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Hundreds come out for the inaugural Golden Strides Walk on Sept. 20
Kristine Jean Sunny South News At total of 514 participants laced up to raise more than $75,000 for childhood cancer research in the inaugural Golden Strides Walk: Steps to End Childhood Cancer. The event was held on Sept. 20, at Coaldale’s Shift Community Recreation Centre, and saw participants raise thousands for childhood cancer research at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. Numbers exceeded organizer’s goal… Read More »
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Nobleford and District Emergency Services opens new fire training facility in 2025
Nobleford and District Emergency Services It’s been a very busy 2025 so far for members with the Nobleford and District Emergency Services (NDES), with a… Read More »
Coalhurst Fire Department shares fire safety message during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News It’s been a steady year for the Coalhurst Fire Department, that included upgrading uniforms and dress uniforms, acquiring new… Read More »
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Copperheads keep pace in South Division with weekend split
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News The Coaldale Copperheads started off a new month in Heritage Junior Hockey League play with a weekend split. Friday… Read More »
Copperheads offence in high gear throughout two-game weekend homestand
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News It was a high-scoring weekend of Heritage Junior Hockey League action for the Coaldale Copperheads, as the team skated… Read More »
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From the Archives of Western Newspapers
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 »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
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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Canadians need fact-based, fact-checked information
In their 2018 book Truth Decay, Jennifer Kavanagh and Michael D. Rich of the RAND Corporation, wrote about the role news publishers and broadcasters play… Read More »
Want to pay less tax? Move to Alberta
Alberta is the only province in Canada without a provincial sales tax. It’s the city on the hill for taxpayers—shining bright while everyone else stumbles… Read More »
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MD of Taber Grazing Lands at a Crossroads
By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the vast scope of Alberta’s prairies lies a small swath of land, which finds itself at the… Read More »