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Meet-and-greet with the Philippine Consulate General of Calgary and AFCLA G10+

Posted on October 1, 2026

By S.C. Baysa Pinoy Hour On Sept. 19, the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary, located downtown, convened a formal gathering in collaboration with the Alberta… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on October 1, 2026

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers September 27, 1883 – The Brandon Mail Toronto is now paying higher prices for wheat than Chicago and… Read More »

Rural Alberta can’t afford more health-care uncertainty

Posted on October 1, 2026

We’d bet that when most Albertans think about health care, they don’t think about the Canada Health Act. What they do think about is whether… Read More »

Pipeline proposals proliferate as globe seeks new energy supplies

Posted on September 24, 2026

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com With Ottawa and the provincial government blazing a new trail to the West Coast on oil pipeline development through their… Read More »

Alberta reopens $720,000 grant for restorative justice programs

Posted on September 24, 2026

By Brook Wagner Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta groups can now apply for money to run restorative justice programs. The province opened applications for the Alberta… Read More »

Separation could cost Alberta up to $170B, report says

Posted on September 24, 2026

By Patrick Wachter Southern Alberta Newspapers An independent panel says Alberta would face significant short-term economic costs if it separated from Canada, while the province’s… Read More »

CBSA officers seize over 215 kg of cocaine from two commercial trucks at Coutts

Posted on September 24, 2026

Canada Border Services Agency Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta intercepted two commercial trucks arriving from… Read More »

2026 SouthGrow Agri-food Futures Scholarship now open

Posted on September 24, 2026

SouthGrow Regional Initiative  The SouthGrow Regional Initiative, in partnership with MNP LLP, D-Com Energy Solutions and Community Futures Lethbridge Region, is pleased to announce that… Read More »

Carney is bringing Canada down

Posted on September 24, 2026

Dear Editor, Canada, under PM Carney, is changing. Our debt is $1.4 trillion. He has almost doubled the deficit. For reference, if you could pay… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on September 24, 2026

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers September 19, 1890 – The Times (Moose Jaw) According to social etiquette of New York, a hostess must… Read More »

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