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The traditional Chinese practice of acupuncture – where a series of thin, metal needles are inserted into the skin at specific points on the body – is increasing in popularity for treating chronic conditions.

When Liveena Toonoo and Anne-Renée Angalik arrived in Edmonton last month from Nunavut, they did what almost everyone does when they come to town – they hit the mall.

Morinville will have a new top cop sometime this fall as detachment commander Staff Sgt. Mac Richards takes on a new position in British Columbia. Richards will become detachment commander in Port Alberni.

A St. Albert man who threatened to kill police in a Facebook posting in January will remain in custody at least another two weeks before being sentenced.

With the Sturgeon River rising higher with every drop of rain, the only path leading to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park and the Big Lake Environment Support Society (BLESS) viewing platform has been washed out again.

Now is the time for canoeists and kayakers to paddle the Sturgeon River, says St. Albert’s environmental manager, as the high water level caused by recent rainfall makes it more pleasurable to use.

Decker was unclaimed from the pound and is brand new to the Northern Alberta Society for Animal Protection. He is a big, loveable goof who needs to learn some manners.

Perhaps they should change the name of the city’s Large Junk Drop-Off Event to the City Mattress Round-Up. Because according to Christian Benson, St.

Coun. Ben Van De Walle has resigned from Morinville town council, prompting the town council to pursue a Sept. 20 byelection.

Local farmers say they plan to break out the champagne today as they celebrate the end of the Canadian Wheat Board's single-desk policy. The federal government set Aug. 1 as the official end date for the wheat board's single-desk marketing policy.