Rocky Mountains

The windswept foothills of Alberta's Rocky Mountains are the setting for a pilot project using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to remote communities.

The federal government has announced more than $50 million for research into marine and freshwater ecosystems across Canada.

A vast section of Alberta backcountry once considered for a park is being overused by tens of thousands of campers who cut trees, strew garbage and trespass, says a provincial advisory committee.

It has become an annual ritual in Manitoba — mid-winter thoughts turn to the spring melt and whether land and communities will be threatened by rising water that comes from rivers as far away as the Rocky Mountains and South Dakota.

Canada's two largest railways are appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau's order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment in the Rocky Mountains.

Canada's transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains.

New research is digging in to why fracking causes earthquakes in some areas but not in others.

A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane was a "beacon of light to follow your dreams," his management team says.

Geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells could solve many problems and help the environment.

Concerns over water and wildlife are heating up as a B.C. company gets ready to log part of the Highwood river valley in Kananaskis Country this winter.

Her future is cloudy. When grizzlies mix too freely with people, the grizzlies usually lose.

A motorist travelling in Alberta's Rocky Mountains found three furry surprises at a roadside bathroom stop.