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Today marks the end of this year’s edition of National Non-Smoking Week, but Les Hagen wants teens to just butt out once and for all. “Overall, smoking rates have declined significantly in the last 10 years,” he said.

At least one local sports group is noticing an increase in the number of registrations coming from north Edmonton since the northwest leg of Anthony Henday Drive opened last year. According to Impact director Gilles Prefontaine, the St.

The 25 African-born, newly immigrated students attending Ecole Alexandre-Taché have many challenges, but they are united in voicing their polite appreciation for their new school and their strange love of snow.

The panel tasked with evaluating the need for two north-south power lines in the province heard two very different views on the need for power in Alberta at hearings in Edmonton this week.

The Wildrose party has found a standard-bearer for the Spruce Grove-St. Albert riding for the upcoming election.

If the squirrels in your yard seem extra chipper on Saturday, it’s probably because that’s their day to shine. Jan. 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day in North America. Christy Hargrove of North Carolina invented the obscure holiday in 2001.

If Captain Kirk felt a chill, he might head towards a fireplace, and, being short of wood, flick his remote control to turn up a little heat.

It was a night of fine distinctions as the three remaining candidates for the St. Albert Progressive Conservative nomination sparred in a party-sponsored forum Thursday night.

The city and the local firefighters union have agreed to a mediator’s recommendation for a new contract, but the agreement has already lapsed. During an in camera session Monday evening St.

The field for the St. Albert Progressive Conservative association nomination has been cut in half, as three of the six candidates who announced their plans did not file papers on time.