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Nuffield Scholarship program linking global ag entrepreneurs

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Heather Cameron Westwind Weekly News During Farming Smarter’s recent Global Crop Production Conference, John Foley, Senior Seed Production Agronomist at PGG Wrightson Seeds in… Read More »

Auto industry wants action on car thefts

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Steffanie Costigan Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With vehicle thefts up 300 per cent since 2015 the Canadian auto industry is calling… Read More »

Transgender rules not off the mark

Posted on March 7, 2024

Here’s my take on it. Yes, also I was a teenager with all these challenging life issues, but am so thankful not to have made… Read More »

Smith’s green energy freeze detrimental for Alberta

Posted on March 7, 2024

My senior friends and I have a hard time believing what our beloved conservative party has become with what these Reformers, pretending they are conservatives… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers March 9, 1894 – Moose Jaw Times An unfortunate incident occurred at the performance given my Madame Patti… Read More »

Grocery shoppers evolving into dedicated bargain hunters

Posted on March 7, 2024

The grocery market in Canada has changed a lot. Grocery shoppers have evolved into dedicated bargain hunters, as revealed by a comprehensive survey conducted by… Read More »

Debt making home ownership difficult: study

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers A Canadian financial website suggests that home ownership is becoming less like a dream for many. A study by… Read More »

High school basketball zone and playoff tournaments underway

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News For basketball fans, this is the most wonderful time of the year. March madness is sweeping southern Alberta, as… Read More »

ABmunis rejects party politics at local level

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) held a news conference on Feb. 22 to announce the results of… Read More »

Magrath advances to U18 championship series in CAHL playoffs

Posted on March 7, 2024

By Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News Central Alberta Hockey League playoffs are entering the final stretch, and local teams are still in the mix in… Read More »

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