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Smoky haze from active wildfires forecasted to worsen in B.C. Interior
A firefighter from the B.C. Wildfire Service uses a drip torch to light a prescribed burn at the airport in Cranbrook, B.C. on April 26, 2023
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Avalanche kills man who was with group in closed area of Lake Louise ski hill
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. One person has died after a pair of snowmobilers were caught in an avalanche south of Valemount, B.C. Saturday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Indigenous-led snowshoeing company helps Albertans see the land through traditional eyes
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Plan your summer vacation like a local with hand-picked guides to 11 Canadian cities
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Historic, century-old hut in Rocky Mountains dismantled due to erosion
A plaque commemorating the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin is shown after it was dismantled in this undated handout photo. Parks Canada says a hut built by Swiss guides a century ago in the Rockies has been substantially removed. Only a piece of wall, some stone steps and a plaque about the Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin remain at the site that straddles the Continental Divide and the Alberta-British Columbia boundary. The hut was designated a national historic site in 1992. Parks Canada says it had to be dismantled because of erosion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Parks Canada, Tangiers Mountain Construction
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UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rockies
A section of the eastern slopes south west of Longview, Alta., on June 16, 2021. Alberta's energy minister says she has received two reports that will determine the future of coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountain foothills and eastern slopes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Alberta government to extend pause on Rocky Mountain coal mine development
A section of the eastern slopes south west of Longview, Alta., on June 16, 2021. Alberta's energy minister says she has received two reports that will determine the future of coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountain foothills and eastern slopes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Industry and provincial lobbying are weakening proposed federal coal effluent rules, critics say
A coal mining operation in Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. Critics say the federal government is bowing to provincial and industry lobbying by weakening proposed standards for coal mining effluent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Allowing Rocky Mountain coal lease transfers during debate sends wrong signal, environmental group says
Logged land near the Clearwater River and the Valory Resources Black Eagle Mining Corporation site west of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Coal committee hears Albertans want broad policy on Rocky Mountain development
A section of the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies is seen west of Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 17, 2021. A joint federal-provincial review has denied an application for an open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, saying its impacts on the environment and Indigenous rights aren't worth the economic benefits it would bring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Rockies LNG slams rival’s ‘imaginary’ plans in patent dispute
Aerial shot of Sarita Bay from Steelhead LNG Corp. Founded in 2013, Steelhead has halted two projects slated for Vancouver Island by cancelling the Malahat plan near Mill Bay in 2017 and scrapping the Kwispaa venture at Sarita Bay in 2019 (pictured here Sarita) handout Steelhead LNG Corp
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Head of Alberta coal mining panel says trust in regulatory system to be examined
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co.'s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. A British Columbia First Nation wants the federal government to join in the environmental review of a proposed coal mining project in Alberta's Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over Rocky Mountain coal mining
Steam billows from the Sheerness coal fired generating station near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Opposition bill to protect Rocky Mountains from coal mining allowed to proceed to legislature
Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley announces proposed new legislation to protect Alberta's mountains and watershed from coal mining at a news conference in Calgary on March 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Fourth request made to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson responds during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Nov. 19, 2020.
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Canmore’s Rocky Mountain high: Inside an Alberta town’s busy season of domestic tourism
Busy sidewalks and streets in downtown Canmore, Alberta, March 20, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Survey suggests grizzly bear numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005
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Alberta environment minister’s constituents concerned over coal mining in the Rocky Mountains
Environment Minister Jason Nixon is seen during a news conference in Calgary on September 15, 2020. A municipal council in Nixon's riding is the latest to express concern about the province's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Clearwater County is writing a letter to the United Conservative government saying people are worried about the impact open-pit coal mines could have on the area's environment and on tourism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Two Alberta First Nations vow to oppose any new Rocky Mountain coal proposals
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co.'s Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., onTuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. One of North America's top experts on coal mine pollution is warning Albertans about the dangers of expanding the industry in the province's Rocky Mountains. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Mining company ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta
In this March 28, 2017, file photo, a dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mead Gruver, File
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Western Canada: Alberta reverses course on coal policy that could have allowed mountain-top mines in face of widespread backlash
Alberta Minister of Energy Sonya Savage, seen with Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton on June 18, 2019, says Claudia Cattaneo has joined the government's 'fight against lies and myths being spread about Alberta’s energy industry.'
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Alberta government to restore some coal-mining policy protections, spokesman says
A sign against the Alberta government's new coal mining policy.
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Kenney defends Alberta government’s coal mining decision, says old policy was obsolete
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at a news conference in Calgary, on Sept. 15, 2020.
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Alberta town asks province for stop-work order on coal exploration in Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains west of Nanton where ranchers and farmers worried about pollution and their water supplies objected to a new proposed coal mine by the Jason Kenney government in Alberta. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Monitoring stations on some Alberta waterways have closed despite elevated contaminant levels
A small stream flowing out of the Rocky Mountains west of Nanton where ranchers and farmers worried about pollution and their water supplies objected to a new proposed coal mine by the Jason Kenney government in Alberta. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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More southern Alberta communities voice concern over province’s decision to drop coal policy
A sign against the Alberta government's new coal mining policy.
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As Alberta debates, coal miners move in fast on once-protected Rocky Mountains
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Co.'s Sheerness mine, near Hanna, Alta., on Dec. 13, 2016.
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Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues
The Rocky Mountains west of Nanton where ranchers and farmers worried about pollution and their water supplies objected to a new proposed coal mine by the Jason Kenney government in Alberta. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Alberta monolith comes with message to save eastern slopes of Rocky Mountains
A monolith in Alberta is shown in a recent handout photo.
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Alberta musician Corb Lund speaks out against proposed Rocky Mountain coal development
Corb Lund tips his hat during the Fire Aid for Fort McMurray concert in Edmonton on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Alberta decision to open Rockies to coal mining faces court challenges in new year
A conveyor belt transports coal at the Westmoreland Coal Company's Sheerness Mine near Hanna, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Into dangerous terrain: Escaping the COVID-19 pandemic, new backcountry adventurers put pressure on rescue services
North Peace Search and Rescue, which is based out of Fort St. John, during a search and rescue call on Feb. 4, 2020, in the North Rockies near Chetwynd, B.C.
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Long wait for a deal on large Alberta home with Rocky Mountains view
Done Deal, 4 Prospect Close, Canmore, Alta.
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Takeover offers for Dorel Industries and Rocky Mountain Dealerships are underwhelming
Robert Tattersall