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Travis Edward Vader, the man accused of killing St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann, made his first court appearance today on the charges in Edson. Vader was charged on April 18 with first-degree murder in the couple's death.

Cheryl Vollrath is thankful for every day that she gets to live without an orange in her head. That's the size of the tumour that her doctors told her was growing on her brain and pushing on her sinuses. It was July 2002.

Limited data on St. Albert’s ambulance response times is now available publicly through Alberta Health Services (AHS) website, something the mayor says is a positive sign.

Great weather and Mother’s Day may have driven down attendance at this year’s Clean Up the Sturgeon event, say organizers. About 360 people came out to the Sturgeon River last Sunday to take part in St.

My name’s Scout and I’m an 18-month-old Jack Russell terrier. I’m a typical Jack Russell as I bounce around with tons of energy, and I love it.

The house Helen Naundorf grew up in is going to the birds and she couldn’t be more pleased. On Sunday Naundorf, 90, and her 86-year-old sister Gladys Gibson watched as a birdhouse replica of their parents’ house was unveiled at St.

While Edmonton and Strathcona County issued fire bans late last week and the province has banned fires in all forested areas effective immediately, there is no plan to do so in the city in the short-term, according to St. Albert Fire Services.

The curtain came down on the life of beloved local music teacher Frances Schuchard earlier this month. Schuchard passed away May 1, at the age of 89, after a long career helping local musicians find their voice.

A poem about a dastardly Nintendo villain has helped a local writer win a national writing contest. Sam Daly, a Grade 4 student at Leo Nickerson Elementary, was named one of the nine winners Wednesday of the 2012 Book Week Writing Contest.

St. Albert’s Handibus system should offer more trips into Edmonton and can do so for less than what the mayor thought it might cost, according to a report presented to city council Monday.