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A photo titled “Community Fun,” in the Feb. 24 issue appeared with the wrong caption. The children playing broomball in the photo were not Coun. Len Bracko.

A resident of an existing affordable housing complex in St. Albert isn’t impressed by citizen resistance to 70 Arlington Dr.

A minor sensation happened at the Silver Skate Festival last weekend when a pop celebrity made a surprise appearance. Melissa Bowen Jensen showed up with her two bodyguards keeping her out of harm's way from the paparazzi and her crazed public.

A man with 24 theft convictions was narrowly spared jail time, but received the maximum possible fine after he provided proof to the court he was working. Grant Roland Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of theft on Feb.

For someone like Maggie, tax time would beget a financial hardship, not from how much she owes the government but just from paying someone to help her with her return. “I would be scrambling to pay,” she said.

The number of bumps, crashes and collisions climbed in St. Albert last year as both injury and non-injury accidents rose. The numbers were presented to city council this week as part of the city’s year-end report.

Car owners who found their vehicles in front of a runaway bus last November are still fighting to get their damage repaired and there is no end in sight. The Nov.

Plans for St. Albert’s first official dog park were unleashed for St. Albert residents this week.

Antonie Kaiser, known to hundreds of city runners as Tony and often cited as an inspiration to those living healthy lifestyles, died in hospital Tuesday night surrounded by friends and family. He was 78.