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Westlock County councillor Maureen Kubinec secured the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Progressive Conservative nomination Saturday night, taking the reins from retiring MLA Ken Kowalski.

Conrad Nobert sets out for work as he does most days of the week — on his bike in the cold and snow. "For me, almost no weather stops me," he says, as he pushes his bike into the snow-covered front yard. What stops him is fresh snow.

Local businessman Stephen Khan will represent St. Albert Progressive Conservatives in the upcoming provincial election.

Wildrose leader Danielle Smith unveiled her party’s plan for Alberta’s electrical system Tuesday, pledging to lower costs for consumers and repeal Bill 50.

A man’s 30th conviction for theft was marked with 90 days in jail Monday.

If conditions are right, Sturgeon County farmers could be in for some swarms of grasshoppers later this year, says a provincial bug specialist. Alberta Agriculture recently released its 2012 crop bug update.

YESS has been hearing 'no' for a few years now, and it has really taken a toll. Edmonton's Youth Emergency Shelter Society had its sights set on bringing in $1 million in donations over its most recent six-week fundraising campaign.

Future entrepreneurs looking for a business licence from the City of St. Albert might be asked for information about any criminal record they might have, which could preclude them from operating a business in St. Albert.

My name is Melba and I am an 11-week-old puppy. I am a German shepherd-Labrador retriever mix and I will be a large dog when I’m grown up. I was abandoned in the countryside and ended up at the pound.

Strip clubs could become legal in Morinville under a new land use bylaw presented to town council last week. Town council got its first formal look at its revised Land Use Bylaw at its regular meeting last week.