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Some of Canada’s newest citizens arrived from Edmonton by bus Thursday at Neil M. Ross Catholic School. Some came at 11 a.m. so they wouldn’t miss citizenship court, which was scheduled for 2 p.m.

Is that rock alive? If you're on another planet, new research suggests the answer could be yes.

If you love Scrabble, it doesn’t get any better than laying down a triple word score and using up all of your letters to do it — unless you’re helping out a worthy cause at the same time.

The St. Albert Senior Citizens' Club got a $50,000 boost from city council Monday, to help fund renovations at its aging centre.

St. Albert commuters will see one important route close and another open this week. As part of the Anthony Henday project, the province is closing 184 Street between the Henday and 137 Avenue. The closure starts Saturday Oct.

St. Albert city council took the first small steps on the long journey toward the redevelopment of the downtown core this week.

Jim Hole says he can't stand to see a faucet left running. "Drove Mom crazy, too," he adds, referring to Lois Hole. So he's understandably pumped about the new water-saving rooftop gardens he's now testing at the Enjoy Centre in St. Albert.

The city is making a gentle push to some businesses in Riel Park to spruce up their properties.

Some things just make sense in more ways than one.

A major developer is interested in building a facility specifically designed for family doctors in St. Albert, says Mayor Nolan Crouse.