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EDMONTON, Alberta — About 5,000 residents of a resort town in the Canadian Rockies who fled their homes because of a wildfire can return on Friday, officials said Monday. Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said residents should prepare for “a new normal” but added that essential services have been restored to the point where they can allow a blanket re-entry. About …

Cars clog the highway as people evacuate because of wildfires early Tuesday in Jasper, Alberta. Multiple wildfires in Canada’s Jasper National Park have flared up, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the town to flee. There were no immediate reports of injuries after a mass evacuation of the picturesque resort and a neighboring national park earlier …

Experts note transient mountain lifestyles and a lack of services as the cause A disturbing number of suicides are sweeping America's party-obsessed ski towns, raising the alarm over why so many residents in vacation hotspots are taking their own lives. Often dubbed the 'paradise paradox' by mental health experts, high-altitude party towns in the Rockies are seeing record numbers of …