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The dispute over health-care funding erupted in St. Albert with a group of local doctors accusing the province of negotiating in bad faith and threatening to impose cuts that threaten patient care.

Despite some skepticism over the years and a financial downturn that has seen the province dip back into deficit, the provincial government is all paid up on Ray Gibbon Drive.

Paul Moulton, the man who was recently at the helm of Arts and Heritage St. Albert, has just been named as the new executive director of the Edmonton Arts Council.

A 12-year-old girl watched in the mirror as the hairdresser cut away at her long brown locks, which took her more than a year-and-a-half to grow. No tears were shed. Just a triumphant smile spread across her face.

Bellerose Composite High School was crawling with cops and kids last week as the RCMP conducted its second annual Youth Academy Camp. Over the course of the week 20 cadets learned everything from self-defence techniques to shooting a gun.

Ever had liquid nitrogen ice cream? Spheres of orange juice? Steak? These and other culinary wonders all have one thing in common: science.

Average single-family home sales in St. Albert rose by 26 per cent in March, compared to the same month last year, the Realtors Association of Edmonton reported this week in its monthly housing bulletin.

Having safe and affordable housing available in St. Albert is a huge step for the community, says Doreen Slessor, executive director at St. Albert Stop Abuse in Family (SAIF).

Who, in his right mind, would move his family from one of the most beautiful and prosperous cities in the world to one of the poorest, dirtiest, hopeless slums on the planet? Gem Munro did just that.

Take care of each other, especially your elders. That’s the message that one city agency is hoping to spread through public training sessions aimed at getting more and more citizens to be mindful about the seniors in their lives. The St.