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Amidst drops in oil prices, spikes in layoffs and an ever-deepening deficit, health care, education and human services were top of mind for St. Albertans when it comes to the next budget. St.

With only a month and a half to go in the 11-week campaign, the Liberals are finally set to enter the race for the St.

By Kevin Ma W.D. Cuts students came back to more than just pencils, books, and teachers' dirty looks this week – there were also bulldozers. W.D. Cuts Junior High is in the midst of a $10-million renovation.

A St. Albert student with Asperger's will get to go to the school of his choice after all next week, thanks to the intervention of the province's education minister.

An 81-year-old woman is in hospital with fractures after being hit by a car earlier this week. The woman was crossing St. Vital Avenue on Sept. 1 when she was struck. The 50-year-old male driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving.

Anyone with information regarding these or other crimes or suspicious activity can contact the St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or online at tipsubmit.com.

Each summer growing up, my Polish parents would pick mushrooms growing in the shady grass alongside our downtown Winnipeg house and turn them into a delicious creamy mushroom soup.

He is not travelling this weekend, but Brett Klesko and many others filling up at St. Albert gas pumps on Friday morning were surprised that prices were down. Usually they go up before the long weekend, he said.

I pull up to the dirt parking lot at Terwillegar Park in Edmonton, where I meet a married couple and their Dalmatian. It's a beautifully sunny evening. A mild breeze cuts the July heat. I'm here to try some mountain biking.

While St. Albert Mayor and Capital Region Board chairman Nolan Crouse had nothing but high praise for the province on supporting a regional smart-fare system, the lack of movement on another transit project had him “flipping” his lid.