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40 Mile Commentator

Alberta beef producers preparing for April ‘tariff storm’

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Representatives with the Alberta Beef Producers and Alberta Cattle Feeders Association say a 25 per cent tariff imposed on provincial beef products would be devastating for local cow and calf producers who would feel the financial strain this fall. Although it remains uncertain if U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through with on-again, off-again tariffs on Canada on April… Read More »

Bow Island Emergency Department – Important changes 

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced a temporary closure (that took place from March 14 to March 21) of the… Read More »

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Cypress Courier

Being a teacher at Oyen Public School is a dream come true

By Samantha Johnson Prairie Rose Public Schools Content Writer Working at Oyen Public School (OPS) is a dream come true for Kayl Davies, this year’s Edwin Parr nominee for Prairie Rose Public Schools. Davies currently lives on an acreage near Cereal with her fiancé and credits her future mother-in-law as the one to inspire her to pursue teaching as a career. “I knew I wanted… Read More »

Invictus Games flag stops in Ralston en route to England

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Students at Ralston School passed the Invictus Games flag in a hand-to-hand relay on March 14 as the British… Read More »

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Agriculture

Tariffs threats fuelling trade uncertainty for potato industry

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com F or an industry that primarily exports eighty-five per cent of its product annually, Alberta potato producers are worried about… Read More »

Safety and efficiency key factors in Highway 3 Twinning

By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tenille Miller, Director of Advancement for the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association, says that Stage… Read More »

Editorial

Poilievre’s path to power just got harder with Carney in the race

Overheard in the backrooms of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team: “Carney? Crap!” “Relax, Jenni. We’ve got plenty of fodder to work with.” Those folks… Read More »

Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico will backfire

Make America Great Again. That is what U.S. President Donald Trump and his supporters hope and expect. The slogan suggests a return to a supposedly… Read More »

Sports

Sliding into a successful Skate-a-Thon

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The Foremost Sage Club issues a huge thank you and reports great success with the 2025 Skate-a-Thon. “We’d like… Read More »

Foremost bull rider makes most of last-minute call to compete

William Barrows is the 2024 Canadian Bullriding Champion By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Foremost’s own William Barrows enjoyed something of… Read More »

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