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Building homes from Edmonton to Honduras

Building homes from Edmonton to Honduras

A love of architecture helped a St. Albert man meet his match both personally and professionally, and has allowed him to make a world of difference for families 6,500 kilometres away.
Intense exercise key to fitness in children, study

Intense exercise key to fitness in children, study

Children need at least seven minutes of vigorous exercise per day to stay fit, according to a new study by the University of Alberta.
Morinville council defers budget decision

Morinville council defers budget decision

Morinville town council voted unanimously to defer second reading of the 2013 budget until its Nov. 27 meeting. A public forum held Nov. 13 saw a number of residents come before council with presentations concerning the new budget.
Gas line rupture prompts evacuation of businesses

Gas line rupture prompts evacuation of businesses

Emergency officials evacuated three businesses along St. Albert Trail Tuesday morning due to a “potential explosion hazard” caused by a natural gas leak. Fire officials evacuated Riverside Honda, Rona and the St.
UPDATED: Street, businesses remain closed as repairs proceed on ruptured gas line

UPDATED: Street, businesses remain closed as repairs proceed on ruptured gas line

A natural gas leak just off Inglewood Drive was described as a "potential explosion hazard," explaining why three businesses were evacuated. According to a city news release, a contractor ruptured a gas line near St.
Morinville man airlifted to hospital

Morinville man airlifted to hospital

A 33-year-old Morinville man was airlifted to hospital Friday after a pickup truck rammed into the passenger side of the car he was travelling in. St. Albert RCMP and the St. Albert fire department responded to a two-vehicle collision at St.
Killer's release set for Monday

Killer's release set for Monday

The woman convicted of stabbing a local realtor to death more than six years ago is to be released from prison Monday.
Create a welcoming Christmas display

Create a welcoming Christmas display

Warmer temperatures this weekend, which are forecast to hover around 0 C, may make the outdoor Christmas decorating job a bit easier.
Christmas kettles provide soup, soap and salvation

Christmas kettles provide soup, soap and salvation

Next month, needy St. Albert families may go hunting for toys for their children and they can do it in privacy and with dignity without any cost to them at the toy centre at the Salvation Army church.
Embracing the maple leaf

Embracing the maple leaf

In 1997, a teenaged Judit Jimmy stepped off a plane on a November night in Toronto. A refugee from what is now South Sudan, she looked outside the airport terminal and saw that the land was covered in white – her first glimpse of snow.
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