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It could come down to two opportunities to speak their piece for four nominees wanting to become the new Wildrose Alliance candidate in Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater in the upcoming provincial election.

Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock MLA Ken Kowalski sees more kids skateboarding in his constituency lately than playing more traditional sports.

One of Legal's most famous citizens has died. Walter Henry Van De Walle died peacefully in St. Albert on April 21, according to his family. He was 88. A former reeve and member of Parliament for Sturgeon County and St.

A five-year-old St. Albert boy was airlifted to hospital Sunday evening after being struck by a pickup truck. The boy was playing road hockey in a driveway on Gatewood Avenue and had just run into the street when he was struck.

A St. Albert man was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon stemming from an altercation that left a woman with a large gash on her leg and bruises all over her body.

It would appear that business in the St. Albert area is continuing to hum along. According to the City of St. Albert’s 2010 year-end report, approved licenced businesses run out of commercial or industrial locations numbered 1,350 at year end.

To the angry man driving the blue Dodge pick-up who cut off three lanes of traffic to get into the left turning lane on St. Albert Trail on Monday, April 18 at about noon — your road rage is not appreciated.

A St. Albert family will benefit from a new $250,000 home donated by Daytona Homes. The company is one of five from the Capital region that donated a home to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

A man who pushed a woman down, breaking her clavicle bone and cellphone at a time when he was not supposed to have any contact with her, was sentenced to three months in jail and a year on probation.

Everything changed for St. Albert residents Jan and Rick Fortier and their son, Adam, with a decision by one family to give the gift of life. A five-year-old girl died, but in the wake of that tragedy Adam was given a new lease on life.