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Gas line rupture prompts evacuation of businesses

Gas line rupture prompts evacuation of businesses

Emergency officials evacuated three businesses along St. Albert Trail Tuesday morning due to a “potential explosion hazard” caused by a natural gas leak. Fire officials evacuated Riverside Honda, Rona and the St.
UPDATED: Street, businesses remain closed as repairs proceed on ruptured gas line

UPDATED: Street, businesses remain closed as repairs proceed on ruptured gas line

A natural gas leak just off Inglewood Drive was described as a "potential explosion hazard," explaining why three businesses were evacuated. According to a city news release, a contractor ruptured a gas line near St.
Morinville man airlifted to hospital

Morinville man airlifted to hospital

A 33-year-old Morinville man was airlifted to hospital Friday after a pickup truck rammed into the passenger side of the car he was travelling in. St. Albert RCMP and the St. Albert fire department responded to a two-vehicle collision at St.
Killer's release set for Monday

Killer's release set for Monday

The woman convicted of stabbing a local realtor to death more than six years ago is to be released from prison Monday.
Create a welcoming Christmas display

Create a welcoming Christmas display

Warmer temperatures this weekend, which are forecast to hover around 0 C, may make the outdoor Christmas decorating job a bit easier.
Christmas kettles provide soup, soap and salvation

Christmas kettles provide soup, soap and salvation

Next month, needy St. Albert families may go hunting for toys for their children and they can do it in privacy and with dignity without any cost to them at the toy centre at the Salvation Army church.
Embracing the maple leaf

Embracing the maple leaf

In 1997, a teenaged Judit Jimmy stepped off a plane on a November night in Toronto. A refugee from what is now South Sudan, she looked outside the airport terminal and saw that the land was covered in white – her first glimpse of snow.
Province to borrow for infrastructure

Province to borrow for infrastructure

Alberta's population spike is pressuring government to borrow funds to finance the creation of much-needed hospitals, schools and roads, says Finance Minister and Spruce Grove-St. Albert MLA Doug Horner.
Snow removal going quickly, city says

Snow removal going quickly, city says

Warm weather, plenty of equipment and residents parking their cars in garages or on driveways have accelerated the city’s snow removal plans, the public works director said Friday.
Helium shortage worries party suppliers

Helium shortage worries party suppliers

Tony Mishra has problems with gas. His party balloon store runs low on helium. The owner of the St.
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