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The city is expecting to post a surplus of $575,000 for 2010, council learned Monday.

Next Monday should be a beautiful day for families to spend together. Alberta has celebrated Family Day since the '90s and now people in the area are saying it's time to go off the grid.

The dangerous offender hearing for a man who viciously beat a St. Albert resident and Edmonton Transit driver resumed this week.

Ice safety tips and procedures Keep the following guidelines in mind when playing near or on the ice: • Never walk on ice that is less than 10 centimetres (four inches) thick and don't drive on ice that is less than 30 cm (12 inches).

Alexander First Nation’s director of education says the band would like to expand the terms of a decades-old agreement between it and the Greater St. Albert Catholic school board that sees students from the reserve attend schools in Morinville.

A stalled upgrader project in Sturgeon County got a major boost from the provincial government today when Premier Ed Stelmach announced a deal with North West Upgrading to refine provincial bitumen.

The introduction of the 2011/2012 budget on Feb. 24 and a review of all 24 departments' budget estimates will be a major focus during the spring sitting of the legislature, according to Government House Leader Dave Hancock.

The long-stalled North West upgrader in Sturgeon County is set to get a boost this morning with a deal for the company to upgrade bitumen from the province's bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program.

Electric cars could power Alberta's way towards a smarter electricity grid, says a local investor.

City council wants to communicate better with residents and the first thing it wants you to know is its message isn’t propaganda.