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For much of his life Dr. Ieuan Evans has examined the properties of soil but in spite of that love and study of all things earthen, he did not get mushy or even poetic about the stuff beneath his feet when he kicked off the St.

A local group called Election Action Committee appears to be trying to take a page from the city’s history books with its newest announcement that it has set up an election office to support fiscally responsible candidates, but it is unlikely t

Alberta families and businesses are out almost $10 million this month due to a dicey investment scheme by a St. Albert company. Optam Holdings Inc., an investment company based in St.

The Liberal Party of Canada, set to select a new leader using a new method to pick that person, should be able to challenge both for a majority government and for a seat locally, Liberals of the Edmonton-St. Albert constituency say.

The Sturgeon Community hospital is the ninth-best in Canada, according to a survey conducted by the CBC, but Alberta Health Services isn’t willing to discuss the matter. The rankings, which can be found at www.cbc.

This Wednesday turned into ‘We’ Day when an international humanitarian movement raised the roof at a Deer Ridge elementary school.

An Edmonton man with a history of mental illness could have avoided months in jail had he not followed some bad advice, said a St. Albert prosecutor. Garry Roland Nordell, 57, of Edmonton appeared in St.

Besides crushing the souls of residents desperately praying for warmth and sunshine, the “winter that won’t end” is pushing back the start of spring for local businesses, community groups and even city operations.

The federal government needs to tighten its belt instead of depending on a stable economy to balance its budget, said Brent Rathgeber, member of Parliament for Edmonton-St. Albert. Rathgeber spoke Wednesday at a lunch hosted by the St.

Longtime Catholic school trustee Jacquie Hansen will end her involvement in school politics this fall but is considering whether to run for city council. The board chair for Greater St.