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The City of St. Albert is looking to spend about $100,000 over the next five years on a new internal emergency communications system.

Booming thunder was no match for roaring engines Monday evening, as car enthusiasts refused to let bad weather dampen a community cruise warmup event for this year's Rock'n August. 

“When that motion was put forward I thought about it, and I thought if we take away one of the basic amenities expected ... for high schools because of the versatility that it provides, this is no longer suitable for a high school,” Hughes said.

Four U15 athletes are set to represent the region at an elite national showcase in Ontario

Past and current members of the Canadian military's oldest front-line medical unit were honoured with a Freedom of the City ceremony on Sunday outside St. Albert city hall, in recognition of the unit's 125th anniversary.

The dominant U13 group punctuated a stellar season with gold at the Calgary showdown

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St. Albert’s premier U15 and U17 teams claim provincial championships and set sights on Canada’s top tournament

Few athletes can say they've competed on the world stage — and even fewer can say they did it in just their second time competing in their sport.

More energy should be spent to incentivize rural communities to grow instead of focusing solely on housing increases in urban areas, said Paul McLauchlin, president for Rural Municipalities of Alberta.