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A local cop received a medal from the Governor General this week for his efforts to protect kids from drugs. Staff Sgt. Ian Sanderson of St. Albert was awarded the Order of Merit of the Police Forces in Ottawa Friday by Gov.-Gen. Michaëlle Jean.

RCMP officers found a marijuana grow-op with $270,000 worth of plants in a quiet Northridge crescent last week.

A decrease in provincial grant money has forced the city to re-tool its 2009 capital budget, but according to city officials it won't change what projects are completed this year.

Fire ban Weeks after they were first introduced the county’s bans on fires and ATV use, remain in effect.

A British Columbia man who waited in the parking lot for police after robbing a local Mac’s store will spend two years in jail.

The original Bionic Commando was a fan favourite for the original Nintendo system. It followed the same classic action like others of its time like Contra and Ghosts‘n Goblins.

Although the International Children’s Festival is folding its tents for the year, one show is a holdover. The St.

A five-year project is now just two months away from completion at a local elementary school but a group is still hoping to drum up just a few more coins for the piggy bank.

Cities will have safer streets if proposed changes to the federal sex offender registry go through, says St. Albert's top cop. But a local lawyer fears that the new law might be too harsh on offenders.

Three Edmonton businessmen have purchased the Legal Co-op, who have changes in mind to make the outlet viable as a grocery store. The ownership group is comprised of Ahmar Syed, Kashif Alan and Nadeem Mirza.