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Two make plea in Coutts case, freed from jail
Posted on February 15, 2024By Delon Shurtz Southern Alberta Newspapers Two of four men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the 2022 Coutts border protest of COVID-19… Read More »
Re: Approach to drug addiction by UCP and Justin Wright
Posted on February 15, 2024Dear Editor: In his January 17, 2024 News article MLA Justin Wright boasted that the UCP has “…introduced regulations to prevent…misguided safe supply drug policies…”.… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 15, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 11, 1882 – Edmonton Bulletin Weather is fine, although the snow is deep and travelling without snowshoes… Read More »
Government policies favour urban ignorance over the realities farmers face
Posted on February 15, 2024In Europe, there has been growing unrest for some time now, and with farmers’ protests reaching Paris, the media is beginning to pay closer attention… Read More »
RenuWell backs up its progress with stats and facts
Posted on February 15, 2024By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Keith Hirsche, founder and president of RenuWell Energy Solutions, was the featured speaker at a… Read More »
Organ donation activism through art
Posted on February 15, 2024By Brylan Span Commentator/Courier Susan Andersen Library in Bow Island will be hosting photographer Cynthia (Cince) Johnston’s exhibit “Freddy and Ceydie”, on February 28. The… Read More »
Prairie Rose SD partnering with Mavericks for baseball school
Posted on February 8, 2024By James Tubb Southern Alberta Newspapers From working on their timetables to improving velocity on their fastball, Prairie Rose students will have the opportunity to… Read More »
Rural rent spikes; Bow Island alone up 25% last year
Posted on February 8, 2024Southern Alberta Newspapers Rent in Bow Island rose by 25 per cent in 2023, one of the steepest hikes in rural Alberta markets, according to… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on February 8, 2024By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 6, 1908 – The Advertiser and Central Alberta News A motor canal boat has been tested in… Read More »
Without advertising newspapers can’t do their jobs
Posted on February 8, 2024Every day, we at The Commentator and other newspapers get press releases about upcoming events. And of course we are often asked to cover the… Read More »