Beyond Local

“The lads are a bunch of great lads… I’m loving every single minute of it,” says Northern Ireland goaltender playing soccer in Northern Alberta.

The world is Zenith Hrdlicka's oyster.

While many of Jasper’s buildings had disappeared, Mayor Richard Ireland said it wouldn’t change the core character of the community, noting that the people and the attitude would return in time.

Miette Hot Springs Bungalows, near the hot springs, and Miette Mountain Cabins, located at the junction of Highway 16 and Miette Road, may also reopen the same day.

"There is great attendance by both service providers, and [we] have exceeded our expectations for attendance from residents from the Jasper townsite, so we're really pleased about that."

Man tells Innisfail RCMP he would rather drown than go back to jail after jumping into Dodd's Lake only to find out he had no warrant out for his arrest

Today, the first evacuated residents return to the Jasper townsite. Here’s a timeline of the heartbreaking and historic events that happened while they were gone.

Buddy Ray Underwood's second-degree murder conviction was upgraded to first-degree murder in the kidnapping and torture of Nature Duperron who was from Athabasca and her body was discovered near Hinton, Alberta.

Images from the re-entry day in Jasper after three weeks of evacuation.

Jasper residents got their first glimpse of home as they stopped at the east gates of Jasper National Park on Friday (Aug. 16).