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Premier Smith and MLA Schow hosting town hall in Cardston

Posted on April 3, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Editor’s Note: Due to a late change of venue, on April 3 Alberta Premier Danielle… Read More »

Taber Cowboy Poetry brings western living home

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Taber’s Cowboy Poetry & Western Music Roundup is back on March 29, and it’s billed… Read More »

RMA says province needs to immediately address unpaid well taxes

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s counties and municipal districts say the problem of unpaid taxes on oil and gas wells is worsening even… Read More »

Canada didn’t start current trade war

Posted on March 27, 2025

The “Trump is not to blame” letter in the March 20 Westwid Weekly News illustrates a disturbing trend seen in social media of deflecting blame… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers March 29, 1901 – The Wetaskiwin Times The Franklin Literary Society at the college in Ada, Ohio raised… Read More »

Poilievre’s path to power just got harder with Carney in the race

Posted on March 27, 2025

Overheard in the backrooms of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team: “Carney? Crap!” “Relax, Jenni. We’ve got plenty of fodder to work with.” Those folks… Read More »

Tariff impacts darken fiscal prospects in provincial budget

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com Alberta has uncapped the red pen for Budget 2025, delivering on a $1.2 billion tax cut but also… Read More »

Green Acres Foundation celebrates 65 years

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers Green Acres Foundation will be celebrating its 65th business anniversary next month, which means the foundation is now old… Read More »

Stirling Lakers earn bronze at 2A basketball provincials

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Both Stirling High School basketball teams came into provincials with high hopes. The two Lakers teams were both ranked… Read More »

Legislature marks passing of former Cardston-Taber-Warner MLA Broyce Jacobs

Posted on March 27, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Broyce Jacobs, a two-term MLA for the former Cardston-Taber-Warner provincial riding in Southern Alberta, passed away March 14. He was 84. Jacobs… Read More »

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