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Take a break close to home

Take a break close to home

What do you do if you don't want to venture too far from the house this spring break, but hanging around at home all week with the kids just isn't an option? If you're not booked into a sun-drenched holiday resort, or can't even muster packing up the
Canapés for a good cause

Canapés for a good cause

Things are really cooking at the St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village.
St. Albert hockey team boosts hospital auxiliary

St. Albert hockey team boosts hospital auxiliary

A St. Albert minor hockey team has scored big time in the charity world by supporting a British Columbia hospital. Peewee B2 St. Albert Xcel decided to make one of their tournament trips extra special, noted assistant coach and manager Denis Dubois.
School Notes

School Notes

A St. Albert student will be off to Montreal in May to challenge some of the world’s top students in the art of French dictation.
Redford resignation surprises local MLAs

Redford resignation surprises local MLAs

St. Albert’s MLAs were just as surprised as the rest of the province when Alison Redford announced her resignation on Wednesday. “I was surprised,” said St. Albert MLA Stephen Khan.
Youth outline the perils of social media

Youth outline the perils of social media

Blackmail should not be a part of a young girl's life online. But it's what happened to Sydney Parkinson just a month-and-a-half ago.
Public sector unions rally against pension changes

Public sector unions rally against pension changes

A rally outside Sturgeon Community Hospital was part of a province-wide day of action as public sector unions protest changes to their pensions.
Eco play to rock Arden

Eco play to rock Arden

A garbage monster and a sapient cookie are coming to the Arden next week to ask St. Albert residents to take care of the environment.
Charges stayed against Travis Vader in McCann murder

Charges stayed against Travis Vader in McCann murder

Crown prosecutors have stayed the first degree murder charges against Travis Vader, the accused killer of St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann.
What a stinker

What a stinker

For Jerry Dragoo, it was love at first skunk. A biologist at the University of New Mexico, Dragoo has been studying skunks since the early 1980s. He recalls getting sprayed by the first one he caught. "I said, well, this ain't so bad.
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