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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.

Get ready for St. Albert's biggest National Aboriginal Day ever this weekend as the city government officially joins the party. Local residents are invited to Lions Park this Sunday for the City of St.

If you missed the spectacular performance of the Stereos last Monday at the Starlite Room, rest easy. Capital Ex just announced the local fivesome will open for Marianas Trench on July 21 at the ED Fest stage.

The city is touting a new method to track the inflation of its expenses, but one expert suggests such methods can be a way for municipalities to defend tax increases at budget time.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber is the quintessential 21st century composer, and it’s a pretty safe bet his name will live on in the pantheon of music alongside Stephen Sondheim and The Beatles. Webber’s music is challenging.

City and county residents mobbed an open house on the Heartland Transmission Project this week as they lobbied hard to keep a proposed power line out of their backyards.

Legal Super Mart to hold grand opening The grocery store formerly known as the Legal Co-op will hold a grand opening Sunday under its new name — Legal Super Mart. A trio of Edmonton businessmen officially took over the store June 8.