Local News

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.

Today is the day that 34 local charities and organizations have been looking forward to all year. It's the occasion of the 12th annual Mayor's Walk for Charity, and the event just keeps getting bigger and better.

This weekend in Morinville a new tower will rise, one that should solve the region's smell issues once and for all, says the head of the town's pet-food plant.

St. Albert’s city manager wants more money to go towards growth projects in the community and has come up with a way to go about it – have the city borrow the money from itself.

Canadians aren’t acting fast enough when the symptoms of a stroke first appear, says a recent Heart & Stroke Foundation report.

Starting Feb. 1, 2013, handibus users will no longer pay almost twice the fare of traditional transit users — they will pay the same rate.

Connecting physically, emotionally or mentally disadvantaged individuals with gentle, a non-judgmental horse is proving beneficial at a Sturgeon County horse facility.

There are more and more reports of elder abuse coming from the community and that’s a good thing, says a representative from the St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club, one of the local agencies with experience dealing with the problem.

The St. Albert Crime Stoppers Association is asking for your assistance in solving the following crime: Break-in to shed Overnight between 11 p.m. on the evening of Thursday May 31, and 6 a.m.