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In Heather Tumbach's social studies class, the students are huddled over their iPods, their dextrous thumbs a-blur over their respective touch screens. Last year, Tumbach's job would have been to prevent this type of wireless activity in her class.

An Edmonton man is dead after an SUV smashed into a flatbed truck west of Namao yesterday. At about 11 a.m. on Thursday, Morinville RCMP got a call about a crash on Highway 37 about five kilometres east of Highway 2.

Ants that beat up elephants help shape the forests of Africa, according to researchers. Jacob Goheen of the University of Wyoming published a study on the effects of ants on the African savannah last week.

The St. Albert Gazette was the toast of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association 2010 Awards of Excellence last weekend as both the newsroom and ad departments returned home with hardware.

The future of Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park got a lot bigger this week after the province added a town's worth of land to its borders.

Akinsdale residents opposed to a proposed affordable housing project say they've filed a statement of claim against the City of St. Albert and the St. Albert Protestant School Board. The city is in the process of rezoning the land at 70 Arlington Dr.

Two 48-unit apartment buildings could now go up in North Ridge after council moved to make some minor changes to the land use bylaw. The proposed buildings will be located just south of Nevis Close just off Giroux Road near fire station No. 3.

After 18 years on Sturgeon County council, Jerry Kaup is calling it quits. Kaup announced this week that he will not seek another term on council this fall, saying he has found his last term frustrating.

RCMP have concluded a search of a rural property in the Edson area in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of a St. Albert couple. The site is located near the small community of Nojack, east of Edson, just off Highway 16.

Construction of a new dog park in Heritage Lakes will be delayed for about a year because AltaLink plans to raise the power lines in the area sometime in 2011.