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Town of Raymond seeking feedback on MDP

Posted on August 6, 2026

Town of Raymond The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) Community Survey is now open. The MDP helps guide how our community grows and changes over the… Read More »

Cardston records lowest Crime Severity Index in over a decade

Posted on August 6, 2026

Cardston RCMP The latest Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index (CSI) shows encouraging results across Alberta RCMP jurisdictions, with a 10.4 per cent decrease in 2025… Read More »

Magrath to offer enhanced recycling program this fall

Posted on August 6, 2026

Town of Magrath Starting October 1, the Town of Magrath will transition to an enhanced recycling program which will include a new (free) curbside recycling… Read More »

Border officers uncover 380 kg drug haul disguised as toilet paper

Posted on August 6, 2026

By Brook Wagner Southern Alberta Newspapers Border officers announced the seizure of 380 kilograms of drugs hidden inside a transport truck at the Coutts border… Read More »

Magrath Connects an independent community initiative

Posted on August 6, 2026

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Magrath Connects is live! Jeanine Tagg Passey, a Magrath Connects co-founder and community animator in training, says that Magrath… Read More »

AUPE holds rallies on July 27 and 28

Posted on July 23, 2026

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) Local 42, chapter 11, which is the union connected to Good Samaritan Society… Read More »

WestJet makes final flights out of YXH and YQL

Posted on July 23, 2026

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Just before 10 a.m. on June 24, WestJet’s Q400 aircraft taxied down the runway for its last flight from… Read More »

New federal bill targeting bail takes effect in July

Posted on July 23, 2026

By Brook Wagner Southern Alberta Newspapers Canada has a new law that makes bail harder to get and sentences tougher for repeat and violent offenders.… Read More »

Latest dispute brings renewed attention to Jeffrey Rath’s long history of legal and disciplinary proceedings

Posted on July 23, 2026

By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers One of Alberta’s most outspoken separatist agitators is embroiled in a legal battle with a First Nation in what… Read More »

Privacy legislation may need to be beefed up: MLA Hunter

Posted on July 23, 2026

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com After a massive privacy breach earlier this year exposed the personal information of millions of Alberta voters online,… Read More »

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