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St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse announced today he will not run for re-election in the 2017 municipal election in October. In an online post this morning Crouse called being the mayor of St.

St. Albert’s famous farmers’ market will have a new look for the new year. The city released the proposed 2017 layout recently. The new layout begins in front of Cranky’s on St.

Travis Vader’s application for sentence reduction in relation to alleged Charter violations was denied in part by the court Tuesday.

The self-styled “Robin Hood” of photo radar enforcement in St. Albert is once again taking aim at speed enforcement on Forest Drive in a marked playground zone.

Travis Vader is seeking time served for his two manslaughter convictions. As the more than two-week-long sentencing hearing wrapped up Wednesday morning the defence submitted what it thought was an appropriate calculation of pre-trial credit.

Boxing Day shopping has continued to be a time-honoured holiday tradition despite the slowing economy and high unemployment across the province. St.

James Dufour is remarkably clean-shaven for a man who named his business after a hairy-faced animal.

Gas prices continued to climb as the province brought in the new year and the new carbon levy. On Jan. 1 the carbon levy kicked in raised the price of regular gasoline by 4.5 cents per litre and 5.3 cents per litre for diesel fuel.

The new carbon levy came into effect Jan. 1, 2017 and just hours before the provincial government announced that greenhouse owners would receive a rebate on their costs.