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The provincial government is taking aim at impaired driving with new legislation to be introduced Monday, but some opposition politicians believe the changes are missing the mark.

The bells are ringing for the annual Christmas Kettle campaign, thanks to a platoon of volunteers working for the Salvation Army.

A gun was fired at a house on Granite Avenue early Sunday morning and police are looking for information from the public to help determine who did it. Police believe the shot came from a shotgun that was fired at the house around 3 a.m.

The writing is on the wall for a group of area students. Twelve youths from all levels of both Catholic and Protestant school districts were presented as the St.

A proposed snow angel program that emerged out of last spring's controversy over residents using snow plows mounted on ATVs to clear sidewalks will not come to fruition, at least not this year. At a council meeting last April, Coun.

An Edmonton memorial service will be held Sunday to commemorate the lives of 200 transgender people who lost their lives this year through violence. “This memorial service is held worldwide and it is always on Nov.

Tony Bigchild had a stark message for St. Albert this week: drugs will kill you. The words were held high in his hands on a sign written in big red letters. "They will kill you," he said, as he and 75 others marched through downtown St.

User fees at Servus Credit Union Place will increase by 4.35 per cent next October, making its fees one of the highest at comparable facilities. Sitting as committee of the whole, councillors unanimously approved a motion by Coun.

If you’re having trouble finding peace in your life then a travelling speaker might have just the right words of encouragement for you. Philip Ponchet, a national director with the Inner Peace Movement of Canada, will be in St.

Big Lake Pointe is set to launch this week thanks to a $6.8 million grant from the province, and that has affordable housing advocates grinning ear to ear.