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The country seems to be doing okay for itself, even at a cool 149 years of age. I guess it’s time we threw a party that would make everyone say that they’re proud to be Canadian. Canada Day is Friday and St. Albert is going to celebrate.

Birthdays deserve big celebrations. And nobody celebrates Canada Day quite like St. Albert, one of the oldest settlements in Alberta. Canada's 149th birthday bash is just two days away with activities, a free evening concert and dazzling fireworks.

It’s been exactly 100 years since a shark first terrorized beach swimmers on the coast of New Jersey. That story inspired Peter Benchley to write Jaws and Steven Spielberg to direct the 1975 blockbuster movie.

The photo of Romeo and Juliet’s Hunter Cardinal and Cayley Thomas lost in each other’s embrace next to a stone arch is highly suggestive of the intractable world the star-crossed lovers live in.

Maybe it was the heavy rain pelting down at Hawrelak Park, but I trudged up to the outdoor Heritage Amphitheatre with a deep sense of melancholy.

Prominent local lawyer Kent Davidson received a prestigious award from local Rotary clubs during a special banquet event held in Nisku recently.

A reinvented Alice The absolutely madcap world of Lewis Carroll opened at the Citadel Theatre on Thursday night.

The four-month countdown to the 2016 edition of the St. Albert Readers’ Festival just kicked into high gear with Monday’s release of the star-studded lineup.

Most music festivals need a wave of artists to attract the crowds. However, the 10th edition of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival has found powerhouse entertainment with two major artists.

It’s a tragic story that simply had to be told. Cynthia Jonasson’s mother, Grace Denyer, passed away four years ago.