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It's been a few months since thousands of people gathered at the Ice Palace in West Edmonton Mall for the head shave en masse. Now, the results of their labours are in, and, just as expected, the pot keeps growing.

The St. Albert bantam AAA Cardinals' chance for an Early Bird Tournament win literally hung in the air in the top of the sixth inning as centrefielder Cam Mazur charged for the fly ball.

A man who robbed a local pharmacy twice in just over a week has been returned to prison after slipping into drug use while on parole.

Salt therapy is a conventional treatment in eastern Europe, but has only recently made its way to western Canada.

Sturgeon County councillors finally found their new permanent chief administrative officer this week, and it's Peter Tarnawsky – the guy who's been sitting across from them since November. Council voted 4-3 in favour of appointing Tarnawsky as its permanent CAO at a meeting Tuesday. Couns. Don McGeachy, David Kluthe and Mayor Don Rigney opposed the motion.

A new speaker, dozens of new MLAs and an as-yet-unannounced piece of legislation will all come forward this week when the Alberta legislature returns for a brief session.

In 1965 the first attempt at holding a rodeo in St. Albert was a disaster, with torrential rain twice forcing the Kinsmen club to cancel the inaugural event.

The St. Albert RCMP is looking for help identifying three people who robbed a 16-year-old girl of her backpack last Thursday.

Bertha Kennedy students went for a stroll with the mayor this week as they set off on their metaphorical walk across Canada.

A quail and a fish have helped a Paul Kane graduate take silver at a national skills competition. Chef Peter Keith, 21, won silver at the 18th annual Skills Canada National Competition held May 13 to 16 at the Edmonton Expo Centre.