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It's easy to mix up the downy woodpecker with other creatures. I often confuse them with squirrels because of their sounds.

Type 1 diabetes patients in Alberta are now eligible for a therapy program that allows them to switch from daily injections to free insulin pumps. The provincial government announced funding for the program on March 7.

Ever wonder who made your breakfast? Probably not, if you're a dog. But a whole lot of work goes into what fills Fido's bowl. Just ask Frank Burdzy.

MoneySense Magazine has confirmed what locals have known all along – when it comes to small cities, St. Albert is the best there is. And if it weren’t for Calgary, St. Albert would be the best city in all of Canada. St.

A chainsaw thief is off to jail after a string of crimes, two of which were caught on camera. Christopher John Uden, 26, appeared on CCTV in St.

People buying homes in new neighbourhoods in St. Albert will get a postal box whether they want one or not – and pay $200 for it to boot. Canada Post put the postal box activation fee in place on Jan. 1.

The expansion plans for Servus Credit Union Place ran into trouble Monday night as city council approved the concept but not how any new facilities would be funded.

Several St. Albert residents whose properties are on or near and abandoned oil and gas wells have been contacted by Imperial Oil about tests to be done on their land. The oil company and Coun.

Come April, St. Albert’s donors will all give blood at the same place. Canadian Blood Services is centralizing local mobile clinics at the St. Albert Youth Community Centre. They are also changing clinic days to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

The city paid thanks to almost 50 local residents on Wednesday evening during a presentation of its Celebrating Good Neighbour program. The program encourages people to nominate others who make their neighbourhoods better places to live.