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Area residents encouraged to attend Seniors’ Expo

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Garrett Simmons Family and Community Support Services Oct. 1 will be a big day for senior citizens throughout the Family and Community Support Services… Read More »

Comets earn home-field victory over Coyotes

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News The Raymond Comets rolled to a big win Friday night at home, as the Chinook Coyotes came to town.… Read More »

Taber-Warner urgently needs workers for October 2026 referendum

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Elections Alberta is recruiting for its largest-ever election officer effort ahead of the Oct. 19… Read More »

Separation could cost Alberta up to $170B, report says

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Patrick Wachter Southern Alberta Newspapers An independent panel says Alberta would face significant short-term economic costs if it separated from Canada, while the province’s… Read More »

Alberta welcomed over 90,000 students into education system

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News During a Rural Media Roundtable on Sept. 10, Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides emphasized that with a… Read More »

Pipeline proposals proliferate as globe seeks new energy supplies

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com W ith Ottawa and the provincial government blazing a new trail to the West Coast on oil pipeline… Read More »

Alberta suspends fuel tax after months of refusal

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Patrick Wachter Southern Alberta Newspapers Starting Oct. 1, Albertans will save the full 13 cents per litre provincial fuel tax at the pump as… Read More »

Alberta’s unmatched tax advantage

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Jason Nixon President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Beginning October 1, Alberta’s government is lifting the provincial fuel tax.  That’s 13 centres… Read More »

Some of the economics of “freedom”

Posted on October 1, 2026

Have you ever heard of The Bank of Montréal? How about the Royal Bank of Canada, which for decades was, and likely still is, Canada’s… Read More »

The Alberta referendum and its childcare implications

Posted on October 1, 2026

When Alberta votes in a few weeks to survey the public about our status in the nation, there is one issue that is not being… Read More »

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