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The Hinton Winter Magic Festival is becoming a familiar part of Hinton’s traditions as it’s about to celebrate its 27th year.

JASPER, AB – When you’re “winterstruck”, you’re in love with every frosty delight that comes with western Canada’s longest season.

At the annual SnowDays in Banff, you can crawl in for puppy kisses.  But don’t stop there, everywhere you turn in Banff National Park there are free or reasonably priced activities. 

JASPER, AB - Organizers of Jasper in January are forecasting an avalanche of family fun and 100 per cent chance of swirling activity when the winter festival blows in next week.

There really is a place that brings winter fantasies alive. It’s called Banff and it does winter really, really well. 

The second annual Dark Sky Festival had taken over the lawn of the Jasper Information Centre and turned it into a ‘Space Cadet Fair' - a day of sky-themed entertainment and educational activities,

Read Bob McDonald's interesting views on astronomy that he shared at last year's festival.

Yuichi Takasaka has perfected the art of photographing the magical Northern Lights. He uses an arsenal of everyday household items and, of course, his beloved digital cameras.

Every one of us has looked up at the sky and wondered, what’s up there? For those who want to take that curiosity further, here are five items that will help you view the moon and stars...

The Huckleberry Festival at Castle Mountain Resort is many different things to many different people, and that’s what makes it so special. 

JASPER, AB - Ever since Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, it can be argued we’ve lost touch with darkness; we usually experience it when sleeping, with our eyes closed.

Summer in the mountains of Southern Alberta can be fickle;  quite often it will take its sweet time, waiting until late July to really get started, and by September dustings of snow can be see