Jasper National Park

• Fire crews contain wildfire northeast of Jasper

  A wildfire that broke out Monday northeast of the Jasper townsite is now contained. 

  Fire

  Apr 15
  
• Body discovered at Lake Annette in Jasper National Park

  Police said they were called to the lake around 12:30 p.m., where they discovered the body of a man.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2023
  
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• 3rd First Nation group wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted in 1911

  The Aseniwuche Winewak Nation, based in Grande Cache, said it wants in on a deal signed with the Simpcw and Stoney First Nations.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2023
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• Jasper park wardens investigate suspected poaching after two bighorn found headless

  On Tuesday, a visitor reported finding a bighorn sheep ram’s carcass near Jasper Lake. The head had been removed.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2023
• Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper

  Parks Canada said the agreement is part of a larger move within the agency to reopen lands to First Nations from which they were removed when the parks were created.

  Cannabis

  Oct 17, 2023
• Bear cub euthanized in Jasper National Park after serious injury

  Sometime on Sept. 7 or 8, one of the cinnamon-coloured cubs lost one of its hind legs in a severe injury, park officials said.

  Environment

  Sep 20, 2023
• Snow what? Wild June weather wallops western Alberta, tourists rescued in Jasper

  Wet, heavy snow — and lots of it — fell Monday in Jasper National Park, along Highway 93 south to Banff, and on Highway 40 north of the Yellowhead near Grande Cache.

  Weather

  Jun 20, 2023
• Tour bus operator pleads guilty, fined $475K for fatal Athabasca Glacier rollover in Jasper

  A tour bus operator has pleaded guilty to two charges in a fatal rollover at the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park nearly three years ago.

  Crime

  May 1, 2023
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• Commission increases refund ATCO owes over attempt to recoup contract costs

  The refunds are over costs that ATCO tried to recover from the construction of a power line through Jasper National Park.

  Consumer

  Apr 27, 2023
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• Interested in booking a campsite in Alberta’s mountains? Parks Canada has some tips

  Jasper National Park alone has seen demand for campsite reservations increase from 1,800 in 2015 to 22,000 this year. Parks Canada has some tips as bookings open up.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023