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It was too close to call for nearly three hours after the polls closed Monday night, but in the end Progressive Conservative candidate Maureen Kubinec won the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock riding by a slim margin.

Supporters surrounded re-elected incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Johnson as a PC majority government was announced early Monday night.

Ken Kowalski is retired but voters in the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock riding weren’t about to turn their backs on the Progressive Conservative party they have supported for decades.

Almost two years after the disappearance of St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann, Travis Vader has been charged with first-degree murder in their deaths.

Travis Vader was arrested over the weekend and charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the death of St. Albert couple Lyle and Marie McCann.

Join the St. Albert Gazette at 8 p.m. tonight as we bring you live results as they are updated for the St. Albert and surrounding ridings. After the polls close at 8 p.m.

With polls predicting a Wildrose government, several groups went public this week pleading with Albertans for anything but.

Type the words Tangerine Tango into your search engine and your computer screen will light up with a blaze of orange.

With the provincial election campaign entering its final days, local candidates say they are geared up and ready for an election day that is expected to make history. Polls will open at 9 a.m. Monday and close at 8 p.m.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) and general support services staff represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) will have more pad to their pockets after ratifying the tentative agreement reached last month.