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Application window opens for Community Foundation’s spring grant cycle

Posted on February 19, 2026

Southern Alberta Newspapers The Spring 2026 Community Grant Cycle is officially open and Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta invites organizations to come and pitch their… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

Posted on February 19, 2026

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers February 19, 1886 – Qu’Appelle Progress As we go to press, we have learned the government intends to… Read More »

Canada can become richer than the United States

Posted on February 19, 2026

Economic growth and a rising standard of living used to be a given. Canadian parents could assume, with good reason, that their children and grandchildren… Read More »

Vauxhall Jan. 19 meeting briefs

Posted on January 29, 2026

Southern Alberta Newspapers The following are selected briefs from the regular Jan. 19 meeting for Vauxhall town council. Agenda Council approved the agenda with the… Read More »

MLA Wright takes on new role as Chief Government Whip

Posted on January 15, 2026

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers As 2025 drew to a close, just hours before the clock ticked over to 2026, Premier Danielle Smith’s office… Read More »

2025 at a glance for Cypress County

Posted on January 15, 2026

May, continued from last week’s Courier The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was deployed to assist with the ongoing investigation. Police say they are trying… Read More »

Medicine Hat Council to advocate for urban electoral boundary reversion

Posted on January 15, 2026

Southern Alberta Newspapers Council will submit an application this week to change the city’s current electoral boundaries to represent a more “urbanized” riding of Medicine… Read More »

Local man gets probation over assault of golf course employee

Posted on January 15, 2026

By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Gerald Freedman, retired investment broker and prominent local philanthropist, was sentenced in Medicine Hat Court of Justice on Jan.… Read More »

MLA and Premier Danielle Smith reflects on 2025, looks ahead to 2026

Posted on January 15, 2026

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Danielle Smith has a unique role in Alberta. Locally, she is the MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat, a role she holds in tandem with… Read More »

One person dead after falling through ice on Rattlesnake Lake

Posted on January 15, 2026

Southern Alberta Newspapers An individual in Bow Island has died after falling through the ice on Rattlesnake Lake. The Bow Island Fire Department were dispatched… Read More »

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