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Milk River and District Ag Society collectables, antiques, and vintage items sale next weekend

Posted on May 23, 2024

By Heather Cemeron Westwind Weekly News The first-ever Milk River and District Ag Society Collectables, Antiques, and Vintage Items Sale will take place on June… Read More »

Taste of Waterton Festival May 24 – 26

Posted on May 23, 2024

By Heather Cemeron Westwind Weekly News The 2024 Taste of Waterton Event will be from May 24 to 26. “The Taste of Waterton is a… Read More »

Spring’s first crop report shows southern Alberta seeding at 40 per cent

Posted on May 23, 2024

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Seeding in southern Alberta was about 40 per cent complete when heavy rain set in over the region last… Read More »

Village of Stirling celebrating 125th anniversary

Posted on May 23, 2024

By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers The Village of Stirling isn’t a big community, but after more than a century since its inception, it’s made… Read More »

NewCold to build $222 million food storage warehouse in Coaldale

Posted on May 9, 2024

Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s agriculture sector is growing with a $222-million investment from NewCold to develop its first Canadian facility in southern Alberta. “We’re thrilled… Read More »

Is youth baseball in rural Alberta getting shortchanged?

Posted on May 9, 2024

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Young baseball players in rural Alberta are being relegated to the bullpen, warming up for… Read More »

ABmunis makes a case against Bill 20

Posted on May 9, 2024

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Last week, Tyler Gandam, president of Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) and mayor of Wetaskiwin, came out… Read More »

No Trans-Mountain without Trudeau

Posted on May 9, 2024

 About six years ago the federal government spent $4.5 billion taxpayer dollars to keep Trans-Mountain alive. About a year later, our MP, Mr. Motz, wrote… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on May 9, 2024

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers May 2, 1883 – The Prince Albert Times and Saskatchewan Review A successful trial was recently made in… Read More »

Why a capital gains tax on the rich makes sense

Posted on May 9, 2024

Ever since we’ve been publishing an annual report on CEO pay in Canada, I’ve had a bone to pick: CEOs and the rich generally get… Read More »

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