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One-in-five eligible voters cast early ballot in local riding

Posted on May 8, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Just more than 20 per cent of eligible voters in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner took advantage of early voting, Elections Canada reported. The agency… Read More »

Southern Alberta boxing legend Curtis Hatch to join hall of fame

Posted on May 8, 2025

By Alexandra Noad Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A former southern Alberta boxer, who compiled 112 wins and was never knocked out, will… Read More »

Protecting our children from measles: Sookram

Posted on May 8, 2025

Measles is spreading—not just in other parts of the world, but right here in Alberta. This disease, once rare in Canada thanks to measles vaccines,… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on May 8, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers May 5, 1879 – Saskatchewan Herald Our correspondent in Edmonton writes that Gus, the mail carrier along the… Read More »

The U.S. is ditching food dyes. Will Canada follow?

Posted on May 8, 2025

The Trump administration is making headlines again, this time for targeting synthetic food dyes in American products. Under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,… Read More »

Water for Food voices concerns over coal mining’s impact on ag sector

Posted on May 1, 2025

By Alexandra Noad Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Southern Alberta is known for its vast farmland, which contributes billions of dollars to the… Read More »

Province signs letter of intent to double energy production

Posted on May 1, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At a recent press conference, Premier Danielle Smith was joined by Greg Ebel, CEO and… Read More »

Household waste targeted by Food Cycle Science

Posted on May 1, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Maddy From, Municipal Partnerships Representative at Food Cycle Science gave a presentation about the organization… Read More »

Alberta making changes to auto insurance model

Posted on May 1, 2025

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com Alberta’s UCP government is making major changes to auto insurance designed to reduce auto insurance premiums while making… Read More »

Canada’s different reality

Posted on May 1, 2025

 The malignant American felon-in-chief and his self-satisfiedly ignorant sycophants have, during the last two months, proven for the short and medium term that few Americans… Read More »

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