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Apartments, new businesses offer opportunities to keep young St. Albertans at home

Apartments, new businesses offer opportunities to keep young St. Albertans at home

Housing starts are up, including apartments. Businesses are opening downtown. Target has a 21,000-square-foot expansion planned for St. Albert Centre. It’s all positive news for St. Albert.
Surprise: Canadians don't trust politicians

Surprise: Canadians don't trust politicians

Here’s a headline that was sure to surprise absolutely no one, except, of course, those out-of-touch federal politicians: “Canadian politicians out of touch: poll.
Richard Fowler earned respect, admiration

Richard Fowler earned respect, admiration

The success or failure of a politician is best measured by his or her legacy.
Let's just play hockey

Let's just play hockey

Hockey in Canada is probably as emotional a subject as can be found. It is our game, it runs through our veins as surely as does blood.
Rejection of Skrillex concert another wasted opportunity

Rejection of Skrillex concert another wasted opportunity

It has been said many times that perception is reality. Or, as French writer Gustave Flaubert put it: “There is no truth. There is only perception.” Which is unfortunate for St.
Stronger enforcement focus needed along with new law

Stronger enforcement focus needed along with new law

This Canada Day long weekend will see the beginning of the province’s new harsher impaired driving penalties and, says Transportation Minister Ric McIver, Albertans need to take this seriously.
Let's just fly the flag

Let's just fly the flag

When is the flying of the Canadian flag the same thing as posting a “For Sale” sign? When it’s hanging from the balcony of a condo, of course.
Keeping young St. Albertans home just got tougher

Keeping young St. Albertans home just got tougher

Here’s two headlines that’ll make life even tougher for those trying to keep young working people living in St.
Time to stop operating in secrecy

Time to stop operating in secrecy

It was English author David Nicholls who wrote: “If you have to keep a secret it’s because you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.
Can city's team row together toward economic development?

Can city's team row together toward economic development?

This week’s announcement that Guy Boston will be changing hats at city hall to become executive director of economic development was, to say the least, a surprise.
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