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Forget Hoboken: Baseball may have been born in Canada

Posted on July 24, 2025

The first game of baseball was played on Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 19, 1846. The New Yorks (or New York Nine) crushed the New York Knickerbockers 23-1… Read More »

Fire ban downgraded to fire restriction in Lethbridge County

Posted on July 24, 2025

Lethbridge County As of July 14, the Fire Ban in Lethbridge County has been downgraded to a Fire Restriction. Data shows the wildfire risk has… Read More »

New resource encourages Albertans to explore crops across the province

Posted on July 24, 2025

Ag for Life Whether you’re driving down a busy highway or taking a scenic backroad, Alberta is bursting with fields full of growing crops. But… Read More »

Regional MLAs push to enhance trade corridors in the Pacific Northwest

Posted on July 24, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Minister Dreeshen, Associate Minister Hunter and MLA Wright are promoting ways to better connect Alberta to the U.S. Pacific Northwest while in… Read More »

SASH rebranding launched on July 18

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The public launch of the rebranding of SASH: Disability Support Services began on Friday, July… Read More »

Summer Games set a high bar for next year

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Taber chalked up a win as the host of the 2025 Southern Alberta Summer Games… Read More »

Rains have helped growing conditions in Alberta, which remain below average

Posted on July 18, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Widespread rain in Alberta improved growing conditions across the province, including in the south, though crop and pasture conditions remain below long-term… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on July 18, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers July 18, 1890 – Moose Jaw Times It is our painful duty to record the saddest occurrence that… Read More »

Removing interprovincial trade barriers is more political theatre than economic action

Posted on July 18, 2025

The Trump administration’s tariff war on the world economy has highlighted a long-standing tension in Canadian federalism: so-called interprovincial trade barriers. Federal and provincial politicians… Read More »

Reservoir levels up incrementally in southern Alberta

Posted on July 18, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers The level of the Waterton Reservoir has increased 21 per cent since early June but at 76 per cent capacity is still… Read More »

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