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The mayor doesn't think an elected board chair will work long-term for the Capital Region Board's needs. Mayor Nolan Crouse, who currently is the elected regional board chair, made the comments during a committee of the whole meeting on Monday.

The owners of Reddi Mart must be wary of Santa Claus. The store was almost robbed four times last November, twice by a man dressed in a Santa hat and beard. On Monday, the alleged robber, Eric Roger Wiull, 40, was denied bail.

The City of St. Albert has heard feedback from approximately 1,000 residents and businesses about the Smart City Master Plan, and plans to continue seeking feedback throughout the summer.

Five St. Albert students hope to carve, cut, sketch and sew their way to gold next week as they take on Alberta’s best at the annual Skills Canada competition.

Marriages in St. Albert were, until recently, all but in the hands of men. Now two women have joined St. Albert’s five male marriage commissioners. And Mary Zakordonski and Nancy Beirnes say they’re getting really busy.

Should you go to the emergency department if you cut your thumb? What if you sprain your ankle? What if you’ve got chest pains? When it comes to making decisions about our own health, natural instinct is to err on the side of caution.

Several vehicles were vandalized in Campbell Business Park over the weekend. Marie Renaud, executive director with the LoSeCa Foundation at 215 Carnegie Dr., said two tires on their wheelchair-accessible bus were slashed.

Home sales across the Edmonton region continue to drop while prices remain stable. The regional housing market is impacted by falling oil prices and slower migration, the Realtors Association of Edmonton said in a news release.

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A St. Albert biologist is helping Alberta get a grip on its garlic mustard infestation. MacEwan University biology professor Melissa Hills and her research team did a survey of garlic mustard populations in the Forest Lawn Ravine last month.