Banff

• 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
  
• ‘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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• Banff pedestrian zone initiative coming to an end after Labour Day long weekend

  The town made part of its main thoroughfare car-free in 2020 to reduce the risk for visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2024
• Banff, Lake Louise put out call for visitors amid Jasper National Park wildfire closure

  Tourism officials in Banff and Lake Louise, Alta., are reminding visitors that those mountain towns are open for business as Jasper National Park remains closed due to wildfires. 

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2024
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• Advance polls open for Banff Avenue pedestrian zone vote

  Banff town council in January approved the pedestrian-only zone for 2024 but a resident petition in March led council to call a binding vote. Advance polls opened Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2024
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• Fire ban issued at Banff National Park due to drought-like conditions

  According to a Friday news release, the park is experiencing drought-like conditions after several days of hot and dry weather.

  Fire

  Jul 12, 2024