Parks Canada

• 44 Elk Island wood bison sent to Alaska as part of conservation efforts

  They'll make a roughly 40-hour drive from Alberta's Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton to their new home in Alaska's Minto Flats State Game Refuge.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
• Massive avalanche closes Alberta’s Icefields Parkway until at least Saturday

  A massive, 500-metre wide avalanche triggered by Parks Canada staff during avalanche control work on Highway 93 over the weekend shutdown the Icefields Parkway.

  Canada

  Mar 23
  
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• Banff backcountry paddling off-limits after whirling disease detected in Lake Louise

  Whirling disease, an aquatic invasive species that affects fish populations, has been found in Lake Louise, according to Parks Canada.

  Environment

  Mar 11
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• Parks Canada issues bear warning for popular hiking area in Banff National Park

  Parks Canada has issued a bear warning for a popular hiking area in Banff National Park, the latest in a long list of warnings and closures posted for the mountain parks.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2025
• Jasper wildfire: How the forest ecosystem has changed, one year later

  The Jasper wildfire flames felled trees, incinerated shrubs and left the mountains looking sparse — a barren, charred landscape. But look closer and there is beauty to be found.

  Environment

  Jul 24, 2025
• Parks Canada under fire over Trump-backing musician’s Halifax concert

  Residents of a Halifax neighbourhood say they're shocked that a rising star in the MAGA movement is set to perform at a nearby Parks Canada site. 

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2025
• Banff rock slide that killed 2 ‘neither preventable nor predictable’: Parks Canada

  The slide that killed two people and injured several others in Banff National Park was a natural occurrence that could not have been stopped and anticipated, Parks Canada said.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2025
• Canada Strong Pass grants free admission to national parks, historic sites this summer

  The Canada Strong Pass, which runs until Sept. 2, offers free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2025
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• CN Rail warns of ‘catastrophic impacts’ as it seeks anti-flood barrier in Jasper National Park

  CN Rail says it has been working on proposals for long-term flood prevention since 2017, but Parks Canada has allegedly held up an impact assessment for nearly eight years.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2025
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• Warning issued for part of Banff National Park after bear makes ‘contact with a tent’

  Park officials reminded people to make plenty of noise when hiking or cycling in the area, to carry bear spray and know how to use it and to keep pets on leashes.

  Canada

  May 21, 2025