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Kingswood residents will get their first look next week at a proposed change that would finally allow construction of a park in the area.

The city has given Landrex the green light to start some work on its Erin Ridge North Development, even though there is no development agreement yet in place.

A St. Albert man who found himself in legal trouble after snowplowing with an ATV last winter says he'll sue authorities now that the charges against him have been stayed. Following an incident in Jan.

Mayor Nolan Crouse defended council’s decision to cut funding to the St. Albert Youth Community Centre (YCC) at the eighth annual Mayor’s Breakfast.

The St. Albert Crime Stoppers Association is asking for your assistance in solving the following crime: Mischief In the early morning hours on June 22, four unknown person(s) were found checking parked vehicle door handles on Wycliffe Place.

A world-renowned environmental group is shutting its doors in St. Albert. City resident Rob Powell revealed this week that the World Wildlife Fund would be closing its Mackenzie River Basin office in St. Albert effective immediately.

Canada will fall far short of its 2020 climate change goals, reports one of Canada's top environmental think tanks, but could still meet it if provinces like Alberta step up their efforts.

Finding an apartment to rent in St. Albert is a little trickier this month as many local complexes posted no vacancy signs. A quick phone survey this week to managers of local complexes showed only five vacant apartments within the city.

The government's omnibus budget bill was opposed both in Parliament and on Perron Street this week, as opposition MPs in Ottawa and protestors in St. Albert opposed its passage. About 20 protestors stood outside local MP Brent Rathgeber's office Wednesday night to protest bill C-38. The bill implements the government's budget, but also makes a host of other changes to environmental regulations, employment insurance and old age security, to name a few.

When the racers come to the mountain this weekend for St. Albert's second annual soapbox derby, the seconds spent racing down the hill will be just the tip of the iceberg compared to the hours and days spent designing and building the little cars.