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Potential city council candidates got a heads up this week that regular meetings could start an hour earlier after this fall’s municipal election. In a split vote councillors agreed to move council meetings back to 3 p.m.

There’s one day left for do-it-yourselfers to take advantage of a federal program that provides a tax deduction for home improvements.

It’s been a week of milestones for one Youville Home couple, as they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last Saturday and the husband’s 95th birthday today. Marie and Jack Coventry were married Jan. 20, 1945.

Sturgeon County and St. Albert have come close to striking a deal that could pave the way for several major developments along their shared border.

Want to volunteer and give back to the community, but don’t know how to get involved? The St. Albert Community Information & Volunteer Centre has many volunteer opportunities to choose from and can help find the right fit for you.

Generic drug prices in Alberta are coming down on April 1. Prices will fall to 56 per cent of comparable brand name drugs under a new agreement between the province, pharmacists and chain drug stores.

When Jason Dabbagh turned in his teacher's hat last week, he wore another one that was part head chef and part four-star general.

Alberta needs to ditch coal for wind and gas to meet the challenge of climate change, says the head of one of the province's biggest power companies.

St. Albertans love their library and are widely supportive of seeing expansion, but paying for it with higher taxes is a different story.

Resistance is mounting to a proposed affordable housing complex in Akinsdale, where citizens are organizing a petition as well as circulating flyers and emails.