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Much of St. Albert was in the dark Friday afternoon when a power outage hit over the lunch hour. Jennifer McGowan, spokesperson for FortisAlberta, said 1,200 customers across the city were affected. “It looks like we had a problem with a piece of equipment just outside the substation,” she said.

Accused killer Travis Vader will stand trial for the second time for eight drug and firearms-related offences dating back to the summer of 2010.

The St. Albert Housing Society might be cutting things a little close if it wants to purchase more units at one of the city’s affordable housing developments.

Sturgeon County’s future will look a lot more neighbourly under a proposed municipal development plan that splits the county into 10 different zones called neighbourhoods.

One of St. Albert’s most iconic buildings is once again fulfilling the pursuit for which it was originally built – scientific study.

The annual Hair Massacure is now in full swing for its 11th drive and a wave of bright pink hair is bombarding not only the St. Albert and surrounding region, but increasingly more of Alberta.

Transporting 43 pounds of marijuana into Alberta landed an Edmonton man three years under the watch of law enforcement. Ke Phang Truong, 55, was handed a two-year conditional sentence followed by one year of probation when he pleaded guilty in St.

The location of the city’s next dog park has been identified but ongoing concerns about the esthetics of using a chain link fence might create problems with its funding approval down the road.

An Edmonton man is banned from participating in organized hockey after he assaulted a referee at a local arena last spring. Shane Dayman, 35, pleaded guilty Monday in St.

Taking the hammer to the piggy bank was never so easy. Come Feb. 4, the Royal Canadian Mint will stop distributing the one-cent coin to banks across Canada. With a production cost of 1.6 cents per penny, this will save Canada about $11 million.