40-Mile Commentator

Fresh off the stalk, certified Taber cob season arrives

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers The summer days start early for Dave Johnson and his team from Johnson Fresh Farms as they beat the… Read More »

Former UCP MLA Barnes wants to lead Medicine Hat

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Former three-term Member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta Drew Barnes has announced his intent to… Read More »

Producers not getting rich off high food prices, says union

By Nathan Reiter Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter While the prices of groceries have gone up, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is pointing… Read More »

Three children, two adults transported to hospital following highway collision

Southern Alberta Newspapers Three children were transported to hospital for precautionary reasons after they were in a two-vehicle collision, which involved multiple vehicles in the… Read More »

Build, baby, build? Not without more workers

Mark Carney’s “build, baby, build” agenda is facing early headwinds. Indigenous groups are bringing legal challenges against efforts to sidestep their rights. Environmentalists are sounding… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers August 12, 1886 – Qu’Appelle Progress In response to a petition for protection on the Prince Albert trail… Read More »

Free speech has limits – especially on a public stage 

Let’s be honest—Canadians aren’t intrinsically nice. But we do pride ourselves on being polite. Here in the Great White North, rudeness is a serious character… Read More »

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers More than 50 protestors wearing red and waving Canadian flags stood across the street from MLA Justin Wright’s constituency… Read More »

Bus service offering daily trips to Calgary from downtown Medicine Hat

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Residents of Southeastern Alberta will have more transportation options to get to the Stampede City as an additional bus… Read More »

CFSEA offering free virtual workshop on writing grant applications

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the next round of grant opportunities right around the corner, the Community Foundation of… Read More »