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Council debates trails, levies

Council debates trails, levies

The need to assess all infrastructure as it relates to new development, in light of an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling, is needed more than simply developing a policy as it relates to trails, St. Albert city council decided Monday night. Coun.
Court Briefs

Court Briefs

A young man will spend the next year and a half on probation for going on a car-smashing spree. Adam Troy Riddell, 26, pled guilty Monday to one count of property-related mischief. He appeared in St.
Bob Russell retiring, not retreating

Bob Russell retiring, not retreating

Bob Russell has sang in a church choir and won a Canadian boxing championship. He's fought a losing Liberal battle in a Conservative province and adeptly served St. Albert for 12 years on different city councils.
Hair Massacure trims final edges on another successful year

Hair Massacure trims final edges on another successful year

You could call it a hair-raising ordeal to sit in a chair in front of a crowd of people, right before a hairdresser razes your hair “down to the wood” as they say.
Adopt A Pet

Adopt A Pet

My name is Zoe and I am a three-year-old spayed female border collie Labrador retriever mix looking for a new loving home. I am being fostered on an acreage with horses and sheep and other dogs and cats, too. I am good with everything.
Throne speech highlights fiscal review

Throne speech highlights fiscal review

Tuesday's throne speech contained an acknowledgement that Alberta is too dependent on energy revenues and promised that the province would be moving to more stable long-term economic footing.
Nintendo Wii left to die an undignified death

Nintendo Wii left to die an undignified death

Gaming industry economists knew this was coming.
Rathgeber's CBC questions go unanswered

Rathgeber's CBC questions go unanswered

Local MP Brent Rathgeber’s attempt to pry salary information out of the CBC was set back last week with an answer from the heritage minister that didn’t provide what he was looking for.
Government promises results based budgeting

Government promises results based budgeting

The first bill into the legislature next week will aim to create a new standard for writing the government's $40 billion budget in the future.
Concrete floors

Concrete floors

Concrete floors are moving out of the garage and basement and on up into living rooms, kitchens and even the bedrooms of homes.
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