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City needs more green homes, says Prefontaine

City needs more green homes, says Prefontaine

St. Albert residents can hear how they can build a greener botanic arts city next week as Alberta builders hold their first green homes summit. About 100 people will be at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton this Jan.
Explosion and fire destroys mobile home near Sandy Beach

Explosion and fire destroys mobile home near Sandy Beach

A pile of rubble is all that is left after a mobile home exploded and went up in flames early Thursday morning. Morinville RCMP and the Sturgeon fire department were dispatched to the blaze around 7:30 a.m.
Council contemplates facility priorities

Council contemplates facility priorities

Data modelling might one day help the city decide what types and when new civic facilities should be built.
Like "a wild animal that's cornered and bites"

Like "a wild animal that's cornered and bites"

Nobody will ever know what Shawn Maxwell Rehn was thinking when he shot Const. David Wynn and Auxiliary Const. Derek Bond at Apex Casino early Saturday morning.
Long-time MLA Doug Horner resigns

Long-time MLA Doug Horner resigns

Doug Horner has resigned as MLA for Spruce Grove-St. Albert effective Jan. 31. On Thursday, Horner announced he is leaving provincial politics – a decision he said has been in the making for more than a year.
Beat the January blahs

Beat the January blahs

As soon as you walk into one of the greenhouse-type pyramids at the Muttart Conservatory – with its exhibits of lush greenery, delicate flowers and amazing fragrances – the wintery world outside seems to fade away.
Gish junior high kids could move to Akins

Gish junior high kids could move to Akins

Some Elmer S. Gish parents are furious this week that their junior high students might be booted to Lorne Akins next year due to overcrowding. Elmer S. Gish parents learned in a meeting with the St.
A life of violence and crime

A life of violence and crime

The man who shot an RCMP officer and auxiliary constable on Saturday was said to show no remorse or understanding of his own impulsive or aggressive behaviour, based on a 2006 parole board report.
Poundmaker's opens downtown office

Poundmaker's opens downtown office

Two years ago, Courtney Aubichon hit rock bottom. She was addicted to methamphetamines and alcohol, and her foster mom had just thrown her out of the house.
Routine response results in tragedy

Routine response results in tragedy

It was a routine call – not a tactical response gone bad – that lead to the tragic shooting of Const. David Wynn and Auxiliary Const. Derek Bond on Saturday morning.
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