UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Southern Alberta tourism industry records strong numbers in 2024

  Local tourist attractions in southern Alberta have benefitted from changes in habits, creating an excitement around the future of the industry.

  Economy

  Apr 23
  
• ‘The White Lotus’: Quebec City launching charm offensive to host popular HBO series

  The 'White Lotus' is a social satire that follows guests and employees at a resort where they unleash their worst, most privileged impulses.

  Entertainment

  Dec 21, 2022
  
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• Wanuskewin gets Sask. government funding toward UNESCO designation

  Funding from the Saskatchewan government will allow Wanuskewin to hire a designated project co-ordinator to support the park’s UNESCO World Heritage site application.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Federal government announces $60M funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park

  Wood Buffalo National Park is to receive nearly $60 million over the next three years to consider threats from hydro and oilsands development and climate change.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2020
• Coronavirus: Kingston’s Murney Tower quiet on the outside, busy behind the scenes

  The Murney Tower in Kingston couldn't open at all this season because of COVID-19, but that doesn't mean the waterfront fortress has stayed quite.

  News

  Sep 19, 2020
• Turkey formally declares Hagia Sophia a mosque following court ruling

  Turkey's high administrative court threw its weight behind a petition brought by a religious group and annulled the 1934 Cabinet decision that turned the site into a museum.

  World

  Jul 10, 2020
• Wanuskewin Heritage Park gets boost from Sask. government toward UNESCO designation

  Wanuskewin Heritage Park chair Felix Thomas said it is another step forward in collaborating with the province towards the UNESCO World Heritage site designation.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2019
• Wanuskewin Heritage Park wins national tourism award

  The award recognizes an Indigenous tourism site that is committed to the development, promotion and delivery of an authentic, innovative and enriched visitor experience.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2019
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• New biolfilter clearing up sewage stink plaguing Lunenburg, N.S.

  Lunenburg town engineer Lee Fougere says a biofilter installed at the sewage treatment plant last winter at a cost of more than $1.1 million is now taking care of the foul odour that had become more noticeable during recent dry summers.

  Environment

  Aug 5, 2019
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• Iraq celebrates as ancient city of Babylon named UNESCO World Heritage Site

  The vote comes years after the Islamic State group damaged another Iraq World Heritage Site in the country's north, the ancient city of Hatra.

  Jul 5, 2019