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Unwrapping red tape on Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2020

Albertans can now get their own Christmas trees and firewood from Crown land for free! The holiday season is here and families across Alberta are… Read More »

Canada needs a government built on certainty and stability

Posted on December 3, 2020

While Canada's Conservative Opposition continues to responsibly flex its parliamentary muscle holding the federal government to account on its questionable decisionmaking, the Trudeau Liberals persist… Read More »

Alberta’s recovery plan

Posted on September 24, 2020

Alberta has been hit hard economically with the pandemic, the downward spiral of oil prices throughout the year, and the terrible economic state the previous… Read More »

Great paddling in Alberta’s sunny south

Posted on August 27, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News news@westwindweekly.com Stereotypical perceptions of southern Alberta might conjour up images of parched prairie, or flatland wastelands interrupted by the… Read More »

The Last of Us Part II is an emotional masterpiece

Posted on July 9, 2020

By Cole Parkinson Alta Newspaper Group - Taber The PS3/PS4 exclusive The Last of Us, by developer Naughty Dog, is my favourite game of all-time.… Read More »

Paddler’s paradise on the Red Deer River

Posted on July 1, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News Paddling rivers in southern Alberta can become a passion. Whether it be close to home on the Oldman River,… Read More »

NHL on track to begin playoffs in August

Posted on June 18, 2020

By Cole Parkinson Alta Newspaper Group - Taber cparkinson@tabertimes.com The NHL is back! Not right now…or any time soon and there isn’t a guarantee any… Read More »

Protests highlight the need for change

Posted on June 18, 2020

By Cole Parkinson Alta Newspaper Group - Taber cparkinson@tabertimes.com The senseless murder of George Floyd was completely unnecessary and the protests that have followed have… Read More »

Ranking the men with the license to kill

Posted on May 21, 2020

By Cole Parkinson Alta Newspaper Group - Taber cparkinson@tabertimes.com This April was supposed to see a new James Bond film titled No Time To Die… Read More »

Primary sources vital to understanding history

Posted on May 14, 2020

By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News In the most basic sense, the study of history — and many other disciplines — can be boiled down… Read More »

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