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Now that Avenir has received council's endorsement, Mayor Nolan Crouse is pledging to ensure its proponents keep their promises. "The public interest needs to get taken care of," Crouse said.

After exploring the possibility of conducting its municipal census completely online, the city has decided to stick with its hybrid system that combines online and door-to-door information gathering.

A new online petition is seeking to force city council to resign over its decision to put a city-owned Starbucks location at Servus Credit Union Place. The petition at www.petitiononlinecanada.

The gates are almost open for eager community-minded citizens to get in on the action without ever having to lace up or break a sweat.

If the city was prepared to breach its contracts, reversing a decision to open a Starbucks location would only cost $30,000, but this would expose the city to potential damages of $1 million if the other parties decided to sue, said city manager Bill

A single incredible stroke of luck is all Mark Kinsella needed earlier this week. The octogenarian St.

The soggy weather has slowed construction on the Anthony Henday, but it won't prevent it from opening on time.

The provincial government announced Wednesday a new air quality index meant to clear the air on when pollution could affect Albertans’ health.

A Sherwood Park woman was sentenced to a five-year prison term Monday in an impaired driving case that claimed two lives.

Morinville has fired its chief administrative officer for the second time in five years. Town council voted 4-2 to end its contract with Edie Doepker, the town's CAO, at a special meeting on July 13, almost all of which was held in camera.