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Province green-lights nuclear

Province green-lights nuclear

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.
Cold weather shuts down school buses

Cold weather shuts down school buses

The weekend deep freeze wreaked havoc with a number of St. Albert and area school buses on Monday but area busing operations were back in business Tuesday. The severe cold knocked out 17 of 60 buses in St.
Catholic schools give back

Catholic schools give back

Using the credo that it is better to give than receive, the students and staff of the Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional School Division’s 17 schools have been preparing for Christmas in the most altruistic ways.
Report recommends more local cops

Report recommends more local cops

The local RCMP could be looking at hiring more officers or changing their approach to policing after a report discovered officers are spending too much time running from call to call.
Morinville Food Bank asks for more help

Morinville Food Bank asks for more help

Lately when Isabelle Skjersven talks about what it’s like to work at the Morinville Food Bank, she may put an extra emphasis on the first syllable. “More” is what the food bank has been coping with in terms of demand.
Break-in suspect who returns to scene arrested

Break-in suspect who returns to scene arrested

The Morinville RCMP got perhaps their easiest arrest of the year when a suspect in a break-in walked back to the scene of the crime as his face was being replayed on store security.
Flu clinic closing

Flu clinic closing

Anyone looking to get vaccinated against H1N1 in St. Albert will have to turn to a doctor or pharmacist after Wednesday. The clinic at Grandin Park Plaza is open from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, which is the last day it will operate.
Christmas kettles run dry

Christmas kettles run dry

Some of the Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle stations are going unmanned across the city and it is having a noticeable effect on contributions.
Grant helps school promote Olympic spirit

Grant helps school promote Olympic spirit

A local junior high school is getting into the Olympic spirit by holding a mural contest, thanks to a $10,000 federal grant.
City to host youth conference

City to host youth conference

The first weekend of May 2010 is going to be a busy one at the St. Albert Inn when hundreds of youths visit the city to attend a major national youth conference. St.
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