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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:11:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/alberta-man-fined-7000-for-removing-ancient-fossils-from-national-park/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/alberta-man-fined-7000-for-removing-ancient-fossils-from-national-park/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:52:20 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=392973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/06/07/alberta-man-fined-7000-for-removing-ancient-fossils-from-national-park/feed/ 0 CALGARY – An Alberta man has been fined $7,000 for trying to illegally export... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/banff-officials-hunt-for-cougar-that-man-fought-off-with-skateboard-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/banff-officials-hunt-for-cougar-that-man-fought-off-with-skateboard-2/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 03:15:00 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388134 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/banff-officials-hunt-for-cougar-that-man-fought-off-with-skateboard-2/feed/ 0 BANFF, Alta. – Parks Canada officials are advising people in Banff to be on... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/paragliding-zip-lines-among-new-activities-okd-for-national-parks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/paragliding-zip-lines-among-new-activities-okd-for-national-parks/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:22:34 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376570 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/paragliding-zip-lines-among-new-activities-okd-for-national-parks/feed/ 0 National park visitors could soon be zip-lining through a forest or hang-gliding over a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-state-of-government-communications-in-three-acts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-state-of-government-communications-in-three-acts/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/the-state-of-government-communications-in-three-acts/feed/ 0 Behold the new era of open government http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/harpers-communications-unit-bigfoots-parks-canada-news-conference/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/harpers-communications-unit-bigfoots-parks-canada-news-conference/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:17:12 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=361297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/17/harpers-communications-unit-bigfoots-parks-canada-news-conference/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – You might say Parks Canada got mauled by Bigfoot. Internal documents show... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/environment-minister-defends-cuts-to-winter-services-at-national-parks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/environment-minister-defends-cuts-to-winter-services-at-national-parks/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:56:39 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357103 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/environment-minister-defends-cuts-to-winter-services-at-national-parks/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The federal NDP says cuts to winter services at national parks are... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/winter-access-services-put-on-ice-at-national-parks-across-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/winter-access-services-put-on-ice-at-national-parks-across-canada/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:54:45 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341625 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/winter-access-services-put-on-ice-at-national-parks-across-canada/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Several of Canada’s national parks, long celebrated by the federal government as... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/parks-canada-proposes-fee-hikes-in-wake-of-government-budget-cuts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/parks-canada-proposes-fee-hikes-in-wake-of-government-budget-cuts/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:02:58 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340695 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/parks-canada-proposes-fee-hikes-in-wake-of-government-budget-cuts/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Cash-strapped Parks Canada is stuck between a rock — or is that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:48:24 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273870 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/12/the-quiet-cuts-20/feed/ 0 The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says parks are under threat. Federal budget cuts... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/pretend-youre-a-backbencher/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/pretend-youre-a-backbencher/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:34:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268049 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/pretend-youre-a-backbencher/feed/ 0 There is apparently some consternation around an internal memo sent to Parks Canada employees.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:51:54 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256778 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/03/the-quiet-cuts-13/feed/ 0 Parks Canada will cut jobs and privatize some operations. Librarians will lose their jobs.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:45:27 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=213658 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/rat-race/feed/ 4 The ‘parasite of man’ is to be eradicated as cities around the world vie to be the first to go rat-free http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/hot-on-sir-john-franklins-tail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/hot-on-sir-john-franklins-tail/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:43:16 +0000 Philippe Gohier http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=140781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/hot-on-sir-john-franklins-tail/feed/ 0 157 years later, Canadian archaeologists uncover the ship sent to find the fabled explorer