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Mac's store robbed of cigarettes and cash

Mac's store robbed of cigarettes and cash

Five men threatened and intimidated the clerk of a local convenience store before fleeing with cigarettes and cash during a robbery last month.
Rathgeber meets with business leaders on budget

Rathgeber meets with business leaders on budget

St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber met with local business leaders Friday in the lead-up to a federal budget that is expected to make big changes in how government operates.
Volunteer honoured for long service

Volunteer honoured for long service

Andrew Simmons has devoted nearly 4,000 hours volunteering as an auxiliary constable with the St. Albert RCMP detachment. It took him 15 years to pile up the hours and he was honoured recently with a 15-year service award from the force. Staff-Sgt.
Seniors donate scarves to the cause

Seniors donate scarves to the cause

They were beautiful pieces all laid out on the table in white, red, and blue wool. Frankly, 26 scarves have never held as much attention and admiration as they did at North Ridge Lodge on Thursday.
City trucks ready for trees

City trucks ready for trees

Public works employees will be making the rounds starting next Monday, gathering up Christmas trees St. Albert residents are ready to toss. Running from Jan.
Turn off the TV, kids

Turn off the TV, kids

Right now, your school-aged children are basking in what’s left of their Christmas vacation.
Health Monitor

Health Monitor

Young people diagnosed with Type I diabetes are less likely to sleep well, which can lead to poor behaviours such as failure to properly monitor their blood sugar and trouble at school, according to a new study in the journal Sleep. Dr.
Freezing rain makes slick streets, sidewalks

Freezing rain makes slick streets, sidewalks

Sanding trucks are working on residential streets and local stores are struggling to keep up with demand for ice melt products as two weeks of freezing rain combined with unseasonably warm weather has turned many of St.
Checkstop blitz nets one arrest

Checkstop blitz nets one arrest

Local RCMP officers were out in force over the new year period, watching for impaired drivers, but most parties seemed to be planning ahead. The RCMP stopped more than 1,000 vehicles at seven Checkstops between Dec. 29 and Jan.
City's churches spread charity far and wide

City's churches spread charity far and wide

It’s no secret that the thousands of members of the congregations of St. Albert’s 28 churches don’t just sit in the pews; they are always involved in acts of charity, great and small, far and wide.
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