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It wasn’t a clean sweep, but St. Albert voters expressed a desire for a measure of change when casting ballots Monday night.

If you’re looking for a ‘get out and vote’ lecture, look elsewhere. This isn’t a sermon.

It appears that only an election and either a successive minority or total defeat will deter the Conservative cabinet from accepting the fact that Parliament, not the cabinet, is the most powerful organ of government and that Stephen Harper and his c

In the end, smart growth wasn’t so smart after all — and neither was city council.

For those voters who, for the first time in six years are facing elections for both St. Albert school boards, it can be difficult to get engaged, as was proven by sparse attendance at a recent candidates’ forum.

It was refreshing to see that, in the face of vitriolic neighbourhood anger and in the middle of an election that could end its members’ political careers, city council stood firmly on principle Wednesday evening when it authorized the developm

Interest in the Oct. 18 municipal election appears strong, as 450 residents packed the Arden Theatre Tuesday for what turned out to be one of the better candidate forums in recent memory. Organized by the St.

It should come as no surprise to Albertans — especially those with family members suffering from mental illness — that the province’s community treatment order (CTO) plan is being roundly criticized for its ineffectiveness.

Voters get their first look at mayoral and city council candidates this Tuesday when the St. Albert Taxpayers’ Association hosts an all-candidates forum at the Arden Theatre.

As of Monday, the race for mayor and spots on city council, both in St. Albert and in municipalities across the province, got under way.