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An 80-year-old St. Albert grandmother almost lost her savings to Dominican scam artists this week. She thought she was helping her grandson.

The city’s social master plan annual report contains statistics showing an increase in St. Albert’s homeless population that might alarm some people. The report shows 95 people were homeless in St. Albert in 2014.

Three administration staff have been fired from the Sturgeon Foundation, which operates seniors lodges in St. Albert and several surrounding communities.

Target Canada is closing its stores earlier than expected. The retailer said Wednesday that it’s closing the last of its 133 stores on April 12. The St. Albert location will close on Wednesday, April 8. Target launched in Canada in March 2013.

In only three months, the number of car thefts in the city doubled compared to the same time last year. So far in 2015, there have been 84 thefts from motor vehicles. There were 48 in the first three months of 2014.

City council approved the 2015 version of its strategic plan Monday, but not without some concerns over the new document. The new document changes a lot of the language from the previous versions.

Alberta’s finance minister isn’t thrilled to be the first finance minister in years to bring in a tax increase.

It's not the end of the world but it's still nothing to sing about. That's what the leaders of two prominent St. Albert charitable organizations have to say about the new Alberta budget.

As I write this story, the police scanner reports a theft from a vehicle. An iPod was stolen from a parked car overnight. Every other week, the RCMP in St. Albert sends out press releases about similar crimes.

A political science student is running for the NDP in Spruce Grove-St. Albert. St.