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Brandon Santini to perform at Blues at the Bow this Saturday

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers This Saturday, September 20, sees musician Brandon Santini take to the stage at Blues At The Bow.   "I was inspired as a teen by listening to mainstream radio in the mid 1990's and hearing the harmonica work by John Popper of the band Blues Traveler," says Santini of his early musical inspirations. "They had hits with Run-around and Hook. I never looked back!"  Over many performances during the course of his… Read More »

Mayor Reynolds runs for re-election on a legacy of service 

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers After a career spanning 25 years on council, including 15 as mayor, Gordon Reynolds has announced his intention to run for mayor… Read More »

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Cypress Courier

Cypress County’s September 2 council meeting: Highlights

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The Sept. 2 Cypress County council meeting addressed several significant issues that will impact the community’s economic development, infrastructure, and ongoing administrative challenges. Here’s what council members decided and why these decisions matter for residents. The Aug. 19 council meeting minutes were adopted, showing, among other items, important decisions that were carried. Council approved sending a letter of support to the Suffield Grazing Co-op… Read More »

Town of Redcliff’s municipal planning commission meeting highlights: August 20

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The Town of Redcliff’s Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) met on Aug. 20 to discuss a range of development applications… Read More »

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Agriculture

New resource encourages Albertans to explore crops across the province

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 »

Dry trend remains despite end-of-June rainfall

Southern Alberta Newspapers Heavy rain at the end of June lessened drought conditions in some parts of southern Alberta, but didn’t reverse a long-term dry… Read More »

Editorial

Carney’s tariff blunder cost you at the checkout

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to roll back most counter-tariffs on Sept. 1 is more than welcome relief at the checkout. It’s an admission the… Read More »

Trump’s plan to revive U.S. factories is doomed to fail

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs won’t deliver the jobs he promised. The factories needed to replace imports will take years to build and America lacks… Read More »

Sports

Manyberries Rodeo greatly exceeds the highest expectations

By Ryan Dahlman Southern Alberta Newspaper Anyone who was near Manyberries saw it — an impressive influx of people all celebrating one of Alberta’s favourite… Read More »

Participation and excitement high at the Canadian Handgun Nationals

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The sound of precision echoed in Taber from July 28 to August 3 as 450 competitors from across Canada… Read More »

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