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Vader timeline

Vader timeline

It's been nearly seven years since Lyle and Marie McCann were last seen in their hometown of St. Albert. The elderly couple was en route to Abbotsford, B.C.
Love of gardening shared in weekly seminars

Love of gardening shared in weekly seminars

Jim Hole, of Hole’s Greenhouses and Gardens estimates he has examined 20,000 plant samples and tested more than 500 soil samples brought to him by worried gardeners, who wanted to grow a better garden.
Police Beat

Police Beat

The St. Albert RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating multiple items of jewelry that was stolen during a move.
Vader appeals manslaughter convictions

Vader appeals manslaughter convictions

Bret McCann, son of slain St. Albert seniors, says “bring it on” to Travis Vader and his legal team. On Wednesday, the man responsible for killing Lyle and Marie McCann, learned his fate.
Volunteers

Volunteers

Have you ever thought about serving on a board and helping to make change at an executive level? St. Albert has many boards, societies and committees that need people just like you. St.
Spike in respiratory infections

Spike in respiratory infections

Severe respiratory infections are on the rise – prompting a warning from health officials to practice “good respiratory etiquette.
Business Beat

Business Beat

St. Albert will be getting a Marshall/HomeSense superstore this spring. TJX, the parent company that owns both brands, confirmed that the megastore would be celebrating its grand opening on April 18.
Hospital foundation set to raise $1 million

Hospital foundation set to raise $1 million

Try to imagine 10 million loonies piled up on a Sturgeon Hospital gurney. Now imagine all the people in Sturgeon County and St. Albert who in the past 25 years donated to the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation in millions of different ways.
Internal auditor one step closer

Internal auditor one step closer

The city is one step closer to hiring an internal auditor, but final approval was delayed after last-minute changes to the proposed bylaw. Council gave second reading to the Internal Auditor and Internal Audit Committee Bylaw at the Jan. 23 meeting.
Alexander chief's plea adjourned

Alexander chief's plea adjourned

Alexander chief Kurt Burnstick was scheduled to enter a plea last week on charges of sexual assault and break and enter stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred over three decades ago. Court was adjourned by an agent on Jan. 17.
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