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The cross-country ski venue for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games will remain in Strathcona County despite the big dump of snow over the weekend.

St. Albert’s Krista Zubick is attacking the volleyball net again after the fourth-year University of Alberta Panda was sideline by mononucleosis.

Alberta's curling teams are planning to sweep up the competition at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. Rinks skipped by Graham Kryzanowski of Red Deer and David Rench of Calgary will rock the house next week at the St. Albert Curling Club.

The Olympic torch will be soon be making its way through the streets of St. Albert – the Special Olympics torch, that is.

The annual Dynamyx Sweetheart Meet flips into action today at the Dynamyx Gymnastics Club in St. Albert. The competition features 124 female gymnasts from 11 clubs. The Dynamyx club is represented by 25 gymnasts. The first session starts at 8:30 a.m.

The Lorne Akins Crush wrestling team pinned down the second-highest medal total in its 34-year history at the Provincial Junior Olympics.

The St. Albert Centre Ladies’ Bonspiel will deliver the goods in Thursday’s opening draw at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Albert Curling Club. Eighteen rinks are competing for cash prizes. Also up for grabs is a free draw for a St.

Unseasonably warm weather and a lack of snow forced organizers of the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games to move the cross-country ski events to Strathcona County.

Katie Burak's buzzer-beater lifted the St. Albert Skyhawks to victory Saturday against the Spruce Grove Panthers, No. 1 ranked 4A high school women's basketball team in Alberta.

The St. Albert Steel ended the worst season in team history with their 48th loss in 60 games Saturday in Grande Prairie.