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Gold Dust Casino is no more.

There were plenty of empty seats Monday when city council took questions on next year’s proposed budget.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) is investigating after a Morinville RCMP officer shot a 26-year-old man at the Alexander Reserve last night. Morinville RCMP officers were called at around 6 p.m.

After approving its wish list of regional transit projects, the Capital Region Board (CRB) now wants the provincial government to start dispersing promised Green Trip grant dollars.

Residents who live on or access their homes from Falstaff Avenue will have an opportunity to learn how the aging street will be rebuilt next year. An open house is scheduled at Richard S. Fowler Catholic Junior High School for next Tuesday.

It took a team of engineers and some tricky math, but scientists say they now know how cats drink. Jeffrey Aristoff and his team published a study on how cats lap water Thursday in Science. They did the study without any funding.

Commuters who use 137 Avenue will have direct access to LeClair Way, Ray Gibbon Drive and the southwest leg of the Anthony Henday by this time next year. The city will complete construction of LeClair Way years ahead of schedule thanks to a $3.

The Capital Region Board (CRB) is considering rejecting a major development in St. Albert's annexed lands. The CRB's administration has recommended rejecting the development proposed by Triple Five Worldwide.

Although Alberta has not levied a harmonized sales tax (HST), many Albertans — including local school boards — are still paying HST on things like mutual funds and postage on packages destined for provinces that have implemented the tax.

A young man who stole his mother’s credit card and spent with abandon was placed on a tight probationary term. The 18-year-old man pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of stolen property plus breaching a youth court probation order.