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A St. Albert man will have 46 days in jail to think about how nothing good can ever come from cycling while sloshed. Shawn Hamar Hanson appeared in St.
Housing starts take a dip

Housing starts take a dip

Bad weather in October and a change in housing trends could explain a dip in single family housing permits issued in St. Albert in the first six months of the year, said a local homebuilder.
Appeal sinks proposed air station for now

Appeal sinks proposed air station … for now

St. Albert’s air quality monitoring station is now homeless due to a ruling by the city’s subdivision appeal board, but the province says the station will get built eventually.
Rural mayors want out of CRB

Rural mayors want out of CRB

The Town of Redwater has asked the province to let it leave the Capital Region Board. That's prompted fears of a mass exodus, as well as an impassioned plea from St. Albert Mayor Nolan Crouse for small communities to stay with the group.
McCann double murder goes straight to trial

McCann double murder goes straight to trial

Accused killer Travis Vader is set to stand trial for double murder next year, after the Crown cancelled a six-week preliminary hearing scheduled for September.
MacKay to run for second term

MacKay to run for second term

Cam MacKay will seek a second term on St. Albert's city council, the first sitting councillor to announce another run for office. MacKay announced Thursday he would run again. To date only Mayor Nolan Crouse has said he will run again.
On the front lines of the weed war

On the front lines of the weed war

If you want to see the front line of the weed war in St. Albert, go to the vacant lot by Meadowview Lane and Meadowview Drive. This is weed central in St.
Black tern! Duck!

Black tern! Duck!

Recent visitors to the John E. Poole interpretive wetland might have noticed that the boardwalk is closed.
Beating the heat

Beating the heat

“Too hot” are words few Albertans dare utter considering the long, cold and barren prairie winter that usurps much of the year.
E3 ushers in a new generation of games

E3 ushers in a new generation of games

In the world of gaming, there is no event bigger than the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). E3 2013, poised on the cusp of the next generation, was three packed days of game unveilings.
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