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Alberta is poised to have an extremely busy forest fire season with dry conditions spread throughout the province, including Sturgeon County, which imposed a fire ban Tuesday on all open fires.

While most Canadians believe the recession is over, many are sticking with frugal spending habits, says a report by Toronto advertising firm Bensimon Byrne.

A St. Albert man pleaded guilty to assault this week despite not having laid a finger on the victim. Jeffrey David Lumley, 18, of St. Albert pleaded guilty Monday in St. Albert Provincial Court.

City council agreed to jumpstart repairs of outdoor city-owned art projects with $100,000 in funding. Coun.

Local member of Parliament Brent Rathgeber had an up-close view of a story making national headlines this week as controversial American commentator Ann Coulter was stopped from speaking at the University of Ottawa.

I accept that R. Nobert went through a very traumatic experience when his wife gave birth.

Health Canada wants every Canadian who has ever had a questionable health or safety experience with a commercial product to report it to both the agency and the manufacturer, no matter when it was.

The grey wave of aging baby boomers won't hit Alberta's health care system as hard as we thought, said experts at a recent panel.

The local business community is still cautious about the Avenir concept while the project’s developers continue to do everything they can to drum up interest.

It doesn't take much to make a tonne. I've often wondered what a tonne of greenhouse gas emissions looks like. It's easy to say that the average Edmontonian emits about 5.