Local News

Alexander residents will make a plan this fall to keep crime out of their community thanks to a recent grant from the province. Alexander First Nation and the Yellowhead Tribal Community Corrections Society got a $75,000 grant on Aug.

The last incumbent city councillor declared his intentions for the fall election this week when Coun. Lorie Garritty indicated his name won't be on the ballot Oct. 18.

City councillors identified a host of transit projects they hope will qualify for provincial dollars, including a new south park and ride, a smart card fare system and an LRT connection to the heart of the city.

James Burrows will make the case for a fourth term to St. Albert voters this fall. Burrows, who has been on council since 2001, announced this week he intends to seek another term and plans to focus on giving citizens more input into city planning.

Rows of seats sat empty as a small vessel cut through the damp and grey off the coast of Vancouver Island in the spring of 2009.

High unemployment rates are prompting the Alberta government to temporarily suspend two of its immigration programs.

Imagine getting on your motorcycle and riding 18,000 kilometres to the bottom of one of the world’s most infamous mountains, only to get off and start hiking up its peak.

It's been a long time since anyone has seen lake sturgeon in the Sturgeon River. Jim Greer of the Pioneer Gun Club says he saw one in Big Lake around 1930. "I was out with my dad, and he was rowing the boat and I was hanging over the front.

One of the neat things about the St. Albert Farmers’ Market is the quirky names vendors give their business. For instance, there’s The Butcher’s Bus, a popular booth manned by sausage makers Charles and Jody Hansen.

Modern communication technology has changed the way the world disseminates information, so educators must change the way they teach children to read.