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Mere hours after all of the famous directors, actors and actresses left the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood last Sunday night, one St. Albert librarian was standing outside in a large crowd of people waiting to get in.

Local housing sales in February were down from last year, closely mirroring figures from two years ago, according to the Realtors Association of Edmonton’s most recent figures.

In the five years since it formed, the St. Albert & Sturgeon PCN has grown to include 56 family physicians and a number of programs aimed at improving access to more comprehensive care for its 77,000 patients. According to Dr.

Amy Poirier says she doesn't know much about school-life in Afghanistan. Now, thanks to a new exhibit at her school, she's got a glimpse of the harsh conditions there.

Grant Cathrea's journey home was one of fear, uncertainty, extortion and vomit. Cathrea, a power engineer who lives in St. Albert, returned home from Libya Tuesday night after a weeklong struggle to leave the country.

St. Albert will receive $12.4 million in provincial infrastructure funding for 2011. The province announced its grant allocations for its Municipal Sustainability Initiative on Thursday. St. Albert’s share includes $11.

The city's non-unionized employees will get a one per cent cost of living increase effective April 1. The pay bump will cost the city an extra $240,000.

The province is bolstering the ranks of workplace safety inspectors, adding 30 new inspectors over the next three years.

Teachers and students from Ă©cole Secondaire Ste. Marguerite d’Youville took the concept of a field trip very far afield. About 20 students travelled to New Orleans last month, coming back with lessons in life experience under their belts.

A man who broke into a local cheque cashing business late at night was sentenced to nine months of house arrest this week.