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The straw bales are on order, the last minute track preparations are under way, and out there somewhere, 90 kids are counting the sleeps until race day. On Sunday afternoon kids and cars will literally descend on St.

When you are out in the garden this weekend reaching for that pesticide bottle, hold off and ask yourself whose side you are on, anyway? Would it surprise you to learn that you are 10 per cent human and 90 per cent bug? Of course, when I say bug, I m

The annual Fraser Report, which ranks all 276 high schools in the province, has placed Ecole Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d’Youville (ESSMY) in sixth place.

Pedestrians and transit users who frequent Campbell Business Park will find getting around a bit easier once new sidewalks are completed in the next month.

Canada Post and its union continued to blame each other for the labour situation this week as mail service moved to three days per week. The corporation announced the changes to delivery last week. Yesterday was the first day with no mail delivery.

It could be the battle of the century over St. Albert's future development. In one corner, the Rampart Avenir proposal to put a residential development in the city's northwest. In the other corner, St.

St. Albert transit riders could face a 10 per cent fare increase next year under a plan pitched by city administration. The increase would boost a regular fare to $2.75 and a commuter fare to $5.50.

What should be the face of Morinville: a big wave or a big M? Morinville town council is asking for the public’s help to pick a design for its new entrance signs.

Are you eating right? Why not ask your hair? Pierre Beaumier is a chemist who studies hair. Not hairstyles or follicles, but actual hair.

Researchers at McMaster University are making news this week after publishing a study that states routine autism screening is not necessary for all children. Their study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics.