp in Banff National Park.

  Crime

  Jun 11
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• Flood watch, high streamflow advisories issued in Banff National Park

  Rising waters, caused by unseasonably warm temperatures, has prompted a high streamflow advisory to be issued for the Bow River in Banff National Park.

  Weather

  May 28
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• Be bear aware: Increase in sightings, encounters prompts warning to Alberta backcountry users

  The arrival of warm weather in Alberta means more people heading into the backcountry, but with lots of hungry bears around, it also means an increase in encounters.

  Environment

  May 27