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Maintaining current service levels will cost Sturgeon County taxpayers an additional 3.65 per cent in property taxes, members of council heard Monday during a budget briefing.

The Best of Bridge Slow Cooker Cookbook should come with a warning: don't read this when hungry or you may find yourself in the kitchen making the most comforting food imaginable.

Local youth justice committees got a boost to their budgets last week thanks to provincial funding. The Alberta government handed out $350,000 to committees throughout the province, including $13,000 to the St. Albert region. The St.

The ability to place the dog into a sit position is a most valuable asset to any training program. Placing the dog in a sit prior to feeding him teaches him restraint, respect for you (as the food provider), and allows the dog to be in a calm state.

EDSON – Accused killer Travis Edward Vader’s case was adjourned for three weeks so counsel can complete a pre-trial conference. Vader, 40, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of St.

When Murray Barker goes shopping, he ignores the advertisements and looks for cars. Using a wheelchair to move around the city, Baker said many drivers are distracted looking at commercial signs, and don’t watch out for pedestrians.

Last summer's school shakeup in Morinville has made barely a ripple in where parents are sending their kids to school, according to the latest enrolment numbers. This week St.

The hardest parts of caring for her mother were the decisions Judy Hierlihy was forced to make.

Alberta plans to aid the immunization of small children and teenagers against influenza by providing them with a nose spray rather than injections.

There are two sure signs of fall in Alberta: the falling of the leaves and the flight of Canada geese. I always looked forward to October when I was in Ottawa because it would bring whole squadrons of migrating geese to the Rideau Canal.