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Mover earns praise for compassion

Mover earns praise for compassion

Movers are people too. That’s what former St. Albert resident Kim Guimond discovered during a recent move to White Rock, B.C.
Building activity outpacing slow 2009

Building activity outpacing slow 2009

Building activity in St. Albert is on pace to exceed 2009 levels, led by construction starts in single-family homes and commercial space. According to the third-quarter building permit report issued by the City of St.
Church group endorses Habitat project

Church group endorses Habitat project

A group of St. Albert pastors is publicly endorsing the Habitat for Humanity project that was recently approved for 70 Arlington Dr. in Akinsdale.
Alberta Digest

Alberta Digest

Strengths and weakness for health care system: CHCI Alberta, more than any other province, showed some areas of strength and other areas of real weakness in its delivery of health care last year, according to the third annual Canada Health Consumer I
Diabetes to spike 67 per cent in Alberta

Diabetes to spike 67 per cent in Alberta

Alberta's diabetic population could grow by 67 per cent this decade, says a new report, and cost the province more than a billion dollars. The Canadian Diabetes Association released a study Wednesday at a diabetes conference in Edmonton.
Health Act dominates fall legislative agenda

Health Act dominates fall legislative agenda

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Techno-table gets patients moving

Techno-table gets patients moving

Bill Presiznuik says he was just a day away from going home when the stroke hit. It was July 20. Presiznuik, 66, says he had just had quadruple-bypass surgery at the University of Alberta Hospital, and was walking to the bathroom.
Record fine for Syncrude

Record fine for Syncrude

Syncrude will pay a $3-million fine for the deaths of hundreds of birds on its tailings pond, a judge ruled in St. Albert Friday. It's the biggest environmental fine in provincial history, but advocates call it a slap on the wrist.
Students ganging up in cyberspace

Students ganging up in cyberspace

A St. Albert man said he feels helpless and angry because his son has been relentlessly bullied on Facebook for more than a year yet there is little he can do to stop it for fear of making the situation worse.
Court briefs

Court briefs

A road rage incident that left one man with a broken nose left another with a $500 fine. After a brief trial, Robert Hartley, 64, was found guilty of assault. The incident occurred on Dec. 12 outside St. Albert Place on St. Anne Street.
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