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A former postal carrier was sentenced to 22 months of house arrest this week for stealing a tonne of mail over a 16-year span.

A recent Morinville Community High School (MCHS) graduate is $15,000 richer after winning one of the University of Alberta’s top scholarships.

Only 34 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in Monday’s municipal election in St. Albert. This is down from the 37 per cent recorded in 2007, when there was much consternation about voter apathy.

Morinville Mayor Lloyd Bertschi will serve another term after beating challenger Joseph Trapani in a tight race.

It's a case of some old and some new for St. Albert's city council. Incumbent Mayor Nolan Crouse swept to victory over his lone challenger, political newcomer Shelley Biermanski, but only two incumbent councillors survived the cut.

Sturgeon County will see one new face on council after David Kluthe was elected as councillor for Division 4 The county has not made vote totals for any of the three races publicly available but has declared Kluthe, the son of former Sturgeon reeve/m

A long time Protestant School trustee was ousted Monday night when two new faces won a seat on the board. With 2,701, or 10 per cent of the votes, trustee Judy Huisman, first elected in 2001, lost her seat on Monday.

St. Albert and area voters cast ballots for their new municipal councils today. Join the Gazette as we blog live from St. Albert Place and Morinville as the results come in. Coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. Election live blog

St. Albert voters head to the polls today to select one of two mayoral candidates and up to six of 13 candidates vying for council. Because St.

The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) has been handed the task of reviewing an MLA advisory committee report released last week that looked at how profits earned at casino events are distributed among eligible charities across the province.