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It’s been 20 years now, and St. Albert’s annual Take It or Leave It event is still going strong.

The city is so impressed with the success of the block party program, it is hoping even more residents will host one this year. Last year there were 83 block parties across St. Albert and this year the city wants to see at least 100.

A striking two-storey home in Erin Ridge is featured as the Realty Executives Masters Home of the Week. Welcome home! This great family home has room for everyone.

There isn’t much poetic beauty in calling the city’s newest property the police services annex building, says the mayor. So on Wednesday the city gave its newest building a proper name.

It looks like the changes council made last year to its false alarm bylaw are having the desired affect.

It’s the familiar yet unwanted sight that happens all too often after winter’s thick white coat of snow finally succumbs to spring’s bluster of longer days and beautiful, hot sunshine. Poop everywhere, like a minefield of muck.

Talking using a hands-free device such as Bluetooth while driving may be legal, but it doesn't make it any less dangerous than talking on a cellphone, says new University of Alberta research.

A legal challenge launched last month by Parkland County could topple the Capital Region Board and paralyze the board's activities indefinitely.

In Grade 8, with their marks flying out the window and known as the class clowns, Lucien Dnestrianschii’s friend said he’d be a dentist one day. Dnestrianschii laughed and said in that case he’d become an engineer in America.

Residents of St. Albert might recognize Alyssa Garstad around town. She volunteers to wipe tables at the local bowling alley during the week. Alyssa has Down syndrome. She spends her days at a community day program at the Lo-Se-Ca Foundation.