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City council should consider a low-density development with a range of single- and multiple-family dwellings for 70 Arlington Dr., according to recommendations from a consultant report released Friday. In the report Populus Community Planning Inc.

A man whose impaired driving resulted in a crash last year opted to pay a heavy fine by spending time in jail. Michael Degroot pleaded guilty to a single count of driving with a blood alcohol exceeding the legal limit and was handed a $1,500 fine.

Alberta publishing pioneer Ruth Kelly will talk about overcoming obstacles to achieve success in business when she visits St. Albert next Thursday.

A nighttime explosion in Afghanistan has killed a garrison soldier just days before he was supposed to come home. Pvt.

A common goldeneye pops its head from a cavity in a large tree near the Sturgeon River in Braeside. The bird created the nest 50 feet off the ground.

The quality of care at Youville Home in St. Albert is being threatened by a staffing change that will reduce the number of registered nurses on shift, says the United Nurses of Alberta.

Sturgeon County has reinstated a full fire ban, as local resources are stretched thin battling a blaze on the county’s northern border. Sturgeon fire crews are battling the massive blaze in Thorhild County near the small hamlet of Opal.

When you work with a community organization or any kind of non-profit charity, your work is cut out for you especially when it comes to the dicey proposition of fundraising.

A man beaten earlier this month as he was walking out of a local bar is still trying to understand why he was attacked.

The city is about to host its first ever Relay for Life and organizers are holding a publicity-boosting kickoff for it this weekend.