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When Bronwen Strembiski was a young mother, she recalled how the never-ending cry of her youngest son brought her to her wits’ end. “I had a colicky son. It’s tiring (and) it wears on you,” she admitted.

Last weekend, Michael Hansen left his wheelchair at home and scooted around the neighbourhood like any other five-year-old boy. The St. Albert youngster, who lives with cerebral palsy, received an adapted bike on Saturday thanks to the Borrow a Bike program in Edmonton. The new program loans fitted bikes to children with special needs. “It's been so good for us,” said his mother Donna.

Human traffickers don’t just have the police and other national and international law enforcement agencies fighting them and trying to undo all of their dastardly deeds. Now, there is a team of St.

The programs of a well-known service club are opening up the world to St. Albert youth. Rotary International’s youth exchange is an ongoing program offered by all districts of the globe-spanning service organization.

The plan that will bring Edmonton’s LRT to St. Albert’s doorstep received an early vote of confidence last week as Edmonton city council approved the concept plan for the northwest LRT line.

St. Albert will not be able to afford the new community support centre so long as members of council continue to expand the scope of the project beyond its original vision.

Sturgeon County council shot down Coun. David Kluthe’s plan to put an unexpected surplus into tax cuts this week, with one councillor comparing his idea to former premier Ralph Klein’s “Ralph Bucks.

The city will collect less money than planned from property owners in 2014, but how much less won’t be known until budget discussions in the fall.

An avid St. Albert canoeist has recently been awarded for his contributions over the last 13 years to the sports he loves. Rick Hill, president of the St.

Ever heard this sound? "Ki, kiii, kiIII, KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI-KI…kee!" I've heard this strident, hyperactive, and mildly irritating bird call many times around St. Albert, usually without any warning.