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Deadline for Agri-Stability registration pushed three months to July 31

Posted on May 8, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers A deadline last month to register for the Agri-Stability program to guard against large income declines for farm and ranch producers has been… Read More »

It’s off to the races as 30th season begins at Lethbridge’s Rocky Mountain Turf Club

Posted on May 8, 2025

By Alexandra Noad Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The horses were off to the races as Lethbridge’s Rocky Mountain Turf Club celebrated their… Read More »

LDS Church breaks ground on new Lethbridge temple

Posted on May 8, 2025

By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers Ground was turned on April 26 for the Lethbridge Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.… Read More »

Comets unbeaten in weekend rugby tournament in Okotoks

Posted on May 8, 2025

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News The Raymond Comets senior girls rugby team continues to pile up victories as the 2025 season rolls along. On… Read More »

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 »

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