National News

Albertans Face High Gas Taxes, Says CTF Report

Albertans are paying significantly higher taxes at the gas pump, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). In its 26th annual Gas Tax Honesty Report, the CTF revealed that drivers in Alberta are shelling out 48 cents per litre in taxes for gasoline, a substantial burden compared to other provinces. […]

Local News

Postponed Rock the Rails on this Friday, Aug. 23

The annual Rock the Rails event sponsored by Linda Getzlaf RE/MAX Real Estate, originally planned for last Friday, Aug. 16, was postponed due to weather. But with a high or 28 projected for Friday, Aug. 23, the event has been rescheduled, offering an evening of planned fun for youth 6 to 17. […]

Morinville News

CFIB calls for immediate agreement to avoid CN and CPKC shutdowns

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is looking to prevent a work stoppage at Canada’s major railway companies, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) by calling on all parties to reach an immediate agreement. That work stoppage is scheduled for Thursday, August 22, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. […]

Morinville News

Morinville RCMP Arrest Vehicle Theft Suspects  

Just before 3 a.m. in the morning on Saturday, August 17, Morinville RCMP members initiated a traffic stop with a suspicious vehicle and trailer while on patrol in the area of Highway 2 and Highway 37 in Sturgeon County. Police determined that the vehicle, a 2006 GMC Sierra, and the holiday trailer it was pulling, a 2022 Forest River Wildcat Maxx, had been stolen from Edmonton and Stony Plain, respectively. […]

Arts & Culture

Local Artist Fred Bahr Launches Seniors Art Group in Morinville

Morinville artist Fred Bahr has initiated a new seniors’ art group, which gathers monthly at the Morinville Seniors’ Rendez-Vous. The group meets on the second Friday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first official meeting occurred on Aug. 9, attracting about a dozen participants eager to learn from Bahr’s extensive experience. […]

Editorial & Opinion

Opinion: Tax dollars for Calgary arena was wrong – Funding the Oilers won’t make it right

How many of your tax dollars do you want given to the Edmonton Oilers? Premier Danielle Smith invited the Oilers Entertainment Group and the City of Edmonton to submit a proposal for the equivalent of what her government provided to the billionaire owners of the Calgary Flames (~$330 million) for their new professional sports arena. […]

Crime & Police

St. Albert RCMP Investigate Collision at Car Show

On Aug. 8, 2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m, St. Albert RCMP were called to a collision that had occurred at the Rock’n August Car Show being held on Green Grove Drive, near St. Albert Trail. Initial investigation revealed that a vehicle involved in the car show, an orange 1934 Ford B40 struck two pedestrians, causing injury as well as struck a dog who was fatally killed. The driver of the vehicle was charged with Drive Carelessly under the Traffic Safety Act. […]