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“My comments had nothing to do with the minister’s gender and everything to do with the lack of action by this Liberal government to stand up to the Beijing regime in the face of election interference,” St. Albert MP Michael Cooper said.

“We have a strong resource sector, whether it's agriculture, energy or even forestry and during times of inflation, an energy based economy is not a bad thing to have,” Alberta Minister of Finance Travis Toews said.

The criticism comes one day after the NDP announced they would help fund the Lakeview Business District if elected in May.

St. Albert city council has a last-minute opportunity next month to make changes to the Millennium Park concept plan following a significant discussion on March 7 led to the withdrawal of two council motions.

“(When) we look at studies on why wild animals attack people, we find that the causes are really related to human behaviour and not understanding how to behave in these environments and putting (ourselves) at risk,” said Kim Titchener, president of Bear Safety & More Inc.

Looking for a job? Head to the St. Albert Inn from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to meet with employers. The St. Albert Public Library is providing free resume consultation and career tutoring. Sign up at the event.

“We get calls all the time looking for people that want to set up in St. Albert and we are out of land," St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron said.

About 550 Bellerose Composite High School students took part in a 48-hour stationary bike marathon to raise funds for cancer research last week.

“All these new cleantech businesses are so reliant on science, technology, engineering, and math we need to really start even earlier and say, how can we make sure that women and girls are going into the universities and trades with that kind of end goal in mind because at the moment it's a very low representation of women and girls,” Kendall Anderson, Manager of the Pembina Institute’s Energy Transition program

St. Albert could see as many as 50,000 new residents by 2044, according to updated growth forecasts being developed by a regional planning board task force chaired by Mayor Cathy Heron.