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Nova Scotia's Kejimkujik To Close As Hurricane Fiona Approaches

Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site and Kejimkujik Seaside will temporarily close beginning at noon on Friday as Hurricane Fiona approaches Nova Scotia.

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By NPT Staff - September 22nd, 2022 9:15am

Vigilance Required As Bears Remain In Jasper Townsite

Parks Canada staff have successfully trapped a black bear family that had frequently accessed food sources in the Jasper townsite within Jasper National Park.

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By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2022 7:53am

Crews Change For Jasper National Park Wildfire

A new incident management team has taken over for the Chetamon wildfire in Jasper National Park and firefighters heading on days off have been replaced by new crews from other Parks Canada locations.

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By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2022 2:45am

Jasper's Wildfire Continues But Visitors Welcomed Back

Parks Canada is welcoming visitors back to Jasper National Park now that transmission power has been restored to the townsite of Jasper and outlying areas and Whistlers Campground.

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By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2022 2:45am

Fish Tales From A Yukon National Park

Something astonishing appears on the edge of Mät’àtäna Män (Kathleen Lake) as we troll for lake trout in on-again, off-again September drizzle, but it isn’t a grizzly or moose. A miniature rainbow erupts with the sunshine and hangs so low over the base of a mountain that both its multicolored ends appear to plunge into the cold, deep Yukon water.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 4th, 2024 6:39am

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Jasper Relies On Generators During Wildfire

Jasper National Park and the Municipality of Jasper are experiencing significant challenges caused by the Chetamon Mountain wildfire and damage to electric powerlines.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2022 12:01pm

A Cape Breton Highlands National Park Sampler

On an island surrounded by ocean, Cape Breton Highlands National Park is an island itself, of rumpled mountains and thick forest mostly unbroken by the human footprint.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 7th, 2022 2:30am

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Jasper National Park Battles Wildfire

Parks Canada is asking people to consider delaying trips to Jasper National Park because of the ongoing Chetamon Mountain wildfire.

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By NPT Staff - September 6th, 2022 2:45am

Northern Crayfish Found In Alberta Mountain Park

Parks Canada is continuing the hunt for northern crayfish after the invasive species was found for the first time in a Banff National Park stream that flows into Bow Lake.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am

A Boat Trip To Canada's Largest Tern Colony

As we fight our way across Saint-Louis Lagoon against robust winds and under threatening skies, gray seals sporadically pop their hooked-nose “horseheads” up from the swells and stare intently as if to lead the way to Tern Islands.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 4th, 2024 6:41am

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