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How many of us would like to win a lottery with a golden ticket, a passport to untold riches and a magical world dotted with a chocolate river, giant mushrooms, cupcakes and lollipops? If you have a sweet tooth, it’s the ultimate castle in the

There was a time when Elmer S. Gish was a school with a questionable future, dwindling student numbers and a poor reputation that kept even nearby residents from enrolling their children.

A popular line of baby cribs with a unique drop-side that has been in the marketplace since 1993 is being recalled due to a potentially hazardous flaw.

St. Albert is set to shine on for hundreds of athletes now that it's been picked to host the 2012 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. Sharon Bollenbach, vice-president of sports for Special Olympics Canada, made the announcement at St.

Residents will have to dig a little deeper into their wallets to use various services in the new year.

Morinville town councillors cut, stretched and scrimped on the proposed budget last week, but voted to make the town's reserves the primary beneficiary instead of taxpayers. At its Nov.

St. Albert’s Catholic school board wants a new school too. A week after the Protestant board decided to take its long-time demand for a new school directly to Premier Ed Stelmach, the Catholic board voiced its own desire for a new school in St.

A piece of a falling star will now grace the top of St. Albert's Christmas tree thanks to some local artists. Hundreds of city residents are expected downtown this Thursday night as the St.

I am an annoyed taxpayer. My wife and I with our three young children moved here in 1990. On our first day we saw a stream of parents and children coming from St. Albert Place carrying bags of books. We had come from Kanata, Ont.

The province should let people buy and sell shares of Alberta rivers, say three new reports, but only after it reserves part of them for ecological protection. Alberta Environment released three reports last week on Alberta's water licence system.