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Jasper is a town with a population of 5,000, but Jasper National Park sees nearly 2.5 million visitors annually. The challenges that such a municipality faces to keep on top of infrastructure maintenance are hard to underestimate.

Recently precipitation has helped, but Alberta isn't out of the woods yet when it comes to the wildfire threat.

The merger of two of Alberta's largest credit unions closed May 1

The study could help change the festival and the festival-goers' experience.

Using groundbreaking rapid testing devices and an innovative community-involved project, University of Alberta researchers are hoping to bend the curve of syphilis infections.

The proposed changes have met a chorus of disapproval from Alberta's municipalities.

Alberta's rural leaderships say they are being actively undermined by Bill 20, and vow to "not sit back and take it."

A spring storm has brought 25 centimetres of snow to the Maligne Lake area of Jasper National Park. An additional 20 to 25 centimetres is expected through the evening.

The municipality says all residential and local business parking permits for 2023 will be renewed automatically before May 1.

"While I think it’s very exciting and telling that the first six months of service we already have an external group wanting to add a route, I’d like to see a year and a full summer with the service first."