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Fire response times shrink

Fire response times shrink

The city's latest quarterly report shows the fire department is reaching emergencies faster more often, but the city still has no numbers on ambulance service.
Don't wait to mail your gifts

Don't wait to mail your gifts

If you’re across the country and far away from your loved ones you have to plan ahead — far ahead — in order to make sure that their festive greeting cards and gift parcels get through the mail system to them in time this holiday se
Postal carriers call for better working conditions

Postal carriers call for better working conditions

Letter carriers in the Edmonton region are complaining about changes to the system they say are leading to longer working hours for them and declining service for Canadians.
Put the crunch in your Christmas

Put the crunch in your Christmas

While stores everywhere started putting up their Christmas decorations and playing carols before Halloween even ended, today is the traditional first day of the Christmas season for most people.
Bid for efficiency audits fails

Bid for efficiency audits fails

A rookie councillor failed in his bid to introduce efficiency audits to St. Albert but there’s still an appetite on council for change that will improve how the city operates, said Mayor Nolan Crouse. Coun.
Governor General honours Patricias

Governor General honours Patricias

Boots stamped and bagpipes blared at Edmonton Garrison this week as the Governor General conferred a rare honour upon the Princess Patricias.
Business Beat

Business Beat

B.C.-based meat retailer, Clancy’s Meat Co. is set to open a new location in St. Albert in January. A second store will also open in Edmonton.
LaBuick named new president of local Primary Care Network

LaBuick named new president of local Primary Care Network

While there is a lot of potential to enhance the province's Primary Care Networks (PCN), it's still too soon to tell how their role might be expanded in the future, said local family physician Dr. Darryl LaBuick.
Cats free to good barns

Cats free to good barns

With its shelter space bursting at the seams, the Edmonton Humane Society is reminding the public about a special program that can put cats to work for local farmers.
City appears headed for small surplus

City appears headed for small surplus

The city is on target to post a $327,000 surplus by the end of the fiscal year, according to the third quarter update. This is almost twice as much as projected at the halfway point of the year.
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