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From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on July 25, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers July 20, 1892 – The Saskatchewan Times The Calgary Herald reports no more mail is permitted to leave… Read More »
Rents continue to push inflation up, and that’s bad for homeowners
Posted on July 25, 2024The latest numbers show inflation rising from 2.7 per cent in April to 2.9 per cent in May. It’s a small increase but a move… Read More »
Several workplace safety charges laid against irrigation district over 2022 drowning
Posted on July 25, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers The Eastern Irrigation District faces 10 workplace safety charges after a diver drowned while working on irrigation works in 2022. The charges,… Read More »
New surveillance teams to help fight rural crime
Posted on July 25, 2024By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers Two surveillance teams have been launched to help the RCMP fight rural crime in Alberta. The teams - one… Read More »
Spies, Smoke and tons of TNT: Suffield’s role in Cold War research remembered 60 years later
Posted on July 25, 2024By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers Sixty years ago this month, the order was given, and 500 tons of dynamite was touched off on the… Read More »
Affordability – Alberta’s Top Priority
Posted on July 9, 2024By Nathan Neudorf Minister of Affordability and Utilities It should come as no surprise that addressing the cost of living is a top priority for… Read More »
Alberta deserves a summer gas tax cut
Posted on July 9, 2024Thousands of people are hoping to hit the open road this summer and head to Drumheller to see the dinosaurs or to the Western Development… Read More »
St. Michael’s Scholarship Fund
Posted on July 9, 2024By Heather Cameron Southern Alberta Newspapers The St. Michael’s Scholarship Fund helps students graduating from St. Michael’s School in Bow Island pursue post-secondary education. Stephanie… Read More »
Redcliff man will serve five years in prison for child porn offences
Posted on July 9, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers A Redcliff man has been sent to federal prison for five years for possessing and distributing child pornography. Robin Mark Kiemele, 59,… Read More »
Region talks continue out of view
Posted on July 9, 2024By Collin Gallant Southern Alberta Newspapers The three municipalities around Medicine Hat are progressing talks toward changes into a long-standing joint plan to guide development… Read More »