Fort Saskatchewan News

Two Canadians are in hot water in the United States over accusations they deposited tax refund cheques they weren't entitled to -- worth hundreds of thousands of dollars each -- into U.S. bank accounts.

Imperial Oila s $8 billion Kearl oilsands project has generated a long-term deal with Keyera Facilities Income Fund to provide diluent transportation, storage and loading services in the Edmonton area.

The Fort Saskatchewan Public Library made the case Monday night to expand its building by 9,000 square feet at a cost of $2.88 million to allow it to provide better service to residents.

Kelley McKinlay reprises his role as Romeo in Jean Grand-Maitre's Romeo and Juliet.

Greenpeace wants to go to trial but will have to wait for its day in provincial court after two preliminary hearings connected to oilsands protests were put over this morning.

There likely won't be another boom, but the number of Alberta oilsands projects is set to increase "at a realistic rate" within a few years, and could deliver a total of $850 billion in royalties by 2043, says an industry update released Tuesday.

All 16 Greenpeace activists charged with breaking and entering and mischief after allegedly locking themselves to three stacks and a crane at the expansion site of Shell Canada Ltd.'s Scotford upgrader in Fort Saskatchewan intend to plead not guilty, their lawyer Brian Beresh says.

Albertans are worried about the effect of high voltage power lines on the health and safety of their children, according to a survey done last month.

Two Canadian men have been charged with depositing very large, illigitimate IRS refund checks.

Ken Hodgins receives a grandfather clock and a hug from current Chamber president Michelle Gamache after being the first-ever to be awarded the Ken Hodgins Meritorious Service Award.

Amendments to a bylaw that will restrict idling time for vehicles in Fort Saskatchewan and increase fines for residents who dona t clear snow from their sidewalks will return to city council for approval in less than two weeks.

Two years after their first high-profile Alberta action, Vue looks at Greenpeace's recent escalation of tactics You could lay any number of adjectives at the feet of Greenpeace's Edmonton branch, but one thing you certainly couldn't accuse them of being is quiet.

On Monday, the province rolled out its services for people looking to receive the free shot and avoid falling ill Posted 8 hours ago With the H1N1 vaccine shot available as of Monday, people afraid of the virus and needles will have to grin and bear it.

Seven-year-old Logan Dabels was one of the many youth who helped volunteers plant trees in the urban forest over the weekend.

A group formed to look after the Sturgeon River may dissolve next month, even as the river continues to shrink away, one member says.

Shell stations will continue to be short, or entirely out, of gasoline this week as the 98,000-barrel-a-day Scotford refinery near Fort Saskatchewan remains idle.

Shell Canada says it is increasing security at its branch near Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., after 16 Greenpeace activists breached the site to protest the oilsands for 24 hours before they were arrested early Sunday.

After dating for five years and being married for two, Fort Saskatchewan couple Krystal and Jon Grichen were ready to start a family.

Yolanda Bishop and her baby Ziah in the backyard of their home in Ellerslie Heights, where AltaLink is proposing to install more electricity transmission power lines and towers.

The Redwater Reef shows promise as a strong site for growing carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sites.