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The city is closer to tying up loose ends for the first two stages of Ray Gibbon Drive after council approved a $1.3-million deal to snatch up land alongside the road. On Monday, council met in private before approving the additional land purchase.

City staff have been instructed to find out how much it will cost to build a pedestrian walkway over Ray Gibbon Drive, one that a local business owner thinks could be the keystone to future tourism in St. Albert.

A local daycare operator is defending Iris Evans after the Alberta finance minister made remarks that have been interpreted as a criticism of parents who put their children in day care.

Changes aimed at replacing the departed Wildrose Foundation and streamlining community funding programs don’t change the bottom line — Alberta charities will have to do more with fewer dollars, critics say.

A St. Albert resident takes pride in telling tales. When Kerry McPhail-Hayden’s son Mitchell was born prematurely, it took an hour to nurse him.

Some St. Albert seniors want the provincial government to increase taxes. The idea came up Tuesday at a seniors’ forum hosted by Alberta Liberal leader David Swann and Calgary MLA Dave Taylor. About 160 seniors filled the St.

Jack Black’s shtick has been wearing thinner and thinner since he hit his stride six years ago in School of Rock.

With an election off the table for the time being, the federal Conservatives advanced their law and order agenda this week with two new laws targeting crime.

A parliamentary committee says police should do random breathalyser tests to catch more drunk drivers, a suggestion one local lawyer says moves Canada closer to being a police state.

Christmas is coming early for two local community service groups, thanks to a sister agency. The St. Albert Newcomers’ Club recently announced it will deliver cheques next week to St.