Local News

Alberta reported 730 new infections Wednesday, with 287 people in hospital and 57 of them in intensive care.

“Law-abiding people don’t have 30-round magazines or high-capacity magazines, they don’t have fully automatic firearms,” said Lloyd. “But what they do have, occasionally, are firearms that might look – and this is a cosmetic thing – they cosmetically look like police or a military-style firearm.”

As of Thursday, St. Albert has 163 active cases. Fourteen more people have recovered.

The St. Albert RCMP is asking for help identifying three masked men who broke into the smoke shop on Nov. 8.

There's a lot that the Saint City Rotary Club has done in its modest 20 years. An anniversary celebration on Tuesday hopes to bring more members in to do even more community work.

Alberta Health Services defines a close contact as anyone who has been within two metres (six feet) of a positive case for 15 minutes or more of cumulative contact, without consistent and appropriate use of personal protective equipment

Dallas Scott, 42, and Victoria Fairbairn, 36, were charged following an RCMP investigation into the theft of $7,000 worth of contact lenses from Karries Kostumes in Tudor Glen.

The Sturgeon Community Hospital locked down its emergency room Wednesday as a precaution after one man was admitted with a gunshot wound.

Hope is one big thing that the Salvation Army wishes to provide to St. Albertans in this pandemic period. Its Christmas Kettle campaign is working to collect $400,000 to fund its community support efforts.

Brian Pattison is $100,000 richer after landing the win thanks to the EXTRA on his Western Max ticket for the Oct. 2, 2020 draw.