Local News

On Friday the City of St. Albert finally released its report on the 2012 municipal census. Below are some of the most noteworthy numbers to come out of last year’s headcount. The city conducts its own census every two years.

Crop pests will be thrown to the entomological lions this week as crop experts come to St. Albert for a science seminar on canola. About 240 farmers and agronomists are at the Enjoy Centre this week for the second annual CanoLAB educational seminar.

A cocaine dealer formerly of St. Albert will spend the next three and a half years behind bars for a series of drug and firearm-related offences.

An Alexander man will get a new hearing in a case that accuses two election candidates of bribing a man for his vote.

Everyone knows how to find porcupines except me, it seems. I've never seen one of these spiky fur-balls alive in the wild, so I wasn't expecting much when I asked locals if there were any around town.

The city has killed two birds with one pile of dirt, so to speak.

Online voting in the next municipal election is likely a no-go in St. Albert, but a local councillor wants to explore using the technology in a different forum – during council meetings. Coun.

Original Joe’s gets update Darek Ziemian, owner of Original Joe’s in St. Albert, just stripped his restaurant down to steel walls and concrete floors. And now he’s putting it back to better.

Despite its name, you can expect neither blue face paint nor heavy Scottish swords involved in a new international movement making headway around St. Albert.

The Ice Palace at West Edmonton Mall was filled to the brim with supporters of the 11th Hair Massacure and organizer Tammy MacDonald couldn’t have been more pleased. “We had another record year!” she said.