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Bow Valley getting $1.5M boost for glamping, food tours, destination management

Bow Valley getting $1.5M boost for glamping, food tours, destination management

The funding is supporting projects including electric bicycle and walking food tours in Banff and Canmore, a year-round glamping experience in Kananaskis, and the development of destination marketing organizations’ tourism plans and strategies.
Council declares National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a civic holiday in Edmonton

Council declares National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a civic holiday in Edmonton

Declaring Sept 30 as a civic holiday continues work towards truth and reconciliation, according to the City of Edmonton.
Exhibit at Banff art gallery uses AI to explore, guide viewers

Exhibit at Banff art gallery uses AI to explore, guide viewers

“The artists focus on matrilineal knowledge systems and the responsibilities of women as knowledge keepers and stewards of ancestral cultural practices. It draws our attention to the globally relevant conversations that we’re having in Canada right now about decolonization, reconciliation, and Indigenous ways of being and knowing.”
Funding to aid training for Alberta search and rescue teams

Funding to aid training for Alberta search and rescue teams

“It recognizes there’s a baseline for what we need to know and then there’s specialties. We’re trying to give each region, each team that has their own specialty areas to have that base level knowledge."
Provincial affordable housing funding for Okotoks development

Provincial affordable housing funding for Okotoks development

Province's Affordable Housing Partnership Program awards Westwinds Communities $227,000 which will go toward a project of 10 units currently under construction in Drake Landing.
Cochrane business owner argues in favour of rental rate cap

Cochrane business owner argues in favour of rental rate cap

“Everything is crazy expensive right now,” Thind said. “Cochrane is not like Calgary. It’s not a huge city. The problem is, it’s not in the town’s hands.”
Key Alzheimer’s risk factors affect men more than women, study shows

Key Alzheimer’s risk factors affect men more than women, study shows

U of A scientists find an unexpected sex difference in how a particular gene and vascular health interact to affect memory loss.
Eric Akis: For an irresistible vegetarian pho, it's all about the broth

Eric Akis: For an irresistible vegetarian pho, it's all about the broth

A flavourful vegetarian pho starts with broth that is simmered and infused with fragrant, warming spices, including star anise, cinnamon and black peppercorns.
3 easy tips to stay on top of your nutritional goals

3 easy tips to stay on top of your nutritional goals

The benefits of a healthy diet go beyond physical appearance.
How this little see-through fish gets its rainbow shimmer

How this little see-through fish gets its rainbow shimmer

NEW YORK (AP) — You can see right through this little aquarium fish from Thailand: Its skin is almost completely transparent. But when the light hits it just right, its body flickers with shimmering rainbow colors.