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Photo provided by Parks Canada. In late November, Parks Canada staff conducted the 29th annual roadside elk survey in Jasper National Park.

Everyday we are bombarded by various facts and figures that at times can leave your head spinning, but every once and a while we hear a fact that shakes up our understanding of the world and challenges our own assumptions.

Twelve CN trains cars carrying grain derailed in Jasper National, Dec. 10. Six of the trains spilled their contents into the the Athabasca River.Photo - Cynthia Bigrigg/Hinton Voice.

Andy Klimach, manager of the museum, and Julie-Anne Weaver, of Parks Canada, worked in collaboration with the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation on a project that will see a sculpture erected outside the museum.

Jeremy Hotz will be performing his stand up routine at the Jasper Fairmont Park Lodge Jan. 29. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $37. Photo submitted.

N. Veerman photo Thousands of people bogged down Parks Canada's online camping reservation system, Jan. 13, as they rushed to book campsites in Jasper National Park.

Prison time for dangerous driving A 22-year-old man will spend two years in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges in relation to a drug-fuelled high speed pursuit that resulted in a collision between his stolen car and a semi tractor trail

More than a dozen rock climbers competed in a friend competition at the Jasper Activity Centre, Jan. 15. Photo - P. Clarke. More than a dozen rock climbers scaled the bouldering room in a friendly competition at the Jasper Activity Centre Jan. 15.

As a journalist my job has thrown me into all kinds of precarious, death-defying situations. I’ve repelled from a tram car, flown over wildfires, driven on ice roads, come face to face with criminals, and I’ve even spoken in public.