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City council defeated a proposed bylaw Monday night that would have made it impossible to set up strip clubs, swingers’ club or adult video stores.

Long-time city alderman and elementary school principal Rod Throndson died Sunday at the age of 75. Throndson spent a week in the Sturgeon Community Hospital before succumbing to complications from pneumonia, his family said.

A dynasty was broken, a pig was consumed and a great deal of wood was chopped this past weekend at the 1 Combat Engineer Regiment's annual Logger Sports Day at the Edmonton Garrison.

Local RCMP officers uncovered $30,000 worth of stolen property in a St. Albert storage locker this week.

The RCMP has now labelled Travis Edward Vader a suspect in the disappearance of a St. Albert couple. Vader has been considered a person of interest since mid July and was arrested on unrelated charges on July 19.

Two regional natural areas are set to get a lot bigger under a proposal from the province, one that has a Redwater off-road group worried about a traffic jam.

The oilsands industry boosts levels of toxins such as mercury and arsenic in the Athabasca River by up to eight times, says a new study.

County councillors unveiled their wish list for proposed Green Trip funding last week.

Sure, you want to buy your finicky feline a custom-made carpeted cat stand.

City council gave administration the go-ahead Monday night on a proposed plan aimed at creating hundreds of parking stalls downtown.