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MLA and Premier Danielle Smith reflects on 2025, looks ahead to 2026
Posted on January 15, 2026By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Danielle Smith has a unique role in Alberta. Locally, she is the MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, a role she holds in tandem with… Read More »
One person dead after falling through ice on Rattlesnake Lake
Posted on January 15, 2026Southern Alberta Newspapers An individual in Bow Island has died after falling through the ice on Rattlesnake Lake. The Bow Island Fire Department were dispatched… Read More »
The year it was in Bow Island and the County of Forty Mile
Posted on January 15, 2026April, continued from last week’s Commentator Medicine Hat’s Conservative Party candidate says he’s motivated to solve Canada’s problems during another term in office. Glen Motz… Read More »
Hunter sworn in as new Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
Posted on January 15, 2026By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter has been appointed as Alberta’s next Minister of Environment and Protected Areas following a Dec. 31… Read More »
Conservative Party of Canada leadership review later this month
Posted on January 15, 2026The Conservative Party trails the Liberals in the polls by just under four per cent. Mr. Poilievre trails Mr. Carney in the national leadership polls… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on January 15, 2026By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers January 10, 1881 – The Bulletin (Edmonton) Last Tuesday, the temperature was 28 above zero and by Saturday… Read More »
Why investors still don’t trust Canada’s pipeline promises
Posted on January 15, 2026Canadians have seen this movie before. A federal announcement is rolled out with solemn language, carefully staged optimism and the promise of progress, only to… Read More »
Provincial police force not a popular or necessary idea, critics say
Posted on January 8, 2026By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Critics are calling the recommendation of the Alberta Next Panel report to establish a provincial police force before 2032… Read More »
The year it was in Bow Island and the County of Forty Mile
Posted on January 8, 2026January With tariff threats looming, Premier Danielle Smith’s UCP government moved quickly last month to try to placate president-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about illegal drugs,… Read More »
Prairie Rose Public Schools reflects on 2025 and looks ahead to 2026
Posted on January 8, 2026By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers As 2025 draws to a close, Prairie Rose Public Schools (PRPS) is celebrating a year of growth, innovation, and… Read More »