8+ hour, 26+ min ago   (640+ words) For Sandy Jamison, who spent decades as a production manager at the Gazette, producing a newspaper was once a hands-on process that could take hours, and sometimes much longer. “You used to stand at a slanted table with galleys, so…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (260+ words) A local daycare suffered a devastating fire over the weekend. Clouds of black smoke could be seen rolling out from the ground level at 25 Ryan Crescent shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The play yard at the Tot Spot Academy was on…...

19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (590+ words) There is something strange about watching someone leave a newsroom after 26 years. For more than two decades, Anna Borowiecki was one of the familiar voices of arts and culture in St. Albert, at the theatre, the festival, the concert, the…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (353+ words) A new Financial Crimes Unit in the St. Albert RCMP is looking to curb fraud and financial crimes resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses for residents. The update on the new unit came during the Tuesday, Sept....

16+ hour, 56+ min ago   (556+ words) The St. Albert Soccer Association (SASA) hopes their proposed new facility will fill an important need for facility space as they're faced with an expiring lease next year. Councillors received an update from administration on the proposed SASA facility during…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (625+ words) Sturgeon County council is asking for a closer look at how Alberta regulates and communicates about large-scale data centres, saying the rapid arrival of major projects has exposed gaps in the province’s approach. Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday, Sept....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (455+ words) AI chatbots could help Canadians step back from suicide, but could just as easily push them toward it if they’re not designed properly, say mental health officials. September is Suicide Prevention Month in Canada. Statistics Canada reports that about 12 Canadians…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (74+ words) St. Albert Gazette Should St. Albert Public Schools make video recordings of board meetings available to the public? The St. Albert Gazette poll is a sampling of public opinion intended solely to allow our readers to express themselves on issues…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (316+ words) The new provincial tariff cabinet committee is committed to making decisions that will protect Alberta families and businesses, says Alberta Finance Minister Jason Nixon who is also the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA. Announced by Premier Danielle Smith last week, the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (575+ words) An attentive group of prominent business leaders looked on as Premier Danielle Smith touched on a variety of topics related to industries fuelling Alberta's and Canada's economies on Thursday. Smith was in Edmonton for the Alberta Industrial Heartland Association conference,…...