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Michael Cooper wins nomination race in St. Albert-Edmonton

Michael Cooper wins nomination race in St. Albert-Edmonton

Michael Cooper will be the Conservative Party of Canada's candidate in St. Albert-Edmonton in the next federal election.
Search still on for missing woman

Search still on for missing woman

RCMP are still investigating leads into the disappearance of Jacqueline Leavins. Leavins was last seen Oct. 22 at the Provincial Building in St. Albert. RCMP put out a call for the public’s help to locate her on Nov. 7.
To borrow or not to borrow? Is that the question?

To borrow or not to borrow? Is that the question?

Should municipalities borrow money to pay for capital infrastructure, or should they save up? If you ask a few municipal economics experts – it depends.
Santa Claus robber hits store

Santa Claus robber hits store

Christmas didn’t come early for the clerks at Grandin convenience store, instead St. Nick robbed them.
City seeks $350,000 for river study

City seeks $350,000 for river study

A city councillor hopes the province will give a local watershed group some $350,000 to do research on the Sturgeon watershed. City council signed off on a motion Monday to allow the Association of Summer Villages Lac St.
Alarming rise in 'cutting' among adolescent girls

Alarming rise in 'cutting' among adolescent girls

New national statistics on the prevalence and patterns of self-harm among youth is alarming, but not overly surprising says a local psychologist.
Snowflake Fest to light up downtown

Snowflake Fest to light up downtown

The holiday season will get a kick-start Friday with the annual Snowflake Festival and Light Up St. Albert event in downtown St. Albert. The event, organized by the chamber of commerce, brings holiday cheer to four St.
Community Chest

Community Chest

Salvation Army helps many The Christmas kettle campaign was still in effect on Wednesday, encouraging shoppers at several city stores to drop donations into the bucket.
Health Monitor: U of A provost new admin for AHS

Health Monitor: U of A provost new admin for AHS

Carl Amrhein has been named the new official administrator for Alberta Health Services (AHS) until June 30, 2015. Amrhein, who was serving his third term as Provost and vice-president academic at the University of Alberta, will be responsible for providing governance oversight of AHS. The official administrator is accountable to the minister of health. Current official administrator Janet Davidson will return to her role as deputy minister of Alberta Health.
School's still in after 150 years

School's still in after 150 years

Back around 1948 in a one-room Catholic schoolhouse in Volmer just north of St. Albert, a young John Bocock sat down with his pencil and paper to write about what he wanted to be when he grew up.
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