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Health Canada is reminding Canadians of the possible strangulation hazards posed by corded blinds after the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and the Window Covering Safety Council issued a massive voluntary recall to repair

Local farmers can now win $10,000 from the premier for making local, healthy food. The province announced the new Alberta Food for Health Awards last week.

Canadian auto thieves are refining their tastes, stealing more high-end vehicles, which demonstrates the increased presence of organized crime in the market.

The sooner you smoke after waking, the greater your risk of developing lung cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Faithful users of Fountain Park’s aquatic facilities will have to make a splash elsewhere this holiday season. The recreation facility will close its doors for approximately seven days from the evening of Dec.

A provincial grant should spark jobs and quench fires in Alexander next year. The province announced its second round of FireSmart grants last week.

After several weeks of tweaking, trimming and debating, city council has followed through on its promise of delivering a municipal property tax increase of no more than three per cent.

I had to blink twice before the reality set in. I didn’t believe what my eyes were seeing.

Future renovations to the St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club could sink along with the possibility of other downtown development if the city incorporates revised flood plain elevations into its land-use bylaw.

The province has thrown open the doors to nuclear power despite evidence that more than half of Albertans want it banned altogether. The province released its long-awaited study on attitudes toward nuclear power Monday.