Officials in the Alberta park have issued a notice of restriction, which will be in place until at least July 9, to give bears and other wildlife the space they need.

Waterton Lakes National Park has officially opened its gates to visitors, and despite strong health guidelines related to COVID-19, plenty of people made the journey on Monday.

"Over the course of the month, more and more businesses will start to dip their toes in the water and start opening up."

Fourteen bison are being taken 500 kilometres northwest to Woodland Cree First Nation as part of Elk Island's bison conservation program.

Montreal City Councillor Marvin Rotrand is calling for a national park to be built instead of Mayor Plante's urban park proposal.

At a meeting this week in Azerbaijan, UNESCO praised Canada for measures it has taken to stop the deterioration of Wood Buffalo National Park.

Areas of the park have been closed since Friday when Parks Canada first issued restrictions. 

The Kejimkujik Seaside area of the park will have restrictions in place on Friday and will be closed until at least Monday, Parks Canada said in a press release. 

Parks Canada is warning the public about the dangers of bears and cougars at a nearby national park - and hoping visitors can help keep themselves and the wildlife, safe.

The consultant concludes that “establishing the proposed national park reserve will require ongoing efforts to reconcile differing views on the initiative.”