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Alberta Health and Wellness will fund an observational study to determine the benefits, risks and possible complications for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who have undergone liberation therapy, also known as the Zamboni treatment.

The oilsands industry is not responsible for high cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan, says a scientific panel, but will be major a risk to Alberta's water, air and finances if it's not better managed.

The local three-month campaign to collect birthday party supplies is shutting down for a holiday hiatus but will reappear in the new year.

St. Albert homeowners will face a 2.8 per cent property tax increase in 2011 and non-residential property owners will see a hike of 2.83 per cent. Sitting as committee of the whole, city council finalized its budget deliberations Tuesday evening.

There are more than 6,600 points of light in the world of St. Albert Protestant schools. That’s how many of the students and budding humanitarians are at the district’s 14 schools.

The St. Albert RCMP is employing a mixed bag of strategies this season as Christmas once again leads to too many people driving drunk.

Any brave chef looking for a challenge this Christmas might want to consider tackling the turducken, an ambitious and time-consuming dish combining the meat of a turkey, a duck and a chicken all deboned and rolled in between layers of delicious stuff

When he heads to Sudan next month, Dr. Ray Comeau, a Red Deer-based general physician, will be better able to match patients with the correct eyeglass prescription thanks to equipment donated by the Liberton Medical Clinic in St. Albert.

A friend of mine indicated that car rental rates are “going through the sunroof” as of late. Today the rental fleets are smaller, which means fewer available cars and that subsequently leads to higher prices.

A 22-year-old woman who was involved in a home break-in and the unlawful confinement and robbery of a friend was sentenced to more jail time this week.