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Alberta beef producers preparing for April ‘tariff storm’

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Brendan Miller Southern Alberta Newspapers Representatives with the Alberta Beef Producers and Alberta Cattle Feeders Association say a 25 per cent tariff imposed on… Read More »

Bow Island Emergency Department – Important changes 

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Health Services (AHS) announced a temporary closure (that took place from March 14 to March 21) of the… Read More »

Tariff impacts darken fiscal prospects in provincial budget

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com Alberta has uncapped the red pen for Budget 2025, delivering on a $1.2 billion tax cut but also steering the… Read More »

Alberta small business confidence plummets to lowest recorded level amid trade war with United States

Posted on March 27, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta’s small business confidence in the long term plunged by over 33 points to 24.1, its lowest level since the Canadian Federation… Read More »

Bow Island Council discusses housing development and recycling depot contract 

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Bow Island Town council met early in March to discuss a range of topics, including a new housing development… Read More »

Learn about the new symbol on food labels

Posted on March 27, 2025

News Canada Life gets busy and making choices at the grocery store isn’t always easy. Between rushing through the aisles and juggling dinner plans, it’s… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers March 29, 1901 – The Wetaskiwin Times The Franklin Literary Society at the college in Ada, Ohio raised… Read More »

Poilievre’s path to power just got harder with Carney in the race

Posted on March 27, 2025

Overheard in the backrooms of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team: “Carney? Crap!” “Relax, Jenni. We’ve got plenty of fodder to work with.” Those folks… Read More »

Lonely ballot in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding

Posted on March 27, 2025

By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Medicine Hat’s MP was calling for an election, but at this point, Glen Motz is only one of two… Read More »

Tariffs threats fuelling trade uncertainty for potato industry

Posted on March 13, 2025

By Trevor Busch Commentator/Courier editor@tabertimes.com F or an industry that primarily exports eighty-five per cent of its product annually, Alberta potato producers are worried about… Read More »

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