Parks Canada is urging people to have a Plan B if they're visiting Banff. Parks workers will be turning people away from trailheads when parking lots fill up and not all trails will be open.

Banff, as a town, was created to serve tourists visiting the national park. So, what happens when a global pandemic restricts the 50 per cent of its visitors coming from outside Canada?

The mayor of Banff says the idyllic mountain town is once again welcoming tourists two months after declaring a state of local emergency amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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With tourism cut off by the COVID-19 crisis, Banff does the only thing it can right now: pull together for the locals.

Effective immediately, all gatherings are limited to less than 50 people, including employees and customers.

Halifax Coun. David Hendsbee is pushing for quiet fireworks in Halifax out of concern the noise is alarming veterans and people on the autism spectrum.

Upwards of 70 centimetres of snow could fall in parts of Banff and Jasper national parks this weekend.

Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists — like Alberta's mountain parks and the Northwest Territories — are starting to see cancellations.

Parks Canada scientists, who have been monitoring songbird populations since 2007, found most are doing well in Banff, Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Yoho and Kootenay national parks.