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Return to the wild

By Kristine Jean Southern Alberta Newspapers While the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale may be closed for the season, their work often continues year-round. Each year, the centre receives many calls from residents in the City of Lethbridge and surrounding areas, requesting assistance for injured and orphaned birds. After months of rehabilitation at the centre, the birds are re-released to the wild. Coaldale… Read More »

Local News

Canada Post strike impacting mail subscriptions

Southern Alberta Newspapers Canada Post employees are back on the picket line this week. Mail delivery of your subscription will be affected by the Canadian… Read More »

Horner, ATA ramping up strike rhetoric

By Alejandra Pulido Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers B oth sides in the provincial teachers strike fired shots across the bough on Sept. 16 as tensions… Read More »

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Comets move to 4-1 with rivalry game against Cardston coming up on Friday

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News  It looks like there’s just no stopping the Raymond Comets. For the second straight week, the high school football… Read More »

Comets cruise past Centennial to move to 2-1 on 2025 season

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News  A Friday trip to Calgary proved fruitful for the Raymond Comets, as the high school football team improved to… Read More »

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End of an era

By Cole Parkinson Westwind Weekly News Well, after five and a half years at the paper, I’ve officially decided to move onto a new venture.… Read More »

Favourite podcasts of 2022

When it comes to podcasts, there truly is something for everybody. Whether you’re into breakdowns on pop culture, true crime, audio dramas, news, philosophy, or… Read More »

Editorial

Want to pay less tax? Move to Alberta

Alberta is the only province in Canada without a provincial sales tax. It’s the city on the hill for taxpayers—shining bright while everyone else stumbles… Read More »

Canada’s small businesses are paying for Trump’s trade tantrum

• Border crackdown on small parcels is hammering Canadian sellers Here’s a true story. It happens to come from my family a few generations back,… Read More »

Agricultural

Potato crop projected slightly above average in 2025: Hochstein

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly Newspapers editor@tabertimes.com As regional potato growers enter their fields for the harvest season, everything appears to be going well so… Read More »

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