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Evanson selected to be part of Team Canada’s U17 Girls Team

Posted on October 30, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 15-year-old southern Alberta athlete Elise Evanson was recently selected to be part of Team Canada’s… Read More »

Cravings: Take-Out and Catering

Posted on October 23, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Carma Leishman, Office and Media Specialist for SASH Disability Support, says that Cravings: Take-Out and… Read More »

Voting opens for Field Law Community Fund; 100-plus projects competing for southern Alberta prize

Posted on October 23, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers The voting period opened last week for the 2025 Field Law Community Fund Program. The annual contest provides funding to community-led projects… Read More »

Provincial supports for children with disabilities during teacher strike shines light on backlogged FSCD program

Posted on October 23, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta government announced additional supports for families of children with complex care needs following widespread criticism earlier this month that children… Read More »

Private school funding petition needs 177K signatures

Posted on October 23, 2025

By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers A Calgary high school teacher launched a citizen initiative earlier this month that would ask if the province should… Read More »

Carney’s political theatre is failing Canadian families

Posted on October 23, 2025

Back in the spring, when optimism was still running high after the federal election, Prime Minister Carney invited Canadians to judge his Liberal government by… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on October 23, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers October 25, 1883 – The Brandon Mail The Winnipeg Sun states that Nicholas Flood Davim boasts of having… Read More »

Ottawa’s civil service needs a Chrétien-style reset

Posted on October 23, 2025

They say bureaucracy grows to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy. That certainly seems to be Ottawa’s motto these days, with the number of… Read More »

Milk River couple wins $100K on Scratch & Win ticket

Posted on October 23, 2025

Western Canadian Lottery Corporation Brenda and Michael Laham won $100,000 on a $20 Crossword Scratch & Win ticket. The Milk River locals purchased their Scratch… Read More »

RCMP Southern Alberta District Major Crimes Unit lay second degree murder charge

Posted on October 23, 2025

By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers A 30-year-old resident of Blood First Nation is dead following an incident in the Moses Lake area on Oct.… Read More »

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