Beyond Local

RCMP have charged one of the suspects from the Mayerthorpe Dangerous Person Alert from earlier this week and issued an arrest warrant for the other suspect.

"The community is very tight knit. Everyone is very close with one another, very supportive with one another. And I think, too, the schools are the hub of normality and a place of safety, a safe haven."

A young cinnamon-coloured black bear was the talk of downtown Canmore on Sunday (Sept. 15) when a crowd gather to catch a glimpse of the bruin laying in a tree.

Two of the hikers had called Jasper Dispatch via 911 and were evacuated via helicopter from Pyramid Mountain. According to Parks Canada, the hikers claimed to be tired and unable to complete the rest of their hike.

“I dare you to find a judge who isn’t going to make you pay back the Canadian Legion,” says judge

The funding will help the Municipality of Jasper with costs related to wildfire response and to support the recovery and rebuilding process after summer wildfires destroyed nearly a third of the townsite.

"Jasper’s just starting to see the light of day from this horrific natural disaster, and then to be faced with what’s essentially a corporate disaster."

Stephen Frank Dienes, 52, is charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and unlawful confinement in relation to a teen he met through social media

“As we’ve discussed many times around this council table, forest fire is probably our biggest risk and biggest fear, and we’ve all seen what happened in Jasper and other communities.”

Keeping wolves out of campgrounds is a concern in Banff National Park that can get derailed by campers leaving food out.