Backcountry Skier Killed In Yoho National Park
A Cochrane, Alberta woman has died while ski touring in Yoho National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
News in the Parks
Alaska Gets 40 Bison From Canadian National Park
Forty wood bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta have relocated to Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Parks Canada To Get Funds To Memorialize Former Residential School Sites
The Canadian government’s spring budget proposes $25 million ($20 million USD) over three years to Parks Canada to commemorate and memorialize former residential schools sites.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Avian Flu Discovered At Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park has logged one confirmed case of a highly infectious strain of avian influenza.
- By NPT Staff - April 12th, 2022 2:45am
New Seasonal Dog Ban For Part Of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
To protect migratory seabirds, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is launching a seasonal dog ban on Combers Beach from Apr. 14 to Oct. 1.
- By NPT Staff - April 11th, 2022 2:45am
Saskatchewan Anglers Asked To Weigh In On Park's Lake Trout Decline
Lake trout numbers are dropping in one of Prince Albert National Park’s popular fishing lakes and Parks Canada wants the public’s help in figuring out why.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Vancouver Island Military And Maritime Sites Seek Management Plan Input
One is a military site that commemorates the role of the Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications in defending Victoria and the Esquimalt naval base for nearly 80 years. The other was the first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s Pacific coast.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Reservations Open For Festival Of Birds At Point Pelee
The Festival of Birds returns to Point Pelee National Park in Ontario with in-person events from April 30 to May 23.
- By NPT Staff - April 6th, 2022 6:41am
New Art Installation And Hotel For Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is poised to open a new, permanent Indigenous art installation on the lawn next to the information centre.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:56am
Collaborative Work To Reduce Wildfire Risks At Jasper National Park
Parks Canada and Indigenous partners are working to reduce wildfire risks at the Cultural Use Area in Jasper National Park. Work will continue within four hectares (10 acres) around the Sixth Bridge turnoff to Maligne Canyon through March, as long as the ground remains frozen.
- By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2022 2:45am
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