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County residents will have to pay more taxes than planned next year now that council has bulked up its budget with cash for roads and libraries. County council added seven items to the 2017 budget in a series of budget meetings last week.

The Government of Alberta’s second quarter financial outlook is a bit more optimistic than the spring budget. The deficit is projected at $10.

It might come as a surprise to some that Alberta has the leading standard for the provision of medical aid in dying in Canada. During a talk in St. Albert, Dr.

City council approved more than $6 million in funding to outside agencies during a recent budget debate. The grant money going to St. Albert’s municipally funded outside agencies was approved mostly unchanged from a committee recommendation.

Safety and off-road advocates cheered a new law tabled by the province this week that requires Albertans to wear helmets when they're off-roading. Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason tabled Bill 36 Monday.

St. Albert has lost about a fifth of its natural areas to development in the last two decades, suggests a new report. City council approved the St.

As the holiday season approaches, shoppers have loads of places to find gifts or decorations for their homes. More and more consumers look to the Internet for ideas, and make their purchases with a few clicks on the computer.

Although the number of city employees has grown at more than triple the rate of St. Albert’s population over the past decade, council has declined to put in place a policy to rein in hiring. Coun. Sheena Hughes presented a motion at the Nov.

The St. Albert and Sturgeon Primary Care Network and Sturgeon Community Foundation want to get local residents thinking and speaking about death.

The recent backlash of globalization could offer Canada a unique opportunity to increase its growth, says the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's CEO. Faltering Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (a free trade deal between the U.S.