1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (297+ words) A long-delayed project to honour local veterans will finally be unveiled during Bruderheim’s Alberta Day celebration on Aug. 30. Town of Bruderheim Director of Development and Legislative Services Sherry Cote said the veterans-themed crosswalk was originally scheduled to be painted earlier…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (247+ words) The United Conservative Party has selected former MLA Jordan Walker as its candidate for Sherwood Park in the next provincial election. The announcement was made Friday in a post on the party’s official Instagram account. Walker represented Sherwood Park in…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (368+ words) Alberta now has 14,156 physicians registered to practise, the most in our history. Over the past year we added 1,226 of them, a 9.5 per cent increase, including 510 family doctors. That is the largest single-year gain in family physicians ever recorded in this…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (218+ words) “Creator gave our People Inherent Rights to be who we are, to lead as stewards of our Lands, and to foster our connection with Mother Earth. Treaty No. 6 First Nations have every right to advocate for themselves — for self-sustainability, advancement…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (348+ words) Strange real-life news stories sparked the idea behind the latest novel by Strathcona County author Mandy Eve-Barnett, who says fiction allowed her to explore how people respond when their lives are pushed to the limit. Eve-Barnett said she discovered three…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (362+ words) Perfect Storm Athletics is expanding its inclusive cheerleading offerings by bringing its Special Abilities program to its Sherwood Park location. After offering the program for athletes with different abilities at its Edmonton location for more than 15 seasons, owner Leanne Campbell…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (375+ words) When the Park’s Shawn Marshall took over as artistic director of the Leduc Drama Society, he knew exactly what show he wanted to bring to the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival. Marshall, a Fringe veteran of 10 festivals, said he had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (644+ words) Political observers and voting advocates are disputing social media rumours claiming special ballots cast in Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum will not be counted. The claims have circulated online in recent weeks, but those disputing them say there is no evidence special…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (271+ words) A pressing question for policy makers and all kinds of leaders to think about involves the right and appropriate use of AI. It seems paramount to keep in mind that AI is simply a kind of very sophisticated machine, ultimately…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) While many science fiction stories focus on distant worlds, anthropomorphic aliens, and spaceship drama, Sherwood Park author RM Briggs is more interested in what tomorrow’s technology could mean for the people living here and now. The Sherwood Park author, communications…...