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Cypress drought prompts local agricultural state of disaster

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Anna Smith Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In response to ongoing weather conditions, Cypress County has declared an agricultural state of disaster.… Read More »

Cypress County municipal planning commission  meeting highlights 

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Cypress County’s Municipal Planning Commission met on July 8. One of the proposals involved a request to construct a 2,100 square foot shop… Read More »

Trican to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Iron Horse Energy

Posted on July 24, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Trican Well Service Ltd. announced they have entered into an agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Iron… Read More »

New resource encourages Albertans to explore crops across the province

Posted on July 24, 2025

Ag for Life Whether you’re driving down a busy highway or taking a scenic backroad, Alberta is bursting with fields full of growing crops. But… Read More »

Dry trend remains despite end-of-June rainfall

Posted on July 24, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Heavy rain at the end of June lessened drought conditions in some parts of southern Alberta, but didn’t reverse a long-term dry… Read More »

Foremost Historical Society 2025 season off to a busy start

Posted on July 24, 2025

Submitted by the Foremost Historical Society The 2025 season has been busy for the Foremost Historical Society so far with the completion of several projects,… Read More »

Measles numbers may not reflect undiagnosed or exposure cases

Posted on July 24, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Over the past two-plus weeks, measles cases in Alberta’s north zone have continued to surpass the numbers in the south zone, which… Read More »

Alberta Ed looking into aggression and complexity in the classroom

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers Alberta Education is launching an action team to address classroom complexity and aggression.  Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios… Read More »

Alberta to have lowest minimum wage in Canada after bump in Sask.

Posted on July 24, 2025

Southern Alberta Newspapers Minimum wage in Saskatchewan will surpass Alberta’s in October when that province provides an indexed increase, Saskatchewan Labour Minister Jim Reiter announced… Read More »

COVID vaccine strategy impacts yet to be realized

Posted on July 24, 2025

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers After changes to the federal COVID-19 vaccine procurement process were announced earlier this year, and the Alberta government announcing… Read More »

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