Banff

• ‘He was a great kid’: Banff residents mourn homicide victim

  Ethan Enns-Goneau's death was the first homicide in the mountain town in more than 30 years. May 1990 marked the previous homicide in Banff.

  Crime

  Aug 8
  
• Fire ban in place for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks due to high risk of wildfire

  A notice posted on the Banff National Park website sadi the ban, which also includes Yoho and Kootenay national parks in B.C., was issued Friday.

  Fire

  Aug 5
  
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• Hiker from Edmonton dies after falling from Mount Temple in Banff National Park

  With the assistance of Parks Canada's helicopter, the hiker was found 3,300 feet from the initial site of the fall and had succumbed to his injuries.

  Canada

  Jul 11
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• Leave your car at home if possible if visiting this long weekend, says Town of Banff

  Visitors can walk, cycle or take Roam Public Transit to every attraction in and around Banff, the town said.

  Traffic

  Jun 30
• Parks Canada needs to get on board for Calgary-to-Banff train to happen: Investors

  The backers of a proposed $1.5-billion Calgary to Banff passenger train say they need Parks Canada to enact policies that encourage public transit.

  Canada

  Jun 27
• Sunshine Village offering summer skiing for first time since 1991

  A record winter snowfall and cool spring is allowing Sunshine Village to reopen part of the mountain for a few days of summer skiing for the first time in 31 years.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 26
• Play tells story of Ukrainian immigrant’s escape from Banff internment camp

  Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison tells the story one of over 8,000 Eastern Europeans who were sent to internment camps during the First World War.

  Canada

  Jun 20
• Calgary declares state of emergency ahead of heavy rainfall

  A water expert says heavy rainfall forecast for southern Alberta could cause damage in some areas, but it doesn't appear as if a repeat of deadly flooding in 2013 is coming.

  Weather

  Jun 13
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• Banff feeling the pinch of worker shortage: ‘They have not come back’

  Banff is excited to welcome tourists this summer, but businesses are still trying to fill vacant positions.

  Canada

  Jun 2
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• Late snowpack still presents avalanche danger to hikers in Rocky Mountains

  The snowpack in Banff National Park is about 30 per cent greater than normal, leading to increased risk of avalanche for hikers, Parks Canada warns.

  Environment

  May 27