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Strathcona County modified their stance on the proposed Heartland Transmission Line last week, arguing the proposed line should run through Sturgeon County instead.

It will be a busy year for St. Albert’s economic development advisory committee. Last week city council approved 10 priorities for the committee, known as SAEDAC, whose role is to advise council on economic development issues.

A delegation of parents concerned about the lack of secular education in Morinville took the issue to town council last week, but received only a polite audience. The group was led by Donna Hunter, a Morinville mother who has pushed Greater St.

High prices will boost farm incomes to record levels this year, say new reports, but fertilizer and fuel costs could soon drag them back down.

A St. Albert man was scheduled to return home last night after a harrowing few weeks in Libya. Violent protests continued in the African nation of Libya as leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi continued his bloody crackdown on opponents to his rule.

Mayor Nolan Crouse says a city review of the circumstances surrounding the death of an Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games participant Saturday is meant to ensure proper procedures were followed, not assign blame.

The city is one step closer to completing the third stage of Ray Gibbon Drive but remains about $30 million short of actually having the road.

Canada is making progress in Afghanistan, says a local member of Parliament, but still has to work on serious problems of corruption before that nation can stand on its own.

Despite a $257 million increase to help cover a 4.

It's not ready for big business yet, says an expert, but solar power is now growing salad for high-school students in B.C.