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Liberal Party candidate says new representation needed in SE Alberta

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Tom Rooke will represent the Liberal Party in the federal election, the party’s electoral district association for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner… Read More »

Keep CBC off the political chopping block

Posted on April 10, 2025

I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty – one whose urgency grows by the day, as… Read More »

Hudson’s Bay stores closing their doors

Posted on April 10, 2025

Dear Editor: The Hudson’s Bay company was established in 1670 by a royal decree from King Charles II and was granted monopoly rights over 3.9… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers April 9, 1884 – The Calgary Weekly Herald The first four-wheeled vehicle in this town is under construction.… Read More »

Plan to label Trump critics as mentally ill echoes authoritarian regimes

Posted on April 10, 2025

In March 2025, New York psychiatrist Dr. Leon Hoffman wrote a letter to The Guardian reporting that the Minnesota legislature had requested the psychiatric community recognize a… Read More »

Cybersecurity provider offering access to free services after breach affecting HSD

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After a January “cybersecurity incident” involving unauthorized access to information, the Horizon School Division notified… Read More »

Seniors eligible for new camping discount

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Government of Alberta is helping seniors enjoy the province’s beauty with a camping fee… Read More »

Stirling councillors discuss drought and flood protection program

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers The Village of Stirling’s drought and flood protection program will be revisited at a later date, following council’s discussion… Read More »

SMRID water allocation up 50 per cent from last season

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter After an April 2 annual general meeting, the St. Mary River Irrigation District’s (SMRID) board… Read More »

Raymond Hospital Auxiliary Annual Spring Luncheon this Friday

Posted on April 10, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The 2025 Raymond Hospital Auxiliary Annual Spring Luncheon will be held on April 11 at… Read More »

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