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Home of the Canadian Rockies


Banff's Famous Photocrasher Squirrel
> Banff's Famous Photocrasher Squirrel

See how the famous photo crashing woodland creature got his start!


Try Alberta's Ultimate Adventures: The Daring Dozen
> Try Alberta's Ultimate Adventures: The Daring Dozen

We’re willing to wager you’ll consider at least a few of the challenges here worth another well-earned notch in your accomplishment belt.


Getaway Visits Alberta as Canada is named Getaway's Country of the Year
> Getaway Visits Alberta as Canada is named Getaway's Country ...

Watch as Catriona Rowntree discovers Lake Louise and Banff as Getaway name Canada as their Country of the year.


Alberta Goes Hollywood...Again
> Alberta Goes Hollywood...Again

The long awaited feature film, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" has opened to high praise at the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals. Find out where it was shot in Alberta.


Dinosaurs Live at Royal Tyrrell Museum
> Dinosaurs Live at Royal Tyrrell Museum

Step back in time 70 million years to greet the new Albertosaurs at Canada's premier palaeontology museum.


Northern Lights: Nature's Primal Postcard
> Northern Lights: Nature's Primal Postcard

It’s fascinating and beautiful and daunting and a mind-blowing blast.


Rockies Ski Resorts – High Above the Rest
> Rockies Ski Resorts – High Above the Rest

From corduroy to champagne powder, Alberta offers come some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the world.


Discover Aboriginal Heritage
> Discover Aboriginal Heritage

You can travel back in time and experience the triumphs, tragedies and traditions of Alberta’s First Nations people. Try a traditional sweat lodge, sample intriguing foods and recipes, or explore the fascinating history of world-famous locations like Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Discover Aboriginal experiences that will reverberate in your soul.


The Roughest, Toughest Greens: Great Alberta Golfing
> The Roughest, Toughest Greens: Great Alberta Golfing

You can play golf throughout Alberta at more than 280 courses, moving from ghostly hoodoos to mystic rivers to emerald greens, where deer stand stalk straight near the smooth hiss of a well-hit ball. With up to 18 hours of daylight during summer, you can see forever.