Amanda Lindhout, a reporter freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia, has arrived home in Alberta.

A 20-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon and robbery after a knife attack Tuesday night, Edmonton police said Wednesday.

City Council has appointed a new member to the Edmonton Police Commission effective Jan. 1, 2010.

City Council added $400,000 to the resources of the Edmonton Homeless Commission in Tuesday's budget, to ensure the agency tasked with ending homelessness in 10 years can continue its work, says Coun. Ben Henderson.

The value of Edmonton's building permits increased by 61 percent in October, according to numbers released this week by Statistics Canada.

Weather permitting, Alberta Transportation plans to open the southbound lanes of Highway 21 between Highway 16 to just north of Wye Road on Tuesday morning. All lanes will include new functional traffic signals at Ranchland Estates and Lakeland Drive.[...]

The Ranch, a Bosco Homes facility for youth in Strathcona County that found itself in the news this past summer after two kids staying there were charged with murder, closed its doors on Dec. 1.[...]

Another court date in Sherwood Park provincial court has been set to schedule a five-day preliminary inquiry into the stabbing death of Sherwood Park teenager Blaine McNally. A preliminary inquiry is now planned to be scheduled on Wednesday, Dec.[...]

Alberta Transportation opened the southbound lanes of Highway 21 between Highway 16 to just north of Wye Road on Tuesday afternoon. All lanes will include new traffic signals at Lakeland Drive.[...]

Charges for a 14-year-old accused in the summer deaths of Strathcona County residents Susan Trudel and Barry Boenke have been upgraded to first-degree murder. The announcement was made by the Strathcona County RCMP on Wednesday.[...]

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An expansion of the Crystal Centre could cost between $18 million and $38 million but members of city council made it clear yesterday there's still a lot more information needed before anything happens.[...]

The County of Grande Prairie could face a shortfall of more than $1.5 million if its 2010 interim budget is adopted today.[...]

REMO ZACCAGNA Herald-Tribune staff When Bill Reilly learned of a collision at the corner of Highway 40 and the Correction Line Road yesterday morning, he wasn't surprised. Just after 11 a.m.[...]

It took about nine months, but the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment finally has its new Superintendent and Officer in Charge. George Stephenson, hired for the position in February, clocked in for his first shift Monday morning.[...]

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Tournament seeding can sometimes be out to lunch and that's something the St. Thomas Aquinas Thunder senior boy's volleyball were out to prove on the weekend.

With high expectations for their season, the past week was really nothing out of the ordinary for the Spruce Grove Saints.

The Cold Lake Regional Utilities Services Commission (RUSC) voted to withdraw its support for a proposed water pipeline from Cold Lake to Bonnyville citing concerns over the effects on lake levels and downstream users.[...]

The Cold Lake High School Royals celebrated their 7-3 season during their annual football banquet held at Cold Lake High School on Dec. 2. The high school football team won the Northeast Zone Provincial Championship.[...]

The Cold Lake Ice continued their stellar play on a busy weekend winning two out of their three games, while losing one in a hard-fought overtime giving the team 5 out of a possible 6 points. TIGERS 5 - COLD LAKE 4 The Ice started their weekend on the road in Vermilion on Dec.[...]

Interactive activities were set-up at the Energy Centre giving people a glimpse of the challenges facing people with disablities. The event was put on to recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities ,an annual event held on Dec.[...]

Osum held an open house at the Riverhurst Community Centre on Dec. 3 to discuss the company's proposed Taiga project. Dozens of people were in attendance including Cold Lake Mayor Craig Copeland along with city and MD councillors.[...]

One year after the city manager was presented a petition containing thousands of signatures asking for a public vote on the city hall project, city council Tuesday night set a date of June 7, 2010, to send residents to the polls.

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City administration is recommending that city council set Monday, June 7, 2010, as the date to hold a public vote on the new city hall project. Council will discuss the recommendation at tonight's public meeting and is expected to also make a decision.

A 30-year-old Strathcona County man was killed Sunday afternoon after the snowmobile he was operating collided with an SUV, say police. At about 1:15 p.m. RCMP arrived in the area of Range Road 213 and Township Road 540 south of Josephburg with reports of a two-vehicle crash.

Some people might question why I challenged the snow removal part of the traffic bylaw. I think the most interesting part about the new traffic control bylaw is that it contains a section regarding snow removal that requires anyone owning property adjacent to a sidewalk to removal the snow within 48