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Ringette prepares for busy summer

Ringette prepares for busy summer

Active-start sessions will get players back in shape.
Local farmers, producers, keen to support 'Made in Alberta' label

Local farmers, producers, keen to support 'Made in Alberta' label

Province will spend summer consulting on its new approach to support Alberta-made products.
Sturgeon emergency-room asthma visits saw dramatic drop in 2020: AHS

Sturgeon emergency-room asthma visits saw dramatic drop in 2020: AHS

Low presentation of asthma in emergency departments during the pandemic can be attributed to everything from fear, medication compliance, lockdowns, and masking, say medical professionals.
Rural Alberta to deeply feel impacts of climate change: expert

Rural Alberta to deeply feel impacts of climate change: expert

“Rural and remote communities are so intertwined and dependent upon the ecosystems that they live with that they’re disproportionately impacted by climate change.”
Good morning, St. Albert!

Good morning, St. Albert!

Happy Friday!
Lac Ste. Anne County declares state of agricultural disaster

Lac Ste. Anne County declares state of agricultural disaster

The lack of seasonal rainfall and heat wave in June and July amplified problems faced by producers. Conditions have become so bad farmers have been forced to begin reducing generational herds during the height of grazing season.
Seattle Kraken selects St. Albert native Carsen Twarynski

Seattle Kraken selects St. Albert native Carsen Twarynski

The 23-year-old was plucked from the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.
Premier devotes $150 million to overcome digital poverty in rural Alberta

Premier devotes $150 million to overcome digital poverty in rural Alberta

Right now some 80 per cent of indigenous communities don’t have access to reliable Internet in the province, and roughly 67 per cent of rural communities can’t get a stable connection.
St. Albert joins Airdrie in support of five-per-cent tobacco tax

St. Albert joins Airdrie in support of five-per-cent tobacco tax

Funds collected under the levy would be redirected to support programs and strategies to reduce and prevent tobacco use in Alberta. 
Parched river, fish stocks no longer in peril thanks to local beavers

Parched river, fish stocks no longer in peril thanks to local beavers

They’re on a mission,” said biologist and wildlife control trapper Robert MacDonald. “Their job is to keep that water backed up and they don’t care what we think of that.”
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