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Funeral services were held Thursday for St. Albert realtor Janet Williams, who died Dec. 5 at the age of 75, after a six-month battle with cancer.

Morinville will have a tiny bit more cash left in the bank next year after town council made some final trims to the budget this month. Council voted 5-0 in favour of its 2013 budget on Dec. 11. Coun. Gordon Boddez was absent.

A St. Albert teenager suffered minor injuries when she was hit by a van while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk Monday morning. The 13-year-old girl was crossing Hogan Road from Newmarket Way in North Ridge, in a crosswalk adjacent to J.J.

Homeowners will have to pay about $78 more a year in taxes next year in Sturgeon County, despite protests from the mayor that the county’s taxes have risen at an unsustainable rate.

Fewer residents parking illegally means fewer toys for families in need in St. Albert, but those drivers ticketed did provide a lot of toys. St. Albert’s Toys for Tickets campaign wrapped up on Dec. 7.

Birdwatchers are shining their binoculars this month as they gear up for St. Albert’s annual Christmas bird count. The 22nd annual St. Albert Christmas Bird Count is this Dec. 29.

Former city council candidate James van Damme remains behind bars, pending an adequate release plan created by his lawyer. Van Damme appeared in St.

Magpies are jerks. They'll eat baby songbirds, harass pets, and chase birds away from feeders.

Increased enforcement is the reason St. Albert has one of the highest numbers of people charged with impaired driving offences nationally, say local officials.

Until last summer, Daniel Contreras was just like every other healthy young man. He was hard at work wrapping up his post-secondary education so that he could start building his life. He was in love, looking forward to marrying his girlfriend.