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A cure for disengagement

A cure for disengagement

Why aren't people voting? It's the question that all electoral reforms are meant to answer.
Referendum: to hold or not to hold?

Referendum: to hold or not to hold?

If the Canadian electoral system is set to change, will voters get a chance to have their say on the changes? Should they? The majority Liberal government has promised that the 2015 federal election will be Canada’s last to be conducted under a
Order to chaos

Order to chaos

“ ‘Overwhelming’ ” is the word I hear most often when people call me,” says Kristie Demke, owner of Organomics, a professional organizing service.
Threat to Paul Kane staff prompts security warning

Threat to Paul Kane staff prompts security warning

St. Albert RCMP will be at Paul Kane High School this Monday to provide extra security after a threat was made against a staff member. In an email sent to parents, principal Duncan Knoll wrote that on Wednesday, Feb.
Angling to spend time with family, friends

Angling to spend time with family, friends

Ice fishing, in one form or another, has been going on for as long as there have been hungry people near frozen bodies of water.
City eyes land strategy

City eyes land strategy

In the coming years, the City of St. Albert plans to build a new fire hall, an arena, a library and more.
All things considered, real estate doing well

All things considered, real estate doing well

Some of the region’s top realtors painted a grim picture for the real estate market earlier this year, predicting that residential sales would drop two per cent in 2016, after experiencing a nine per cent drop last year, and that prices would f
Pickleball: serving up a good time

Pickleball: serving up a good time

I was never any good at racquet sports as a youth. So I had a few trepidations about trying pickleball for the first time with an audience. Pickleball was invented in the 1960s but has only recently exploded in popularity.
No Numb Bums this year

No Numb Bums this year

Ice racers will once again roar across the surface of Sandy Lake this weekend, but they won't be doing so as part of the world's longest, coldest ice race.
Local pharmacies help combat public health crisis

Local pharmacies help combat public health crisis

A life-saving drug designed to fight fentanyl overdoses can now be accessed more easily through Alberta pharmacies.
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