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A 31-year-old woman and former Morinville volunteer of the year, who worked with the organization for more than a decade, admitted Monday to stealing from the Morinville Pathfinders and Rangers and was handed six months of house arrest.

The Sturgeon River has too little oxygen to support most fish, local researchers have found, but that could change if we treat it right.

The Rainmaker kicked up a dusty storm when the annual rodeo and exhibition rolled through town this past weekend. Presented by the Kinsmen Club of St.

Live webstreaming of city council meetings will launch as early as this fall. Video of public meetings will also be archived and indexed on the city's website so interested parties can find the specific issue that interests them.

A group of Akinsdale residents angered by an affordable housing development in their neighbourhood have dropped a lawsuit against the city and the St. Albert Protestant school board.

A St. Albert student has won national fame for showing how a pet store product could help clean up oilsands tailings ponds. Brennon Grohn of St.

Despite a national restructuring shuttering 146 stores nationwide, both St. Albert Blockbuster stores will remain open. The company announced earlier this week that it will be closing stores as part of its bankruptcy proceedings stores.

The Alberta Liberal Party announced its plans for health care this week with a call for more local decision-making, more family doctors and a focus on prevention that would include banning trans fats and mandating ATV helmets.

St. Albert's flagship mall has a new owner and soon will feature a new store. St. Albert Centre will be the site of one of Canada's first Target stores sometime in 2012.

Premier Ed Stelmach attached a closing date to his term as premier and Progressive Conservative Party leader Friday. In a letter to party president Bill Smith, Stelmach announced his last day in office will be Oct. 1.