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The Carlsons probably weren't thinking about a citywide trend when they planted their vines back in 1995. Bob and Colette Carlson have lived next to the concrete sound barrier along St. Albert Trail near Savoy Place since 1993.

A provincial decision not to charge municipalities to access electronic vehicle records has raised the question of what St. Albert will do with the $385,000 it will now not have to spend on record searches.

St. Albert’s third ambulance will remain permanently on city streets. Alberta Health Services announced Friday morning the ambulance, operating under a pilot program since April, will remain stationed in the city.

Amid vocal backlash from the business community over the firing of the city’s well-respected director of business and tourism development, city manager Bill Holtby said Friday that Larry Horncastle’s departure was necessary so the city ca

Capt. Curtis Chow is a highly trained soldier with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan. He's in one of the most dangerous places on Earth, with the safety of hundreds of people depending on his actions.

Municipal employees who work at St. Albert’s RCMP detachment will get a three-per-cent pay increase under a new collective agreement with the city. The 32 employees covered by the deal will see a general wage increase of 2.

Nearly 100 members of the Canadian Forces and civilians revved their engines recently to raise money for a worthy cause.

It seems everyone has a beef about traffic lights, and St. Albert's transportation co-ordinator Dean Schick has heard all the criticisms. Schick is the city's go-to guy for traffic light issues.

Everything looks like it’s full-steam ahead now that the St. Albert Senior Citizens’ Club has a new captain at the helm.

The federal government reaffirmed its faith in and commitment to Alberta's arts and culture with a major funding announcement at the Art Gallery of Alberta Friday morning. In total, funding worth more than $6.3 million was earmarked for 93 projects.