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Boys belly up to burgers for love, charity

Boys belly up to burgers for love, charity

Are you like so many hopelessly unromantic men around the world who fear the advent of Valentine’s Day? These poor fellows suffer for weeks with anxiety about how best to show their love to that special someone in their lives.
Local scientist develops sunscreen in pill form

Local scientist develops sunscreen in pill form

A local researcher says he has developed a sunscreen that can be taken as a pill and is composed entirely of natural vitamins already present in the human body. Dr. Barry Barclay of Planet Biotechnology Inc.
Search is on for Alberta's top volunteers

Search is on for Alberta's top volunteers

Come out, come out, wherever you are. You’re out there somewhere, Alberta’s next volunteer of the year, and Direct Energy is looking for you.
Landowners mull new entrance to St. Albert

Landowners mull new entrance to St. Albert

A new commercial retail development is in the works for South Campbell Business Park as a group of property owners prepares to begin developing the long-vacant land.
Students reach out to New Orleans

Students reach out to New Orleans

Students at école Secondaire Sainte Marguerite d'Youville (ESSMY) have been fundraising since last year for an upcoming trip to New Orleans where they plan to help rebuild some of the homes damaged by hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Canadians slack on fitness

Canadians slack on fitness

Canadians are lazier than Americans and aren't getting the exercise they need, according to a new study. But a St. Albert man has a simple solution: get a bike.
Kitties, canines and beavers, oh my!

Kitties, canines and beavers, oh my!

Marjorie Hervey has been dubbed the Mother Theresa of cats and she doesn’t mince words about the crappy care many humans dish out to felines.
No reprieve from intersection violations

No reprieve from intersection violations

St. Albert’s intersection cameras are working normally and all tickets that have been issued to date will be processed normally, report city officials.
Fatality inquiry continues

Fatality inquiry continues

Emotions were running high this week as the inquiry into the death of a teenage girl who died shortly after leaving provincial foster care continued.
Mortgage rules won't impact local market

Mortgage rules won't impact local market

New mortgage rules announced this week should have a limited impact on the local real estate market, according to local experts. The new changes introduced earlier this week reduce the length of amortization available in government insured mortgages.
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