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Study reveals concerns, hopes for Sturgeon River

Study reveals concerns, hopes for Sturgeon River

A new study suggests that residents are ready and willing to help protect the Sturgeon River – if they knew how. About 30 people came to St.
Police seek suspicious man

Police seek suspicious man

Police are looking for a man who allegedly had an inappropriate conversation with a teenaged girl before touching her inappropriately. The unidentified male allegedly approached the junior-high aged female during the lunch hour on Jan.
Residents emerge from cold snap

Residents emerge from cold snap

The cold snap might be over, but is it gone for good? Only the groundhog knows.
Transformer trouble causes power outage

Transformer trouble causes power outage

Much of St. Albert was in the dark Friday afternoon when a power outage hit over the lunch hour. Jennifer McGowan, spokesperson for FortisAlberta, said 1,200 customers across the city were affected. “It looks like we had a problem with a piece of equipment just outside the substation,” she said.
Vader to stand trial

Vader to stand trial

Accused killer Travis Vader will stand trial for the second time for eight drug and firearms-related offences dating back to the summer of 2010.
Housing society struggles with unit purchase

Housing society struggles with unit purchase

The St. Albert Housing Society might be cutting things a little close if it wants to purchase more units at one of the city’s affordable housing developments.
Sturgeon aims to divide county into neighbourhoods

Sturgeon aims to divide county into neighbourhoods

Sturgeon County’s future will look a lot more neighbourly under a proposed municipal development plan that splits the county into 10 different zones called neighbourhoods.
Clock tower telling more than time

Clock tower telling more than time

One of St. Albert’s most iconic buildings is once again fulfilling the pursuit for which it was originally built – scientific study.
Massacure strikes again

Massacure strikes again

The annual Hair Massacure is now in full swing for its 11th drive and a wave of bright pink hair is bombarding not only the St. Albert and surrounding region, but increasingly more of Alberta.
Transporting pot nets three-year punishment

Transporting pot nets three-year punishment

Transporting 43 pounds of marijuana into Alberta landed an Edmonton man three years under the watch of law enforcement. Ke Phang Truong, 55, was handed a two-year conditional sentence followed by one year of probation when he pleaded guilty in St.
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