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The day might not be far off when St. Albert Transit riders can pay their fares with their debit cards, credit cards or even their smartphones. City council on Tuesday night endorsed a proposal for a smart fare system as part of the 2014 budget.

St. Albert will go ahead with its study on running an LRT line through the city and put on the shelf any further work on preventing trains from blowing their whistles in the city limits.

A recent study from the University of Alberta has the potential to change how patients with kidney disease are treated in order to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke.

When it came time to pass the torch of Relay for Life’s honorary cancer survivor to a new person this year, organizer Charlene Bouvier thought it might be best to keep it in the family.

St. Albert RCMP seized cocaine with a street value of approximately $60,000 from an Oakmont home late last month. On April 26, officers went to the residence of Merit Ilker Iyioz as part of a court ordered curfew check.

Despite a bleak weather forecast for the weekend, Rainmaker Rodeo organizers are still "pumped" for rodeo festivities. "There may be a couple of showers, it may be a little chilly, but we feel it's going to be pure bliss," said Patrick Dower, St.

A children’s art gallery is being proposed for St. Albert’s downtown, but NABI would have to move out of its Mission Avenue headquarters for the proposal to become reality.

There's a definite artsy look to Troy Funk's office at St. Albert Place. Behind the honking huge desk, bright show posters line the walls, books and CDs are stacked on shelves and snowflakes dangle from the ceiling.

Dry conditions in and around St. Albert means the city is unlikely to hold a mortgage burning party, but staff are pretty happy they have officially retired one of its few remaining debentures.

Select intersections in St. Albert now feature pedestrian signals that have the ability to speak. They don't say much, only "wait" after you push the arrow-shaped button, indicating you'd like to cross.