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Fall hike at Lake Louise for a big birthday 😍

Jane Goodall reaching out to a baby chimpanzee, with the chimp reaching back. Hands are on the verge of touching.

“Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved”

- Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.

Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.

Here are snapshots from her life and career.

Alberta health officials were also directors at a company linked to a supplier Corporate filings reveal further links between Alberta Health Services procurement staff and private firms

SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found

By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend

The best time of year for hiking!

A woman stands in front of a mountain vista

Alpine larch trees frame a woman enjoying the view.

Walking through a larch forest.

Early morning hike to visit the golden larches in the Rockies.

Darren Markland Obituary | Edmonton Journal Remembering View Darren Markland's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 8 tribute posts from the community.

The human heart is

The size of a

Fist

Clenched.

Indefatigable, and infallible

On pain of death.

And yet it skips

At the most curious

Times,

To remind us of its finite

Beats.

And perhaps to attend us

To use them both wisely

And with abandon.

— Darren Markland, August 2025

Adviser on Alberta’s use of private clinics was also working for company vying for contract, confidential report says Potential conflicts of interest outlined in document at centre of health procurement controversy

SCOOP: A consultant advising Alberta Health Services on private surgical facilities simultaneously negotiated with AHS on behalf of a company vying to open such a clinic, according to a confidential report obtained by The Globe.

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

'Green scam': At UN, watched by drowning nations' leaders, Trump assails the ethos of climate change In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental i...

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Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source Unique, spotted rocks in Mars’ Jezero Crater could indicate that the planet once hosted life.

NASA's Perseverance rover found a potential biosignature on Mars - minerals arranged in a "leopard spot" pattern that could indicate ancient microbial life. The discovery expands the window of when Mars may have been habitable.

theconversation.com/scientists-d...

A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View

A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...

Oil and gas well-testing technology developed at UCalgary now an option for industry in Alberta, B.C. Chris Clarkson and his team develop a quicker alternative to conventional methods

Oil and gas well-testing technology developed at UCalgary now an option for industry in Alberta, B.C.
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Darkened by ash from wildfires, glaciers in the Canadian Rockies are melting even faster Ash on the surface of once-reflective glaciers accelerates the rapid melting of ice long after fires are extinguished

Wildfire ash is accelerating glacier melt in the Canadian Rockies
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

It is good to know who not to vote for…

Today’s hike on Carthew-Alderson trail in Waterton 😍

The Department of Biological Sciences at @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology. lnkd.in/gMt2i9C7
#FreshwaterEcology #AcademicJobs #AcademicChat #EnvironmentalScience #AquaticEcology 🧪

A view of Lake O’Hara and Mary Lake from up high on the Opabin plateau.

Two women hike with scenic mountains in the background.

A group of four women pose on a mountain for a scenic photo.

Lake O’Hara never disappoints 😍

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“Decades of research show that protected bike lanes save lives. Cities around the world have found that when people feel safe riding, more people choose to bike – and everyone benefits. Protected lanes reduce injuries for all road users.”

Here is the link to pre-order your flu shot and your COVID-19 shot for this autumn in Alberta. If you don't order, you won't get one (even if you fall into the high risk category). It is safe to have both at once.

bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...

You know they did (& didn't) with measles...

A woman hikes up a trail in the Rockies

Two friends pose for a selfie at the top of the ridge.

A woman hikes down the trail with mountains in the distance.

Rainy day hike up Raspberry Ridge in Kananaskis. Beautiful.

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

A small brush fire and power outage in British Columbia started on Wednesday when an airborne fish struck power lines, according to fire officials.

Amazing! Congrats to him!

Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom Effort to follow Alberta reporter Carrie Tait should be taken seriously by police, advocacy group says

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, national journalism org, condemn an online campaign targeting a reporter
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

You look great, Sara.

Everyone in Alberta should very concerned about this.

The targeted campaign against @carrietait.bsky.social is a direct attempt to intimidate one of the finest, most diligent reporters in Canada. In doing so, it is an attack on journalism, an accountability mechanism essential for democracy.

This is not OK.

Baby horse gets 'second chance at life' after being rescued by paddlers in Kananaskis River | CBC News A foal that found itself stuck in the Kananaskis River would have been in big trouble, had paddlers Anna Gleig and Ava Haddad not come by and rescued it from drowning. After pulling it out of the wate...

Just two @ucalgary.bsky.social environmental science students saving a baby horse. No biggie. 🧪 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Opinion | The Icelandic Landscape Is Changing, and It’s Changing Us

"And when the glaciers are all gone, what do you call an island that used to be Iceland? Just … Land?" A beautiful, elegiac essay on what we're doing to Iceland, and the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...