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A faulty laptop sparked a blaze in North Ridge Monday afternoon that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. The St. Albert fire department responded to the single-dwelling home at around 4:15 p.m.

The St. Albert Steel are officially in default of their agreement with the City of St. Albert, which expired Friday without the former AJHL hockey club paying off the balance owed to the city.

Jelena Mrdjenovich's smile and charming personality hide something very important; She can almost certainly knock you out. In her decade long career as a professional boxer 14 opponents have been sent to the canvas.

She carries the years well. The structure is still strong and the face still shines and the overhauls have been regular and extensive, but in the end there's no hiding the fact that the Alberta Legislature is 100 years old.

Oh boy! It's that fruit-fly time of the year again! Of course, it's fruit-fly season in the spring too and if you eat a lot of bananas, or mangoes, why you can have these jim-dandy little critters as house pets all year long.

Government ministries are reviewing their spending as Alberta prepares for another major deficit this year that could reach as high as $3 billion, says Finance Minister Doug Horner.

Theresia and Glenn Williams' backyard garden is at its seasonal peak right now, thanks to a number of colourful shrubs and an absence of lawn.

Ambulance response times are on the rise again, along with how often the St. Albert has no ambulances available to respond to emergencies, says the city's fire chief. A graph contained in the city's second-quarter report shows St.

The last day for the Grosvenor Park Outdoor Pool's season is coming up quick and its administrators have a unique and community-minded way to send it out with a bark. The city's first annual dog swim takes place on Monday, Sept. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m.

A giant cow parked itself in front of St. Albert Place Thursday afternoon, in an effort to help parents foster literacy in their pre-school-aged children. The Classroom on Wheels (C.O.W.