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A campaign seeking a better deal for Canadians under the age of 45 has struck a chord with a St. Albert resident.

A public meeting held to set the stage for development of a new neighbourhood in the city's west led to an extensive discussion between city council and administration on the existence of two former landfills on the site.

The Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation has three upcoming information sessions scheduled for January. Medical Ethics and the Law on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. Dr.

Two St. Albert youths say they like the idea of being able to access a “one-stop shop” for information and services geared toward the city’s young people.

St. Albert residents put the return of a movie theatre to the city at the top of their wish list for entertainment options.

A St. Albert man was given a two-year conditional sentence order after causing a fire at his Oakmont home in December 2012. Jabbar Jahanroshan pleaded guilty to arson in Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench on Jan. 6.

The stewards of Big Lake hope to plant native seeds along the Sturgeon this year to help stop a prickly pest. Members of the Big Lake Environment Support Society sent out a public invitation this week for their upcoming annual general meeting.

Have you been seeing red lately? Not the blood-boiling, pop-your-top kind – it’s Marsala, the recently announced Pantone Colour of the Year for 2015 and it’s a hue you’ll be seeing all year long on everything from lipstick and

Barber shop break-in RCMP is investigating after the Tudor Glen Barber Shop was broken into between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Jan. 8. The suspect(s) smashed the glass door of the business and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Housing sales in the Edmonton region are expected to continue at a slower and more cautious pace in 2015. But they will remain strong, despite falling oil prices, said Geneva Tetreault, newly-elected president of the Realtors Association of Edmonton.