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A St. Albert drug dealer could face jail time for trafficking cocaine to an undercover police officer. Michael Royal Dickson pleaded guilty in St.

Scared of bats? How'd you like to live with hundreds of them? St. Albert environmentalist Elke Blodgett did so for 40 years at her cabin in the woods west of St. Albert.

A former teacher and hockey coach who admitted to having sexual contact with a minor will be sentenced in the new year.

A local celebrity will host a talk later this week as part of a conference on the future of food.

The head of St. Albert’s Catholic school board is looking for volunteers to head up a new district-wide charitable foundation. Greater St.

Morinville residents will soon be able to provide their input into the 2013 budget, which proposes a two per cent increase in residential and non-residential property taxes.

Planning for rapid transit in St. Albert’s future is on hold after city council rejected a proposal for a $250,000 master plan.

A new off-site levies bylaw won’t be ready until sometime next year despite one city councillor’s efforts to speed up the process.

St. Albert city councillors are pledging to keep a collective close eye on the 2013 budget as changes in how the draft plan is presented make the proposed property tax increase a moving target.

Patrick Draper thinks St. Albert residents get excellent value for their tax dollar and wants the city to know it.