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Some citizens likely wondered what city officials were smoking when they announced it could cost more than $3.5 million to legalize cannabis in St. Albert – just for 2018. Ongoing costs for subsequent years could reach $2.

St. Albert may soon require speakers to register before presenting to council. After much debate at Monday's meeting, council passed first and second reading for new rules for public presentations.

St. Albert families got some reassuring news on Monday. Sturgeon Community Hospital will soon be able to treat premature and sick newborns.

The St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce outlined its goals for the coming year at a meeting on Wednesday. Advocating on behalf of businesses regarding minimum wage increases remains one of its priorities.

A St. Albert family is grateful that somewhere in the world a donor has stepped forward to donate the life-saving bone marrow that their 12-year-old daughter needs. Alex Pasichnyk went into total bone marrow failure last June.

Ray Gibbon Drive, annexation, economic development, taxes … St. Albertans will learn where their elected representatives’ priorities lie when council embarks on next week’s two-day strategic planning session.

This Christmas brought a bone-chilling blast of air that settled over the area with temperatures as low as -35 C. The cold stalled cars, froze pipes, and made travel difficult.

As 2017 draws to a close many of us are already looking forward to the new year, but it’s also an opportunity to look back on a landmark year.

The holidays are a great time for people to gather and be social, but unfortunately it's a time of year we often see an increase in impaired driving.

Christmas is just around the corner and the children of St. Albert have two more sleeps until Santa’s annual visit. Now Mr. Claus knows if you’ve been bad or good and this year there’s been plenty of both.