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Councillors cut back capital plan

Councillors cut back capital plan

The city will collect less money than planned from property owners in 2014, but how much less won’t be known until budget discussions in the fall.
Local canoeist lands provincial award

Local canoeist lands provincial award

An avid St. Albert canoeist has recently been awarded for his contributions over the last 13 years to the sports he loves. Rick Hill, president of the St.
Indigenous games come to St. Albert

Indigenous games come to St. Albert

More than 1,000 young aboriginal athletes could come to St. Albert this summer as a provincewide athletics competition swings into town. Event spokesperson Allan Ross kicked off the leadup to the second-ever Alberta Indigenous Games Tuesday at St.
The mysterious merlin

The mysterious merlin

Wild St. Albert looks at the wizard of the skies
Court Briefs

Court Briefs

A St. Albert man who dodged Edmonton traffic and ran through a mall parking lot to escape police will spend the next three months securely behind bars. Ryan Patrick Muir appeared in St.
Villeneuve Airport strives for excellence

Villeneuve Airport strives for excellence

Upgrades to Villeneuve Airport will make it a flight centre of excellence and the most significant general aviation airport in the Capital region.
Province to impose teacher deal

Province to impose teacher deal

Alberta’s education minister says he’s going to impose an agreement on Alberta’s teachers and school boards this week – a move the head of St. Albert’s public teachers’ union denounced as undemocratic.
School Notes

School Notes

Provincial achievement tests will be replaced by online exams in three years, says the province – a move a local Catholic trustee says will help teachers better help students.
Cellphone app attracts teen bullies

Cellphone app attracts teen bullies

Students from several St. Albert schools have been banned from using the Whisper iPhone app after using it to harass classmates online. The social media app released earlier this year allows individuals to anonymously “share their secrets.” Without having their real identity tied to their “whisper,” users use the app to divulge their innermost thoughts and parts of their lives they may not feel comfortable communicating on other social networking sites.
Like getting water from pennies

Like getting water from pennies

It doesn’t have to make a lot of sense, even if it does make a lot of cents. The student body of Neil M.
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