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Henry Vos held onto his seat this weekend as Sturgeon County's representative on the Canadian Wheat Board, but it was a close call — he won by just two per cent.

Social assistance is harder to get than it was 20 years ago and, as a result, more people were being forced into destitution to qualify in 2009, says a new report from the National Council of Welfare (NCW).

A new Alberta-wide research team is making is easier for physicians to identify and treat those most at risk of kidney failure, heart attacks, hospitalization and death while also helping health care policy makers to better understand disease managem

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially when you ask Karen Mehok. The St. Albert Kinette is riding as high as Santa Claus on Christmas Eve right now.

In this world there are those who like to save in advance of big purchases and those who prefer to deal with big ticket bills as they arise. St.

The Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools district doesn’t just wait until Christmas to open its heart and send love and compassion — along with a lot of fundraising dollars — to people and places that need it.

Roxy is a stunning, young, spayed female cat that came to NASAP from a local park. She recently turned up as a stray and when the temperatures got really cold, she invited herself into the park office.

A group of Morinville residents are asking the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division (GSACRD) to provide a fully secular, non faith-based education for their children and grandchildren.

Notices of the city's introduction of curbside organic pickup are hitting St. Albert mailboxes but the program is far from a done deal in the minds of some city councillors.

Overweight children outside of the metro Edmonton region tend to be larger than their city counterparts and pediatric weight management services must be designed to optimize access to health services in rural areas, according to a new University of A