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A St. Albert woman says she's glad that a national organization has committed a million dollars to fund trials of a treatment she underwent for multiple sclerosis.

The St. Albert Food Bank and Community Village isn’t normally open on weekends but today is a special exception as the organization conducts its annual food drive.

Chef Willie White has the distinction of being one of the original driving forces of the regional cuisine movement in the area, first as executive chef at the Fairmont MacDonald Hotel and now as owner of River House Grill.

A new report recommending what the future of an Alberta Health Act could look like was handed over to Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky this week.

Grounded goose A ground-bound goose might have to be put down if it can't fly south from a local golf course, says an expert.

In Heather Tumbach's social studies class, the students are huddled over their iPods, their dextrous thumbs a-blur over their respective touch screens. Last year, Tumbach's job would have been to prevent this type of wireless activity in her class.

An Edmonton man is dead after an SUV smashed into a flatbed truck west of Namao yesterday. At about 11 a.m. on Thursday, Morinville RCMP got a call about a crash on Highway 37 about five kilometres east of Highway 2.

Ants that beat up elephants help shape the forests of Africa, according to researchers. Jacob Goheen of the University of Wyoming published a study on the effects of ants on the African savannah last week.

The St. Albert Gazette was the toast of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association 2010 Awards of Excellence last weekend as both the newsroom and ad departments returned home with hardware.

The future of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park got a lot bigger this week after the province added a town's worth of land to its borders.