Named Nakoda by locals, the bear has been seen in Yoho and Banff national parks before, but not very often.

The bear, which has been nicknamed Nakota by locals, was first revealed publicly after it was spotted in Alberta's Banff National Park in late April.

Parks Canada scientists, who have been monitoring songbird populations since 2007, found most are doing well in Banff, Jasper, Waterton Lakes, Yoho and Kootenay national parks.

The closure is from Golden to the west boundary of Yoho National Park, a distance of 15.5 kilometres.

Parks Canada says the avalanche danger rating forecast is considerable to moderate for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks through Saturday.

Some new toilet ettiquette signs are popping up in the Canadian Rockies to show international visitors how to properly use outhouses.

An oil and gas company has identified one of its employees as a man who died after an avalanche in Yoho National Park.

One person was critically injured in an avalanche in Yoho National Park on Saturday and later died in a Calgary hospital, Parks Canada said.

STARS responded to an avalanche call in B.C. on Monday.

CP Rail said the derailment involved a "mixed manifest" train carrying a "variety of commodities."