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When a loved one is dying from a chronic illness, family members turn to each other for support. People of faith also seek support and strength from their church leaders and fellow parishioners.

Last week St. Albert City Council agreed to cease train whistles through the city. The change won’t take effect until at least 2018, because a number of safety upgrades are required before the whistles can stop.

The argument could be made that it doesn’t matter who’s running the province right now – the job has become next to impossible as low oil prices continue to batter Alberta’s economy.

RCMP are raising the alarm about a growing threat on the streets of St. Albert, one that can only be countered through education and action. Fentanyl is a dangerous drug that is threatening lives. Last week St.

The criminal court verdict was expected to bring relief or at least the end of a six-year long ordeal. Instead, within hours the judgment was met with disbelief and grief.

There is a crisis in St. Albert. This week, the local food bank said the demand for food has doubled in a year. What is worse is that demand is up while donations have dropped.

On Thursday Albertans will hear directly the outcome of a long, high profile murder trial. In an historic moment, Justice Denny Thomas will be broadcast live as he reads his decision in the first-degree murder trial of Travis Vader.

What’s a municipal politician worth? That is a dangerous question that might incite unprintable responses. Nonetheless, we shall take our chances and explore the question at hand. The council remuneration review committee thinks St.

“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions, but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable for the injury.” John Stuart Mill When St.

Last month, a driver struck a mother and her 10-week-old baby in a crosswalk in St. Albert. “I thought, hang on he’s not stopping. He’s coming toward me,” Nichola Hudson told the Gazette.