High gas prices expected to impact tourist traffic in southern Alberta
High gas prices are leaving some tourist destinations in southern Alberta worried for what the summer has in store.

High gas prices are leaving some tourist destinations in southern Alberta worried for what the summer has in store.
The wait is nearly over for hockey fans in Alberta as the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are just two days away from facing off in the playoffs for the first time in three decades.
A 28-year-old man faces four counts of sexual assault following an investigation into reported offences at CF Chinook Centre.
The health minister and chief medical officer of health will update Albertans on COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon.
Residents in a southeast Calgary neighbourhood are questioning the use of leg-hold traps after freeing a beaver caught in one that had malfunctioned.
Testing of the products by Health Canada found they contained prescription drugs that were not listed on their packaging.
The Town of Banff has closed a two-block stretch of Banff Avenue, as well as a section of Caribou Street, to create a pedestrian-friendly area until Oct. 10.
A new, state-of-the-art potato chip processing plant is set to begin operation near Airdrie, aimed at taking advantage of high quality tubers produced in the province.
Eleven Calgary locations are among those featured on a list of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining.
Hockey fans have a new all-ages spot, complete with 8K resolution on a massive 360 degreee screen, to watch the Battle of Alberta.
A hunter's wife has testified she warned her husband not to drink and drive or get in a fight the night he and his uncle were shot to death on a rural Alberta road.
U.S. authorities say they discovered a 500-metre long underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico's border.
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, have arrived in St. John's, N.L., to begin a three-day Canadian tour that includes stops in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories.
A day after Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner was robbed of his Range Rover at gunpoint outside an Etobicoke movie theatre, Toronto police said they have already seen more carjackings so far this year than they did in all of 2021.
Canada's transport minister is dismissing claims that the federal government asked airlines to reduce their schedules and cancel flights to ease recent travel delays.
The Green Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to develop a targeted anti-transgender hate strategy, citing a 'rising tide of hate' both in Canada and abroad. Amita Kuttner, who is Canada's first transgender federal party leader, made the call during a press conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday.
International arrivals at Canadian airports are so backed up, people are being kept on planes for over an hour after they land because there isn't physically enough space to hold the lineups of travellers, says the Canadian Airports Council.