Summer entrepreneurs back in play

Washing windows may not be the job of a lifetime but Reed MacDonald said being your own entrepreneur makes for a valuable experience.

The 21-year-old business student from St. Albert started Sods & Odds last year with his brother and two friends.

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Local gelato store moves to new location
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New developments to attract family doctors on hold

Two new medical facilities scheduled for completion by the end of summer in St. Albert are shelved for the time being.
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Neighbourhood meat markets flourish

Once on the endangered species list, the neighbourhood butcher shop is enjoying a resurgence in St. Albert.
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Province to impose teacher deal

Alberta’s education minister says he’s going to impose an agreement on Alberta’s teachers and school boards this week – a move the head of St. Albert’s public teachers’ union denounced as undemocratic.

Alberta Education Minister Jeff Johnson tabled Bill 26 in the legislature Tuesday. If passed, the bill will impose a provincial...

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Riverfest sweeps into Sturgeon

Get ready to clean and green the Sturgeon River this Mother’s Day, St. Albert – it’s time to sweep up the Sturgeon.

Hundreds of city residents are expected to come down to the Sturgeon River this May 12 for the 16th annual Clean and Green Riverfest. Featuring free food, crafts, exhibits and tree plantings, the event is meant to...

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The frog that quacks like a duck

Wood frogs are weird, man.

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Electric cars still playing catch up

Developers need to build the iPad of electric cars if those cars are to be the future of transportation, says the head of...
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Captors release 6 Egyptian policemen, border guard abducted in Sinai, military says

CAIRO - Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said.

The release followed a security buildup and a massive show of force by the military in northern Sinai,...CAIRO - Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said.

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In Oman, Kerry praises completion of $2.1 billion air defence deal with Raytheon

MUSCAT, Oman - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to...MUSCAT, Oman - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defence system from American manufacturer Raytheon.

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Jodi Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview as jury deliberates her fate

PHOENIX - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating...PHOENIX - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."

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