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Alberta Education Minister Dave Hancock said the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division has an obligation to provide a secular education option in Morinville — “if numbers warrant” — or some kind of alternative option.

With countless websites devoted to dieting and quick weight-loss solutions, Jim Starko knows how difficult it can be to find credible, evidence-based information on how to lose and manage one’s weight. The St.

The trial of a former St. Albert man in a murder case that made headlines around the world is set to get under way this week.

Incorrect information appeared in At County Council in the March 9 Gazette. North West Upgrading will make a lump sum payment of $5.59 million as part of the company’s property tax agreement with Sturgeon County.

Separating household organic waste from regular trash is supposed to save the city money. The city’s contract for waste disposal at the 170th Street landfill ends this year, which has prompted the city to adopt a curbside organics program.

Since September, a group of students at Bellerose Composite High School have been hitting the books in preparation for the Reach for the Top provincial championships taking place in Calgary next month.

Canadians are dropping the bottle and going back to the tap when it comes to drinking water, according to a recent environmental study. Statistics Canada released its biennial Households and the Environment report this week.

The Town of Morinville will stay on the sidelines in the debate over religious education after a motion to get involved was defeated in a split vote. In a surprise move last week, Coun.

You can build green, walkable neighbourhoods in Alberta, say Strathcona County experts — you just need a little help from the SuN. Peter Vána and Bard Golightly spoke Thursday night to about 35 people at the St.

Retired St. Albert psychologist Jeff Kuryk has written an ebook that summarizes much of what he learned during his 30-year career and aims to help users focus on the present instead of worrying about the past or future.