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The very second a fire starts in your home, a countdown clock starts ticking down from three minutes.

Operators of a new daycare that recently opened in St. Albert are puzzled by what they feel is a slow response from local parents.

A St. Albert couple, killed last weekend riding their motorcycle, was laid to rest on Friday.

A man arrested with 27 grams of marijuana avoided drug charges this week but pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.

The Gazette would like to retract a story published in Wednesday's paper that contained inaccuracies about a city council motion regarding a development agreement with Landrex Developers for Erin Ridge North.

The province wants to create a more inclusive education system that covers special needs and regular students with one umbrella. However, this does not mean that special education students will be forced into regular classrooms.

Incumbent Coun. Len Bracko will run for a fifth term. "I'm a person that gets energized with big challenges," he said. "I've been part of a lot of big challenges and I think some more things need to be done in St. Albert.

Pouring rain has helped turn spring from one of the driest to one of the wettest in Alberta history. Environment Canada published its quarterly climate review this week.

Edmonton resident Fran Bittman doesn't like the idea of the capital building an LRT to St. Albert before resolving other city challenges.

Police seized drugs, cash, cellphones and the truck they came in last week. Officers in the St. Albert Drug Unit arrested a young man coming out of a fast-food restaurant on June 4 and have charged him with drug trafficking.