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Tour de l'Alberta takes to the road with record numbers

Tour de l'Alberta takes to the road with record numbers

With 1,302 cyclists on the road, Sunday’s 18th annual Tour de l’Alberta was the biggest yet. “That’s a very good number,” said event general coordinator Dan Boonstra.
Province offers second dose of chickenpox vaccine

Province offers second dose of chickenpox vaccine

Receiving a second round of chickenpox vaccinations will become the norm for preschool-aged children at the beginning of August.
Heat speeds up crops

Heat speeds up crops

Local farmers are both hot and cold about this month's wild weather. Sturgeon County farms have been baked and soaked in recent weeks by storms and sun. Temperatures at Alberta Agriculture's St.
Shoppers give new markets a try

Shoppers give new markets a try

Opportunities for Saturday shopping in St. Albert have grown this summer with both the St. Albert Curling Club and the St. Albert Legion creating venues for vendors.
Crash at Cardiff Corner kills one

Crash at Cardiff Corner kills one

A 53-year-old Parkland County woman was killed Friday afternoon at the Cardiff Corner intersection just south of Morinville.
New apartments can't meet growing demand

New apartments can't meet growing demand

Young people and seniors are putting pressure on St. Albert’s rental apartment market, driving up demand and fuelling speculation that more apartments will be built to increase a supply that has been almost static for decades.
McDonald's gets $3-million upgrade

McDonald's gets $3-million upgrade

Four fast-food favourites are getting a facelift this summer to provide a more contemporary and convenient dining experience. Each McDonald’s restaurant in St.
Youth centre to write open letter to council about funding cut

Youth centre to write open letter to council about funding cut

In an open letter to council it intends to send later this month, the St. Albert Youth Centre board intends to challenge a report the city used to justify cutting the centre's funding.
Growing roses a life-long romance

Growing roses a life-long romance

It's not all rosy in Margaret and Richard Plain's St. Albert garden. True, there are some 50 roses tucked here and there in their big wedge-shaped yard, but there are also herbs, vegetables, perennials and – oh, yes – there are weeds.
Game on for Pisani rink

Game on for Pisani rink

Sturgeon County’s development appeal board called game on Wednesday, denying an appeal and allowing former Oiler Fernando Pisani to build a backyard rink at his home.
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