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Besides crushing the souls of residents desperately praying for warmth and sunshine, the “winter that won’t end” is pushing back the start of spring for local businesses, community groups and even city operations.

The federal government needs to tighten its belt instead of depending on a stable economy to balance its budget, said Brent Rathgeber, member of Parliament for Edmonton-St. Albert. Rathgeber spoke Wednesday at a lunch hosted by the St.

Longtime Catholic school trustee Jacquie Hansen will end her involvement in school politics this fall but is considering whether to run for city council. The board chair for Greater St.

Local mayors need to knock it off with the turf wars and team up to build the Capital region, says Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs.

Local election candidates who can demonstrate they are fiscally responsible can get a little help from a new committee that has formed in St. Albert. Gord Hennigar, also president of the St.

St. Albert-based Landrex Developers has confirmed that Costco is moving to St. Albert as part of a major development that will transform the north end of the city.

Two Alexander women will be recognized next month for their contributions to aboriginal arts and education.

An upcoming Fort Saskatchewan event intends to teach local residents about a rare disease while showing them the goodness in both regular exercise and an Edmonton pediatric health-care facility.

St. Albert’s high profile and surging popularity in the investment community means the city no longer has any reason to offer any kind of discount or incentive to attract industry, councillors heard Monday.

A St. Albert student is off to a national science fair next month because of his bird-tastic research into sunflower seeds.