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Budget 2026 cuts thousands out of seniors benefits
Posted on March 19, 2026By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers Thousands of Alberta seniors and their caregivers will lose income supports due to cuts in Budget 2026. The income… Read More »
Hwy 3 twinning money among regional mentions in budget
Posted on March 19, 2026By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers The province will spend at least three more years in the red according to the 2026-27 budget released Feb.… Read More »
Trump’s aggression – when will it end?
Posted on March 19, 2026Earlier this month the clerics in Iran held a meeting and were surprised to find that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was killed in the U.S. bombing… Read More »
From the Archives of Western Newspapers
Posted on March 19, 2026By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers March 17, 1894 – The Daily Telegram (Nanaimo) Yesterday, over 100 people assembled at Harbour View in San… Read More »
The world is scrambling for energy but can’t count on Canada
Posted on March 19, 2026The world is once again scrambling for reliable energy supplies. Canada should be one of the obvious answers but a decade of Liberal government policies… Read More »
County of Forty Mile to host 2026 Southern Alberta Summer Games
Posted on March 19, 2026By Kaylee Hurt Southern Alberta Summer Games The Southern Alberta Summer Games, the longest-running annual multi-sport event in Alberta, will return to the County of… Read More »
Grant-funded LED retrofitting brings new light to County Administration Building
Posted on March 19, 2026Lethbridge County The Lethbridge County administration building has received a new LED lighting system, thanks to a grant from the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre… Read More »
Coaldale sees reduction in total property crimes in quarterly Community Policing Report
Posted on March 19, 2026By Kristine Jean Sunny South News Town of Coaldale councillors heard an update from Sgt. Sean Dutch, chief with the Coaldale RCMP Detachment, during the… Read More »
No spring gas tax break while prices soar, Smith says
Posted on March 19, 2026Southern Alberta Newspapers Despite oil prices clearing $115 earlier this month, Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans should not expect a tax break at the pumps… Read More »
Feds need to take a stand on Alberta’s health privatization: Health advocates
Posted on March 19, 2026Southern Alberta Newspapers More than 30 Albertans were in Ottawa recently to participate in the annual Canadian Health Coalition Parliament Hill lobby for public health… Read More »