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Going to school in the 1970s wasn't fun for St. Albert's Maureen Ligtvoet. “As a First Nations girl, I was bullied a lot because of the colour of my skin and who I was,” she says.

It is a rite of spring in Alberta to hit the road on the May long weekend to blow off a winter’s worth of steam. Many local people have already started packing up their cars and RVs ready to hit the road.

The discovery of a dead man in the middle of Poundmaker Road near Sir Winston Churchill Avenue shocked many people in the community. The tragic and unsettling event is rare in St. Albert.

St. Albert’s city administration went through a reorganization this week.

It has been a year since a major wildfire evacuated Fort McMurray, deploying help from across the province, including St. Albert. Within 30 minutes of getting a request from the provincial operations centre, four St.

Advance polling for the Conservative Party leadership race began this week and the potential winner is anyone’s guess. There are 13 candidates on the ballot.

This week every St. Albert child who has ever dreamed of shuttling into space may have extra inspiration to follow his or her dreams. Military pilot and doctor Nathalie Sleno, who was born and raised in St.

The federal government tabled legislation last week to legalize marijuana by July 1 of next year, but they have given few clues on how this will be accomplished. The Trudeau government is leaving all of the work to the provinces and municipalities.

Sometimes St. Albert city council ignores recommendations from its administration, at its peril. One example of this is the city’s long-running digital sign issue.

Earlier this week, St. Albert City Council continued its work on a new Council Code of Conduct Bylaw, but so far the residents of St. Albert are in the dark about the ongoing discussions. The discussions happened in camera. Only Coun.