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Southern Alberta economies heavily exposed to tariffs
Posted on February 20, 2025By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Chambers of Commerce in Canada are highlighting the potential impact of U.S. tariff threats at a city and county… Read More »
More funding helps update irrigation infrastructure
Posted on February 20, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s commitment to the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program is paying off. In Budget 2024, Alberta’s government increased funding for the Irrigation Rehabilitation Program… Read More »
A help hotline for struggling farmers
Posted on February 20, 2025By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Farming puts the bread in our baskets, but farmers often go unrecognized and underappreciated for… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 20, 2025By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 16, 1894 – The Brandon Daily Mail The CPR are having steamers built in England to travel… Read More »
Canada must resist the lure of protectionism, even as U.S. tariffs loom
Posted on February 20, 2025The United States has delayed its 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 30 days, giving Ottawa a brief window to assess its economic… Read More »
Brooks RCMP respond to serious injury collision
Posted on February 20, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers Shortly after noon on Feb. 6 first responders attended a collision on Highway 1 and Range Road 150 between a SUV and… Read More »
Parent and child struck by vehicle in Brooks, police report no injuries
Posted on February 20, 2025Southern Alberta Newspapers On Feb. 10 shortly after 8 a.m., Brooks RCMP received a report of two pedestrians struck by a vehicle while crossing the… Read More »
Big push underway for pipeline capacity: MLA Hunter
Posted on February 20, 2025By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com Last month, the province announced plans to double Alberta’s oil production and preserve and increase pipeline capacity. With Alberta currently… Read More »
Successful 2024 transitions into unpredictable 2025: MLA Hunter
Posted on February 6, 2025By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com As part of the State of the Region address on Jan. 25, Taber-Warner MLA Grant Hunter talked about many of… Read More »
3D groundwater mapping will help Alberta plan for uncertain future
Posted on February 6, 2025By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers New mapping of aquifers in southern Alberta could be complete by 2027 – updating 40-year-old information – after new… Read More »