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Redford suspends committee pay for government MLAs

Redford suspends committee pay for government MLAs

As the uproar continued to bubble over how Alberta's MLAs are paid, Premier Alison Redford moved to fight the flames by announcing her MLAs would no longer take pay for serving on committees.
Video games influence religious perception, study finds

Video games influence religious perception, study finds

Over the decades, video games have moved from a basement, isolated recreation to a mainstream, integrated form of media.
Packing up in Afghanistan

Packing up in Afghanistan

Packing up can be a pain, especially when being interrupted by rocket attacks. Just ask Maj. Craig Malin.
Local students go on energy diet

Local students go on energy diet

A St. Albert class is getting top marks for energy efficiency this week as it takes part in a national energy diet. Students in Monique Waters' Grade 3 class at Muriel Martin Elementary school are taking part in the Energy Diet Challenge — a national event organized by Shell Canada and Canadian Geographic that asks students from some 500 classes to get charged up about energy conservation.
Health-care staff get nine per cent raise over three years

Health-care staff get nine per cent raise over three years

A tentative three-year agreement between the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) sees an annual three per cent increase in wages for general support services workers.
County ponders switch back to reeve system

County ponders switch back to reeve system

County council is thinking about going back to having an unelected reeve instead of a mayor, a recent motion suggests — a move a former mayor denounces as a "cockamamie idea." Coun.
Mayor lashes out at city critics

Mayor lashes out at city critics

Mayor Nolan Crouse is tired of “the fear-mongerers” criticizing the state of St.
City banks $549,000 surplus

City banks $549,000 surplus

A few late bills from the 2011 fiscal year bit into the city’s surplus, but St. Albert will still finish the year $549,000 in the black, the standing committee on finance heard Monday.
Enjoying life a simple recipe for longevity

Enjoying life a simple recipe for longevity

The world has change dramatically from a century ago and lifelong Legal resident Alpheda Morin has been around to see it evolve.
Thumbs up for Green Hennessy

Thumbs up for Green Hennessy

County council has given a tentative thumbs-up to a proposed development on the site of the Peas On Earth farm.
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