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Picture Butte powerlifter wins a gold medal at the 2025 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News It’s not every day you come home with a gold medal around your neck, but that’s exactly what 20-year old Picture Butte resident Rylan Stroeve did this July. The Lethbridge County powerlifter won a gold medal in the Junior Class – 93kg weight division, at the 2025 Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games in Grande Prairie, July 11-13. Stroeve won… Read More »
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Whoop-Up Days including new Whoop-Up Wrap-Up takes place this week
Lethbridge and District Exhibition Whoop-Up Days is back and just getting bigger as southern Alberta’s largest summer fair adds an extra day of excitement in… Read More »
Nobleford honours its fire chief for 22 years of service
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News The Town of Nobleford recently honoured its fire chief, Ryan Wagner for his 22 years of service to the… Read More »
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IVYMI: Where the Prairies Meet the Peaks: Why Cowley Is Alberta’s Best-Kept Summer Secret
When you picture Alberta, the majestic Rockies or vibrant cities like Calgary and Edmonton probably come to mind. But Alberta is also home to hidden… Read More »
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Coaldale’s U15 Thunder FC Boys capture gold at provincial championships after extraordinary season
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News Coaldale’s U15 Thunder FC Boys are the 2025 Alberta Outdoor Provincial Champions. They earned that title and a gold… Read More »
Summer Games set a high bar for next year
By Cal Braid Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Taber chalked up a win as the host of the 2025 Southern Alberta Summer Games… Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 9, 1883 - The Calgary Weekly Herald A petition and subscription list is in… Read More »
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By Samantha Johnson Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter November 10, 1910 – The Blairmore Enterprise The namby-pamby actions of the Coleman Miner in… Read More »
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Canada’s chance to shine is slipping away
Canada Day felt different this year. With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, shifting geopolitical fault lines, and unstable leadership in the West,… Read More »
Build, baby, build? Not without more workers
Mark Carney’s “build, baby, build” agenda is facing early headwinds. Indigenous groups are bringing legal challenges against efforts to sidestep their rights. Environmentalists are sounding… Read More »
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Red tape being cut for ag marketing boards
By Al Beeber Southern Alberta Newspapers The Alberta government is eliminating nearly 30 per cent of regulations for agricultural marketing boards and commissions. The province… Read More »