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There are more than 6,600 points of light in the world of St. Albert Protestant schools. That’s how many of the students and budding humanitarians are at the district’s 14 schools.

The St. Albert RCMP is employing a mixed bag of strategies this season as Christmas once again leads to too many people driving drunk.

Any brave chef looking for a challenge this Christmas might want to consider tackling the turducken, an ambitious and time-consuming dish combining the meat of a turkey, a duck and a chicken all deboned and rolled in between layers of delicious stuff

When he heads to Sudan next month, Dr. Ray Comeau, a Red Deer-based general physician, will be better able to match patients with the correct eyeglass prescription thanks to equipment donated by the Liberton Medical Clinic in St. Albert.

A friend of mine indicated that car rental rates are “going through the sunroof” as of late. Today the rental fleets are smaller, which means fewer available cars and that subsequently leads to higher prices.

A 22-year-old woman who was involved in a home break-in and the unlawful confinement and robbery of a friend was sentenced to more jail time this week.

The McCann family is facing Christmas without Lyle and Marie as the mystery into the couple’s disappearance continues without answers. Family members attended the annual Christmas lunch at the St.

If you're still stuck in your driveway, take heart: the city starts clearing snow from commuter roads this weekend. A daylong snowstorm snarled traffic and clogged roads this week, leaving some local drivers spinning their wheels.

The city will try to ease the transition to a new waste program by buying back unused garbage tags and allowing residents to drop off extra garbage at the recycle yard. The city is readying for a switch to automated curbside pickup next June.

Daniel Sundal spent the last 16 weeks in school, all the time with stars in his eyes. He wasn’t daydreaming though, just learning how to be the best emergency responder that he could be under the tutelage of some high-flying professors.