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Black belt women raise $18,000 for cancer research

Black belt women raise $18,000 for cancer research

After eight months of training and fundraising, the 16 women who make up the Below the Black Belts team were a little taken aback to learn that organizers of a recent cancer run didn’t believe their team name was true.
Feds end 30-year mortgages

Feds end 30-year mortgages

New mortgage rules the federal government announced this week will put a mild chill on the St. Albert housing market, but not a freeze, predict local experts.
Gazette moves to new headquarters

Gazette moves to new headquarters

After nearly 32 years at its location on Chisholm Avenue, Great West Newspapers is on the move.
Garden experiment takes over Enjoy Centre roof

Garden experiment takes over Enjoy Centre roof

City residents could get to eat Boxcar Willie in about a month if all goes well at an experimental rooftop garden at the Hole’s greenhouse.
Cutting edge technology improves efficiency at local bottle depot

Cutting edge technology improves efficiency at local bottle depot

Bottle returns to the St. Albert Bottle Refund Centre in Riel Business Park are faster and easier thanks to new innovative equipment.
Local students post blood drive win

Local students post blood drive win

The students at Paul Kane High School have won bragging rights as the high schoolers with the most blood donations in the metropolitan Edmonton area, and they’re making a bloody habit of it.
First Nations children heaviest users of emergency mental health treatment - report

First Nations children heaviest users of emergency mental health treatment - report

First Nations children are the most likely youth to seek emergency treatment for mental health issues, a new study reports.
New stacks hit the horizon at Morinville's Champion Petfoods

New stacks hit the horizon at Morinville's Champion Petfoods

A new tower has risen above Morinville, one that the head of the town's pet-food plant says should solve the region's smell issues once and for all.
Churches left out of capital grants

Churches left out of capital grants

City council has agreed with the community services advisory board (CSAB) that religious groups will still not be permitted to apply to St. Albert's community capital grant program, but can now establish fundraising arms that might qualify.
Loss of Steel leaves city flush with cash

Loss of Steel leaves city flush with cash

Mayor Nolan Crouse has asked the city to do something creative with the $229,000 it will be receiving from the St. Albert Steel for relocating to Whitecourt.
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