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Spinning homes from straw

Spinning homes from straw

Kelly Gray and Rick Winklmeier are spinning their dream home out of straw. The two-level 1,500-sq.-ft. house doesn't look that different from its neighbours from the outside, apart from being bigger than average.
Former nurse faces five sex assault charges

Former nurse faces five sex assault charges

A former male nurse at the Sturgeon hospital now faces two more sexual assault charges. Last week local RCMP charged Eric James Christiansen, 48, with two counts of sexual assault on top of the three he already faces. Cpl. Laurel Kading with the St.
Utility change to transfer risk to landlords

Utility change to transfer risk to landlords

In a move that’s expected to anger local landlords, the city is planning to eliminate a policy that allows city utility accounts to be listed in the name of a renter and not the property owner.
Habitat for Humanity sign defaced

Habitat for Humanity sign defaced

A controversial affordable housing project in Akinsdale was vandalized over the weekend, marking the first time that Habitat for Humanity Edmonton has experienced such an act. A sign for Aurora Place at 70 Arlington Dr.
Doug Griffiths to seek Alberta Tory leadership

Doug Griffiths to seek Alberta Tory leadership

Doug Griffiths, MLA for Battle River-Wainwright announced Tuesday he is running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party.
Morton coy on priorities

Morton coy on priorities

The MLA for Foothills-Rocky View is a little coy about what the Alberta government would look like under his leadership. One thing is certain — if he succeeds in becoming premier, Ted Morton would want the province to live within its means.
Student wins prestigious scholarship

Student wins prestigious scholarship

Madeleine Pawlowski says a trip to Ethiopia last summer with the Change Your World Leadership Tour allowed her to see poverty first-hand and to better understand the role international development agencies can play in the lives of the world’s m
Volunteers rally behind Winter Games

Volunteers rally behind Winter Games

Stephen Bourdeau is breathing a sigh of relief after learning the very last volunteer spot has been filled for the upcoming Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games in St. Albert.
Murder accessory guilty of uttering threats

Murder accessory guilty of uttering threats

A 27-year-old man convicted four years ago for accessory after the fact to a brutal murder was convicted this week of uttering death threats.
Drilling for fish

Drilling for fish

For a guy who's been dangling bait into frozen lakes for more than half a century, Dave Sawich is surprisingly disinterested in catching fish. Sawich, 64, the former head of the St.
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