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NDP introduces bill to increase minimum wage
Posted on November 13, 2025By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter MLA for Calgary-Mountain View Kathleen Ganley has introduced the Protect Workers’ Pay Act in the… Read More »
Comets complete comeback over LCI Rams
Posted on November 13, 2025By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News In terms of rivalry games – this one did not disappoint. Friday night in Raymond, the Comets squeaked out a… Read More »
Host farm for ASBG Harvest Tour nears 100-year milestone
Posted on October 30, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On Oct. 14, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers hosted its annual Harvest Tour at President… Read More »
Add your voice on provincial licence plates: MLA Hunter
Posted on October 30, 2025By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com The provincial government is moving forward with a new design for provincial licence plates, and Albertans still have… Read More »
Fall session of legislature kicked off last week; long ballot controls, challenges to gender-affirming care on the agenda
Posted on October 30, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers The fall session of the legislature opened Oct. 23. Government House Leader and Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Joseph Schow… Read More »
Province appointing Class Size and Complexity Task Force
Posted on October 30, 2025By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com As schools reopen, Alberta’s government will be appointing a Class Size and Complexity Task Force to meet the… Read More »
Potential cuts to foreign aid ill-advised
Posted on October 30, 2025In his address to the nation on October 22, Prime Minister Carney said he would cut wasteful spending and make unprecedented investments in Canada. We… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on October 30, 2025By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers October 31, 1888 – Calgary Weekly Herald and Alberta Livestock Journal Axworthy, the absconding treasurer from Cleveland, Ohio… Read More »
Nuclear is the only real way to keep the lights on in Alberta
Posted on October 30, 2025Alberta needs nuclear power—and fast. While much of the world, including provinces like Ontario, has spent decades building reactors, Alberta remains stuck in neutral, still… Read More »
Smith defends controversial Back to School Act
Posted on October 30, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Premier Danielle Smith recently held a news conference to announce Bill 1, the International Agreements… Read More »