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Housing deadline pinches local project

Housing deadline pinches local project

A tight deadline to apply for new affordable housing money is a surprise to the St. Albert Housing Society, which is trying to revamp a rental project in time to submit by July 8. The province announced a $100-million request for proposals this week.
Kinettes selling flowers for Mother's Day, CF

Kinettes selling flowers for Mother's Day, CF

The small but hard working band of St. Albert Kinettes are making sure that Mother's Day arrives for many shoppers who forget their flowers.
Bus driver benefits in limbo

Bus driver benefits in limbo

A St. Albert man and former Edmonton bus driver who was viciously beaten in 2009 has had his Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) benefits suspended after declining a proposal to have him begin job shadowing in a new occupation.
House prices remain flat

House prices remain flat

While real estate prices remained mostly steady across the Capital region last month, St. Albert saw house prices nudge upwards.
Carts come rolling in

Carts come rolling in

Christian Benson has no shortage of cans in which to put his trash. He watches as a forklift hauls yet another stack of green carts out of a sea can.
Scales not so scary

Scales not so scary

Cat people clean clumps of feline feces from litter boxes on a weekly basis. Dog people take their furry friends for a walk every day with plastic baggies at the ready to package up their pups' poopy business. Snake people have it pretty easy.
Man hurls insults at cops in courtroom

Man hurls insults at cops in courtroom

Failing to play nicely with the law did not land Ahmed Al-Mustapha behind bars, but he does have some personal work to do before he is in the clear. The 22-year-old Edmonton man was handed a conditional sentence in St.
Blockbuster's future on pause

Blockbuster's future on pause

Renting a movie for a quiet night in may pose a problem for St. Albertans, depending on the outcome of bankruptcy hearings now under way.
Wanted man arrested

Wanted man arrested

Tips from the public and the work of three separate police agencies led to the arrest of a man in St. Albert Thursday. Eric Bjorn Hanson, 29, was arrested at a residence in St. Albert without incident for being unlawfully at large.
Grant saves birthday events from chopping block

Grant saves birthday events from chopping block

Organizers of St. Albert’s 150th anniversary celebrations are breathing easier this week after receiving a $75,000 grant from the province.
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