Jasper National Park

• 2 victims in Alberta mountain avalanche were rock guide, climbing instructor

  Global News has confirmed the identities of two men who died following an avalanche Sunday morning on an Alberta mountain.

  Canada

  Jun 2
• Jasper National Park captive caribou breeding proposal gets OK from scientific review panel

  Parks Canada has proposed a $25-million project that would permanently pen up to 40 females and five males in a highly managed and monitored area of Jasper National Park.

  Environment

  May 9
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• Alberta didn’t consider impact of Rocky Mountain coal mining on tourism: official

  Kate White told the committee no analysis was done about how open-pit coal mines might affect visitation in the province's most popular tourism areas.

  Economy

  Apr 22
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• Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park to reopen after 2-year closure

  The campground closed for modernization work in October 2018 and was originally scheduled to reopen in spring 2020.

  Environment

  Mar 19
• Man has close call after falling into frigid river at Athabasca Falls: ‘It isn’t worth it’

  An Edmonton man captured a shocking video of a man fall into the frigid Athabasca River at a waterfall that has claimed several lives over the years.

  Environment

  Mar 9
• Edmonton man dies in climbing accident at Jasper’s Maligne Canyon

  RCMP, EMS and Parks Canada personnel were called to Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park at around 1:35 p.m. Wednesday.

  Canada

  Feb 19
• Jasper Park Lodge accepting reservations again after mystery block booking cancelled

  All 446 rooms at the Alberta hotel were recently unavailable to book between Feb. 23 and April 29, sparking speculation the mountain resort could soon be a filming location.

  Consumer

  Feb 18
• Northern half of Icefields Parkway closing due to heavy snowfall forecast

  The Icefields Parkway will be closed from Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan River Crossing from Wednesday night through to Friday evening, to allow for avalanche control work.

  Traffic

  Nov 3, 2020
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• Parks Canada plans captive breeding program for caribou in Jasper National Park

  Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding program to replenish others.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2020
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• 7 more survivors of Columbia Icefield rollover near Jasper file lawsuit against tour operator

  Seven people who survived a fatal tour bus rollover at the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park have filed what is the second lawsuit against operators of the vehicle.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2020