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City councillors got a first look at what the city’s most recently acquired portion of St. Albert Trail could look like in the future, but they are waiting to solve the smart growth debate before going any further down the road.

Two men used physical force to take a small amount of cash from a local convenience store last weekend. Early last Saturday morning around 12:15 a.m., the two men ran into the 7-Eleven convenience store on Akins Drive.

A man who was out on parole after serving seven years for a brutal sexual assault on an 11-year-old girl returned to prison last week.

More than 1,000 Alberta farmers will be in Edmonton this week to learn about the future of their industry. It’s FarmTech time again, and the conference is sold out.

Air shouldn't stink, especially not indoors. And yet it did last year at the Gazette. Some strange smell permeated the air and I couldn't pin down its source. Others noticed it too, eventually.

A woman convicted of defrauding a local housing co-op of more than $40,000 was sent to jail for 15 months on Monday.

Bandits made a very illegal take-out order at a new restaurant last week and police are looking for help tracking the culprits. Around 2:45 a.m. on Jan.

Sturgeon County councillors want to hear a few more opinions before making any changes to a proposed trail through Riverstone Point. Councillors last year agreed to a trail that was to be built behind the acreage development near the Sturgeon River.

Thousands of Edmonton and Sturgeon County residents can now speak at a future Heartland power line hearing thanks to a provincial board's new rules.

A group of St. Albert-area students are flying high this week after placing well at the First Lego League robotics competition at NAIT on Saturday. The home-schooled students took one first place award and two second-place spots.