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I've always been fascinated by Grandpa's old radio. The big brown box has had a prominent place in our basement for as long as I can remember — its well-weathered wood still shiny after all these years.

Irene Hill can't wait for Christmas. Her front door is as merry as it gets, with ribbons and bows and cedar boughs. Inside, every table is already set.

Politicians in Ottawa will hear a loud case for a national energy strategy from the three western premiers early next year, as they have announced a joint mission to the capital.

It was the soccer game that no one else who was present can forget, but Allan Robertson has no memory of most of it. He was feeling fine that day, but unbeknownst to him, he had an underlying serious health condition that was about to rear its head.

The St. Albert RCMP are worried they may not be getting a full picture of crime in the community and are asking the public to call more.

Local MLA Ken Allred hit the nail on the head with his comments about the worrying state of debate in the provincial legislature, according to opposition parties. In a Gazette story on Wednesday, Dec.

St. Albert is again a little less safe according to Maclean’s magazine, which released its annual report this week ranking the city as the 41st safest in Canada.

A year of consultations between experienced cancer doctors and other specialists has produced a three-year program that Alberta Health Services (AHS) believes will shrink waiting times for individuals diagnosed with lung cancer.

A store that sells paraphernalia associated with drug use will not be allowed to open in Appleyard Square. At a hearing last week several businesses and residents sought to have the development permit for Blitz 420 revoked.

What do you get when you take a few dozen junior high school students plus two of their teachers, an amiable bus driver and send them out with a list of names and a map, along with seasonal sheet music and a bunch of presents? You get holiday gold.