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Tears streamed down the face of Carol Sobkow-Alloway as she made her way down the final stretch of St. Albert Trail late Wednesday afternoon with the Olympic flame held high above her head.

For good outdoor ice, the ideal surface is level with at least two inches of snow pack, said Mike Jones, operations supervisor with the city’s public works department. Jones has nearly 20 years experience flooding rinks for the city.

When the 2010 Olympics open in Vancouver next month St. Albert’s representation won’t just be, hopefully, on the podium, but also as part of the massive security operation. Nine officers from the St.

Recent news about negative experiences in sports ignore many of the positive changes that have happened in the last couple of decades, said a local physical education teacher.

The Protestant school board has agreed to sell 70 Arlington Dr. to Habitat For Humanity for $840,000 but the deal is subject to the land being rezoned for residential development. The purchase price of $840,000 has been donated by the City of St.

It's a brisk -17 C tonight, but the players are going hard, careening into the corners and rattling the boards as they jostle for a puck that insists on hiding in a forest of skates.

Scores of northern pike are dead by Riel Pond after warm weather and open water drew them to their doom. River watchers spotted a large number of dead white fish in a patch of open water on the Sturgeon River Thursday.

Police and the province are asking for the public’s help to stop illegal logging in River Lot 56.

Loud music, alcohol and poor decision-making led to a very brief jail stint and a fine for a local man.

Young Canadians are heavier, weaker, and less fit than their counterparts of 20 years ago, finds a new study, and scholars say we'll need a major change in our approach to exercise to head off a wave of obesity.