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Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky gave the health superboard “verbal direction” regarding the fate of former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett, according to statements he made during a press conference Wednesday night.

St. Albert needs to become denser and walkable if it wants to be a good place for seniors, says a researcher. About 25 people gathered at the St. Albert Senior Citizens' Club Thursday night for a talk on healthy aging in suburban environments.

The setting is conversely high tech and low altitude. You have to go down two flights of stairs from ground level to get to the sub-basement of the 89-year-old dentistry/pharmacy centre building on the main University of Alberta campus. There, Dr.

The province has pushed its new parks bill back to the spring session following a wave of protest from environmental groups.

The St. Albert Kinettes already feel like they’re well on their way to having a successful three-week collection campaign to support its annual Christmas hamper project. The campaign launches this morning at St.

It was a cool Thursday morning when the parents of Jesus Christ arrived at St. Albert Place, accompanied by a small army of angels, kings and sheep.

It might seem wacky to start planning a garden during December’s frosty temperatures, but the St. Albert Christian Reformed Church is now working to convert a chunk of its land into a series of community garden plots.

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of an Edmonton man found guilty of killing a St. Albert high school janitor in 2006. Thieu Tran was originally convicted of manslaughter in the death of An Quoc Tran (no relation). On Feb.

St. Albert city council believes more local residents and organizations should win awards, so it established a committee that will try and make that happen.

Spending countless hours playing pond hockey as a kid in St. Albert was one of the factors that influenced Scott Rusnak’s decision to create a hockey-themed online virtual game called Rinksters, set for release early next year.