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The city will spend almost $50 million on a host of capital projects under the proposed three-year capital budget that went before council Tuesday night.

Starting Tuesday, St. Albert residents can roll up their sleeves to receive a free influenza vaccine, as part of Alberta Health Services’ annual immunization program.

It’s a really big ball for the little hamlet of Calahoo and there’s a lot riding on it. The Calahoo volunteer firefighters are preparing for their annual ball and silent auction event.

Two young women were injured last week when a train struck their car just outside Cardiff. The two women, both in their teens, were driving on Range Road 250 near Township Road 554 when the train hit their Pontiac Sunfire.

Gum bacteria known to cause dental plaque can move from the mouth into the bloodstream, leading to clots that increase the risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

Being a mountain man hurts, according to Kurt Grimsrud. Grimsrud, 32, sits barefoot in the grass at Edmonton's Forest Heights Park while munching on a plate of fruit.

Wendy Leslie is one of those women who can't sit still and watch TV without doing something with her hands — sewing, embroidering or even stuffing one of those funky monkeys she sells at the St. Albert Farmers' Market.

After years of talk but no action, expansion work is in full swing at Villeneuve Airport. Edmonton Airports plans to service 21 new lots by the end of September in a new subdivision that's under development.

Looking down from the roof of the 30-storey Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Edmonton yesterday morning, the sky was cloudy, the wind was blowing and the pedestrians looked like ants.

Local potato and tomato gardeners are keeping a close eye on their crops this week for signs of late blight — the disease behind the Irish Potato Famine. The St.