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Thanksgiving came a little late on Thursday as representatives from 30 Capital region charities happily accepted $300,000 worth of grants from the Realtors Community Foundation. One of the beneficiaries was St.

New Orleans was already wrecked the first time I ever laid eyes upon the city. It was five weeks after hurricane Katrina had decimated the historic city and surrounding Gulf Coast communities.

After existing for a year in temporary trailers, St. Albert Transit staff and officials celebrated the grand opening of their newly renovated transit facility Friday afternoon.

A man being sentenced for another in a long string of thefts asked the judge to give him stricter probation conditions so he could stay on the right track.

A two-year-old investigation into the death of a young St. Albert man who was killed outside an Edmonton liquor store has failed to lead to arrests, although police are still encouraging the public to step forward with tips.

Sex offenders will spend at least 30 days behind bars if they prey on children, under a proposed new law, a penalty St. Albert's member of Parliament says will keep kids safe.

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) released a 10-point plan yesterday on how they would like to see workplace safety improved in the province just as the Alberta government unveiled a few more initiatives of its own.

There were no free gifts or freebie trips in 2009 for local MLAs Ken Allred or Doug Horner, according to member’s public disclosure statements, released by the Officer of the Ethics Commissioner last week.

While Alberta’s new Health Act will establish a set of guiding principles under which the province’s health system will operate, including the creation of a health advocate, critics say it could open the door for more private health care

A St. Albert student film crew won big last week in a regional film contest about auto idling.