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St. Albert Transit shut down local service due to the weather for a couple of hours Friday morning, waiting until public works could better clear the roads around the city. Service inside St. Albert was suspended shortly before 9 a.m.

An autopsy has been scheduled for this morning in the death of a young man Thursday night in Morinville following an apparent fight just off 100th Avenue. The RCMP responded to a report of a fight shortly after 11 p.m.

Shops associated with drug paraphernalia in St. Albert will now have to frost their windows and abide by a list of restricted items if they want to hang onto their business licences.

A Morinville man has been charged with dangerous driving after he was caught driving 215 kilometres an hour on Friday morning. A Leduc RCMP member pulled over a black, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro about 7:30 a.m.

Two St. Albert schools have won national honours for their efforts to integrate special needs children into the classroom. Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools board announced Monday that J.J. Nearing Catholic Elementary and Richard S.

Organizers behind the city’s premiere bowling for charity event have set the date for its fourth annual outing. Strikes for Cancer 2012 will take place on May 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Founder Jaden Babiuk is eagerly looking forward to the fun.

With a provincial election campaign underway, the Gazette plans to provide coverage through a variety of means, including question-and-answer segments with local candidates. This week we ask candidates about their positions on funding for St.

I’m a two-and-a-half-year-old Lab-hound cross with a nice black coat and 45 pounds to hug. I’m house and crate-trained and I travel well in the car. I’m also good with toddlers and kids.

The gallery in city council chambers erupted with applause Monday evening when councillors gave their unanimous support to a lease agreement with the Visual Arts Studio Association (VASA) for use of the Hemingway Centre.

Eat, drink, stink. Three words that can only mean one thing: it’s garlic festival month. For 21 years the Sorrentino’s restaurant group, including its St.