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Danielle Smith: unbelievable explanations of grossly bad ideas

Posted on September 4, 2025

On August 1, with minimal announcement, the Alberta government enacted new rules ending public disclosure requirements for the Premier, for Cabinet ministers, for deputy ministers,… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on September 4, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers September 7, 1883 – The Calgary Herald This week two of our young merchants, who sleep in the… Read More »

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

Posted on September 4, 2025

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 »

Bow Island August 11 council meeting highlights

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The Town of Bow Island recently held a council meeting packed with discussions on several important topics shaping the… Read More »

County of Forty Mile council meeting recap and important notices 

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers The County of Forty Mile No. 8 convened its regular council meeting on June 25, 2025. The session provided… Read More »

Successful MCC hearing in Bow Island leads to positive next steps 

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers August 11 saw the Town of Bow Island complete a highly successful public hearing regrading the creation of a… Read More »

Province takes aim at ‘red tape’ issues in agriculture

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspaper Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s government is looking to help agriculture organizations focus on putting food on tables across… Read More »

Alberta Beef Producers withdrawing membership from Canadian Cattle Association

Posted on August 21, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta Beef Producers is withdrawing its membership from the Canadian Cattle Association. The provincial beef commission announced Aug. 12 that effective… Read More »

Canada’s chance to shine is slipping away

Posted on August 21, 2025

Canada Day felt different this year. With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, shifting geopolitical fault lines, and unstable leadership in the West,… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on August 21, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers August 17, 1892 – The Saskatchewan Times The passage made through the curling rink by the latest windstorm… Read More »

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