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Teach a puppy to be a guide

Teach a puppy to be a guide

The Dogs with Wings Assistance Dog Society is in urgent need of volunteer foster homes for 11 adorable Labrador puppies.
Seniors' club: more than meets the eye

Seniors' club: more than meets the eye

The unassuming tree covered storefront at the end of the abrupt cul-de-sac on TachĂ© Street makes it look like the seniors’ club is really a small gathering place in a quiet little corner of the city. The problem is that looks are deceiving.
Senior raises a stink about maggots in the compost bins

Senior raises a stink about maggots in the compost bins

The sight of thousands of maggots under his green biodegradable bin has left a St. Albert senior with serious concerns about the city’s waste disposal composting program.
Healthy living could help fight dementia

Healthy living could help fight dementia

Many people are apprehensive about getting older because of the fear of losing their faculties. Individuals may worry that dementia could rob them of precious memories and make daily living more difficult.
Up, up and away for military families

Up, up and away for military families

It’s one thing to find yourself in a corn maze — or to lose yourself in one, for that matter — but this weekend you can scope the whole thing out first at an unusual fundraising event being hosted by Prairie Gardens and Adventure Fa
Tiny trains get a-rollin'

Tiny trains get a-rollin'

Local railroaders are getting ready to leave the station and roll into one of Edmonton's largest annual model train shows.
Shoreline cleanup ready to go

Shoreline cleanup ready to go

Put on your gloves and your gumboots this weekend and give your favourite beach one last polish to get it ready for winter as part of the Great Canadian Shore Line Cleanup.
City's newest centenarian not thrilled to sit still

City's newest centenarian not thrilled to sit still

It’s been a long and hard life for Barbara Krywko, a woman who spent her entire life working on a farm and raising nine children. Now, she’s 100 years old and she doesn’t know how to be comfortable sitting down and taking it easy.
Osborne takes Alberta Party nomination

Osborne takes Alberta Party nomination

The race for the local Alberta Party nomination is over earlier than expected and Tim Osborne will carry the party’s banner in the next provincial election campaign.
Sherman takes reins of Alberta Liberals

Sherman takes reins of Alberta Liberals

It didn't take Raj Sherman long after his election Saturday as the new leader of the Alberta Liberals, to issue his first challenge to the party.
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