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Driving is a privilege, not a right – and mixing alcohol or drugs with getting behind the wheel is just plain stupid. Many Canadians still have a pervasive, if baffling, lackadaisical attitude toward impaired driving in general.

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson has said metro region municipalities have been getting a free ride on the backs of big-city residents, but that knife cuts both ways.

“We are essentially giving our oil away for free.” – Premier Rachel Notley To address the ongoing oil price crisis in this province, the Notley government is imposing a mandatory 8.

Homeowners are expecting a 0.4-per-cent property tax increase now that St. Albert councillors are done with their budget deliberations.

Thousands of St. Albertans might have a rough Christmas season ahead, but they can now rest easy knowing the salaries of their city council members are safe.

With a looming election, Premier Rachel Notley’s plan to boost assistance payments for Albertans with disabilities who are unable to work might be seen by cynics as a ploy to garner favour with voters. But the 60,000 residents – including many St.

“Of pain you could wish for only one thing: that it should stop … In the face of pain there are no heroes.” – George Orwell, 1984.

City council is rekindling St. Albert's great library debate, or at least a smaller version thereof. With a motion from Coun.

Persuading St. Albertans to donate their time to worthy causes will be a key goal for many community groups this weekend, and the timing is perfect as the season of giving gets underway.

Closing a portion of Coal Mine Road that connects to Eastgate Way North in Erin Ridge won’t solve the subdivision’s traffic problem, it will just move the problem.