Canada

Celebrating The Songbird Migration At Point Pelee

As the sun sinks without fanfare over the southernmost tip of mainland Canada, the nocturnal and normally elusive American woodcock makes his presence known with a strange, repetitive and decidedly nasal sound.

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By Jennifer Bain - September 3rd, 2024 1:06pm

Artist Roland Gissing Celebrated At Bar U Ranch

The Bar U Ranch National Historic Site has launched a gallery in its visitor center celebrating Alberta’s best-known landscape artist.

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By NPT Staff - May 25th, 2022 2:45am

Gros Morne Opens Temporary Visitor Center

Parks Canada has opened a temporary visitor center for Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park on the waterfront in Rocky Harbour.

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By NPT Staff - May 24th, 2022 6:29pm

Banff Urges People To Use Transit Options

Calgarians are being encouraged to help offset the impact of personal vehicle use on wildlife and the environment by taking transit to Banff National Park.

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By NPT Staff - May 23rd, 2022 3:00am

New Cape Breton Campground Honours Acadian And Mi'kmaq Ties

Cape Breton Highlands National Park’s new campground — Terrain de Camping Cap-Rouge / Mkwesaqtuk Campground — will be the first French and Mi'kmaw facility name in the Nova Scotia park.

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

Parks Canada Recovers 45 Stolen Fossils

A person who removed 45 fossils from Kootenay National Park has been slapped with a $20,000 fine (about $15,000 USD) and given a five-month conditional sentence with a curfew order.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am

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Research Resumes At Franklin Expedition Wreck Sites

After two years of pandemic delays, Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Team has returned to the Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site in Nunavut to conduct archaeological work related to the exploration and conservation of these fabled ships.

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By NPT Staff - May 4th, 2022 2:45am

Halifax Citadel Ready To Open New Signature Exhibit

The Halifax Citadel National Historic Site — one of Canada’s most-visited national historic sites and a Halifax tourism icon — has a new $5 million ($3.9 million USD) signature interpretive exhibit.

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By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2022 2:45am

Gros Morne Trail Closes To Protect Rock Ptarmigan

The summit of Gros Morne Mountain, which includes the 8-kilometre (5-mile) Summit Trail, is closed May 1 to June 23 to protect rock ptarmigan, caribou and arctric hare in Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park during critical weeks of reproduction and growth.

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By NPT Staff - May 2nd, 2022 2:45am

Canada’s Most (And Least) Visited National Parks And Sites For 2021

Point Pelee National Park — the Ontario home to songbird and monarch migrations — has cracked the top 10 list of Canada’s most visited national parks in 2021. It joins Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, which stayed securely in first and second place respectively.

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By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am

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