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The fentanyl crisis in this country is real and it’s very close to home. It’s not just a problem for the users. As we learned over the past weeks, your neighbour could be producing it on a scale never before seen in this country.

Statistics show that we are in the middle of the deadliest time of the year. Sixty per cent of all Alberta drowning deaths occur in the summer. There were three drowning deaths in Alberta this week alone.

A previous version of this editorial incorrectly stated that MLA Derek Fildebrandt referred to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne as “Mr. Wynne”. In fact, a constituent of Mr. Fildebrandt’s posted the statement on Facebook.

It’s an initiative that’s supposed to make a downtown intersection safer. Instead it is creating confusion, delays and potential safety issues. The City of St.

It may be a small text amendment to the city land use bylaw, but it could send a powerful message that St. Albert is an inclusive community. Last week St.

St. Albert City Council finally approved the controversial branch library borrowing bylaw this week, but it won’t mean much. Whether or not the library gets built will be a decision for the next council.

Smoke has drifted into St. Albert from some of the wildfires that erupted suddenly in the British Columbia interior late last week. This is a stark reminder that conditions can become ripe for fire quickly.

St. Albert remains one of the best places to live in the country. According to MoneySense, it’s actually the seventh best, though it is the best place to live in Alberta by a country mile.

Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci is trying to do his best Dr. Seuss impersonation, hoping Albertans will swallow his unappetizing menu of debt and learn to like it like green eggs and ham. “We will get to balance.

On Thursday, the Arden Theatre hosted a special citizenship ceremony, welcoming 38 new citizens. The ceremony was set up to tie in with Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. Similar ceremonies happened this week all across the country.