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Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten's Signature Voyage to find out

Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.

Space · Nov 17, 2025

Alberta’s lifting of restrictions on wolverine trapping could spell disaster for a declining population

You never forget encountering your first wolverine. Mine was on the top of Grande Mountain outside Grande Cache, Alta., on a brilliant winter morning. It roared at me from the thick alpine bushes, then fled unseen into the wilderness. That exhilarating encounter was rare and is becoming rarer as Alberta…

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024

Jasper’s wildfire recovery is challenged by its unique land classification and the approaching winter

On July 24, 2024, one-third of the structures in Jasper, Alta. were destroyed when the Jasper Complex Wildfire burnt an estimated 32,722 hectares.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024

Arctic Race of Norway: Alberto Dainese sprints to stage 1 victory

Hobbs and Champoussin complete podium on opening stage

Cycling News · Aug 17, 2023

A huge snowbank fell on her husband. A California woman's desperate fight to save him

Melissa Cassem still cannot make sense of what happened to her family at their home in the Sierra Nevada during a recent heavy snowfall.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2023

Pope’s long-awaited apology for Indian Residential Schools in Canada is a ‘first step’

Pope Francis fulfilled the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action No. 58 by offering an apology, in Canada, to the survivors of Indian Residential Schools, their families and communities. He said, “I am sorry,” and asked forgiveness for the participation of church members in “projects of cultural destruction…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022