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'It was like watching a movie:' evacuee

'It was like watching a movie:' evacuee

You wouldn’t know on first glance that Roy and Adrienne Munnings fled along with more than 80,000 other people from Fort McMurray. Eating breakfast on Thursday morning in Socrates Restaurant, they had smiles on their faces.
Mountie disciplined for mishandling McCann motorhome scene

Mountie disciplined for mishandling McCann motorhome scene

Const. Liam MacNeil had been a member of the RCMP for just one year when he got a call that would ultimately result in disciplinary action being taken against him.
Lawsuit filed against mayor, city manager

Lawsuit filed against mayor, city manager

A St. Albert resident is suing the mayor and city manager for $500,000 in damages, plus costs. Resident Gord Hennigar provided a copy of his statement of claim, filed April 25 in the Court of Queen’s Bench, to the Gazette.
Cost to fire a trans teacher: $367,000 and counting

Cost to fire a trans teacher: $367,000 and counting

St. Albert's Catholic school board has spent at least $367,000 in its ongoing legal battle against a teacher it fired for being transgender.
They got Skills

They got Skills

Sturgeon and St. Albert students are sharpening their skills this week in preparation for next week's provincial Skills tournament. The 2016 Alberta Provincial Skills Canada Competition is next week, and about 10 Sturgeon and St.
Specialized baby formula now covered by province

Specialized baby formula now covered by province

The Trinh family was happy to see the government act so quickly to its plea for better health benefit coverage for medically required, specialized infant formula.
Vader's texts suggest plan to give false info to police

Vader's texts suggest plan to give false info to police

Another of Travis Vader's former love interests has testified at his ongoing murder trial, which is now in its ninth week.
Fred's Flowers will open this season

Fred's Flowers will open this season

When Gord Sawchuck visited his greenhouse last week he found it empty and lifeless, not full of colour and smelling of soil like it should have been at this time of year. But a neighbourly gesture is about to change that.
The Edge earns two thumbs up

The Edge earns two thumbs up

Following its launch in the 2007 model year, the Ford Edge quickly became a standout among the expanding crossover vehicle market.
KidSport keeps ball rolling when families need a hand

KidSport keeps ball rolling when families need a hand

“Healthy kids help build healthy communities,” succinctly states Colin McGuinness, a director on the KidSport St. Albert Board. “St.
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