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Fall session of legislature kicked off last week; long ballot controls, challenges to gender-affirming care on the agenda
Posted on October 30, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers The fall session of the legislature opened Oct. 23. Government House Leader and Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Joseph Schow… Read More »
Province appointing Class Size and Complexity Task Force
Posted on October 30, 2025By Trevor Busch Westwind Weekly News editor@tabertimes.com As schools reopen, Alberta’s government will be appointing a Class Size and Complexity Task Force to meet the… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on October 30, 2025By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers October 31, 1888 – Calgary Weekly Herald and Alberta Livestock Journal Axworthy, the absconding treasurer from Cleveland, Ohio… Read More »
Smith defends controversial Back to School Act
Posted on October 30, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Premier Danielle Smith recently held a news conference to announce Bill 1, the International Agreements… Read More »
Struck down: teachers ordered back to work
Posted on October 30, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The premier and her ministers were under heavy fire from the NDP in the Alberta… Read More »
Cravings: Take-Out and Catering
Posted on October 23, 2025By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Carma Leishman, Office and Media Specialist for SASH Disability Support, says that Cravings: Take-Out and… Read More »
Voting opens for Field Law Community Fund; 100-plus projects competing for southern Alberta prize
Posted on October 23, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers The voting period opened last week for the 2025 Field Law Community Fund Program. The annual contest provides funding to community-led projects… Read More »
Provincial supports for children with disabilities during teacher strike shines light on backlogged FSCD program
Posted on October 23, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta government announced additional supports for families of children with complex care needs following widespread criticism earlier this month that children… Read More »
Private school funding petition needs 177K signatures
Posted on October 23, 2025By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers A Calgary high school teacher launched a citizen initiative earlier this month that would ask if the province should… Read More »
Carney’s political theatre is failing Canadian families
Posted on October 23, 2025Back in the spring, when optimism was still running high after the federal election, Prime Minister Carney invited Canadians to judge his Liberal government by… Read More »