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Wild St. Albert - Noisy neighbours always welcome

Wild St. Albert - Noisy neighbours always welcome

When I moved into my new neighbourhood this summer, I was worried that I wouldn't have any friends. So I was overjoyed when on my first day in the new place the local welcoming committee woke me up at 5 a.m.
City set to clean up

City set to clean up

St. Albert should be squeaky clean this weekend as hundreds of people scrub it of trash as part of the region's first-ever city-wide cleanup. Scores of city residents are expected to head out into their neighbourhoods this Sept.
Don't go nuts over nuts, says expert

Don't go nuts over nuts, says expert

When you have a severe nut and peanut allergy, making Nutella probably isn't a good idea. Unfortunately, says St. Albert's Jennifer Duggan, she only found out about her allergy after she'd started brewing up a batch of it about two years ago.
Court Briefs

Court Briefs

A string of driving offences netted a 30-day jail sentence for Daniel M. McDermott, who pleaded guilty in St. Albert Provincial Court Wednesday to operating an unregistered motor vehicle. On May 21 a St.
Seniors embracing computer technology

Seniors embracing computer technology

Computer literacy, surfing the net, using social media like Facebook and Twitter, and uploading photos from camera to computer: these are hot-ticket classes at the library this fall and winter, and while the programs are free to all adults with a lib
Kingswood developer doesn't want teenage neighbours

Kingswood developer doesn't want teenage neighbours

Mayor Nolan Crouse didn’t hold back Monday night in sharing his thoughts on Canterra’s refusal to allow a high school to be built in Kingswood.
Viewing local history through the trees

Viewing local history through the trees

The last time John Beedle counted, which was in 2011, there were 65,000 trees on public property in St. Albert. "There would be more now because I counted last year, but if you think about it, that's one tree per citizen," said Beedle.
Vader case delayed two more weeks

Vader case delayed two more weeks

EDSON – Travis Edward Vader, the man accused of murdering St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann, had his case put over for two more weeks and is set to make his next court appearance Oct. 2.
Deadline looming for provincial volunteer award

Deadline looming for provincial volunteer award

It’s a widely-held view in St.
Increased mental health funding misses the mark – soldier

Increased mental health funding misses the mark – soldier

Canadian Forces bases across the country will soon have more mental health practitioners on staff, thanks to an $11.4-million cash injection.
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