Local News

Many people are eagerly anticipating the June 14 opening of the 2014 summer season of the St. Albert Farmers' Market, known as Western Canada's largest outdoor farmers' market.

A proposal to reduce commercial space in the Erin Ridge North area structure plan is being met with some concerns from a former city manager and a former councillor.

If you've been tuning into the NHL hockey playoffs on CBC this spring, you've likely seen Maxwell House Coffee's latest commercial featuring supporting cast members of the hockey world: a Zamboni driver, a referee and an organ player.

An eight-year-old St. Albert boy is showing how much one person can do to help others.

The LRT levy collected as part of St. Albert’s property taxes is on the way out. Council voted on Tuesday night to begin the process to eliminate the collection of the LRT levy in future tax years.

School is supposed to be about making friends and having fun. So why is it so darn stressful? Four local students talked to a handful of parents about peer relationships Wednesday at Servus Place as part of the Youth Talking to You project.

RCMP are searching for a suspicious man who is allegedly peering into people's houses. They believe the suspect may have been involved in three recent incidents in Morinville where a man was seen looking into windows of homes.

Thomas Lukaszuk, a St. Albert resident and MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs, has entered the Progressive Conservative leadership race. Lukaszuk announced his intention to run on Thursday, joining Jim Prentice and Ric McIver.

Justin Games leans against a concession stand, sucks on a blue icicle and flashes a joyful, tooth-challenged smile. “I was a bum on the streets in Winnipeg. I saw a hustler at a gas station and thought that was kind of cool,” the carnival worker says.

St. Albert continues to slowly move towards the much-talked-about 80-20 tax assessment split between residential and non-residential properties. The assessment split now stands at 86.8 per cent residential and 13.