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South park and ride not guaranteed

South park and ride not guaranteed

While city council has given the go-ahead to pursue planning for the proposed 1,500-stall south transit centre/park and ride, which could become the terminus for Edmonton's northwest light rail transit (LRT) line, the city still has several challenge
Halloween draws in business

Halloween draws in business

From costumes to entertainment to offering family fun, some St. Albert businesses are seeing sales surge in advance of Oct. 31. “It seems busy.
Stay safe this Halloween

Stay safe this Halloween

St. Albert's emergency services will be out in full force on Monday night as ghouls and goblins go out for Halloween. Fire Chief Ray Richards said all of the city's crews will be out on the streets looking to be visible.
Alberta to get six new seats in House of Commons

Alberta to get six new seats in House of Commons

Alberta would get six new seats in the House of Commons under new legislation introduced there on Thursday, a move that local MP Brent Rathgeber says will give the province a fairer balance in the house.
Rathgeber applauds scrapping of gun registry

Rathgeber applauds scrapping of gun registry

The Conservative government moved on another campaign promise this week, introducing a bill that will kill the controversial long-gun registry.
Finding health in Halloween candy

Finding health in Halloween candy

An apple a day might keep the doctor away but Halloween apples are a different story altogether.
Fewer St. Albert Protestant school students get a pass in Grade 12

Fewer St. Albert Protestant school students get a pass in Grade 12

Grade 12 students in the St. Albert Protestant system had more difficulty passing diploma exams last year than their Catholic counterparts.
Emergency room a growing concern at the Sturgeon

Emergency room a growing concern at the Sturgeon

The Sturgeon hospital emergency room is seeing an increasing number of patients languishing in its beds waiting for admission. Dr.
"I saw bodies everywhere"

"I saw bodies everywhere"

Yannick Tona says he didn't know his life would change forever on April 22, 1994. He was sitting with his family at his grandmother's house in southern Rwanda, he recalls, when a mob of 400 people ran down the street.
Alberta eyes possible tougher impaired driving sanctions

Alberta eyes possible tougher impaired driving sanctions

Alberta may soon have tougher impaired driving laws in line with ones currently in place in British Columbia where the province has seen a 50-per-cent decrease in alcohol-related fatal crashes. B.C.
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