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It’s no secret that the thousands of members of the congregations of St. Albert’s 28 churches don’t just sit in the pews; they are always involved in acts of charity, great and small, far and wide.

This is the season for looking forward to the year ahead, but also for reflecting on the 12 months that have just passed.

When it comes to piloting new voting methods, such as allowing electors to cast their ballots online, Mayor Nolan Crouse is more than willing to pick up the cause.

A non-profit group's request for the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to reconsider its approval of the Heartland transmission project brings to three the number of legal actions filed since the line was approved last year.

The St. Albert RCMP is looking for witnesses after a 17-year-old youth reported being attacked by three masked men. The young man reported to police that shortly after he exited a cab in the Forest Grove area of St.

Frustrated with what they see as lack of action on the part of the provincial government concerning the schooling of their children, a group of Morinville parents closed the year out by filing a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

The list of people aiming to replace local MLA Ken Kowalski expanded yet again this week with two more candidates announcing they plan to seek the party’s nomination.

Seven-year-old Birk Ouellette was a reluctant hero Friday as Emergency Medical Services personnel gathered in his house to congratulate him for saving his mother’s life.

This is the season for looking forward to the year ahead, but also for reflecting on the 12 months that have just passed. This holiday season, Gazette staff writers will share their memories from the past year.

Drunk drivers should stay off the roads this weekend unless they want to spend New Year's with the police. Police will be out in force this weekend in search of drunk drivers, says Cst. Kevin Nicholls, a five-year veteran of the St.