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Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation receives $1 million CFEP grant
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News The Alberta Birds of Prey Foundation in Coaldale is using a $1 million CFEP grant from the provincial government to improve and expand an Environmental Learning Centre. The Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) matching grant was announced Feb. 13 in an on-site cheque presentation that included Taber-Warner MLA and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Grant Hunter, members… Read More »
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Government commits to $10.8B education budget
By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers The Government of Alberta announced Feb. 25 that education funding in the budget would total $10.8 billion, a seven… Read More »
Province to move all sheriff staff under Alberta Sheriffs Police Service
By Zoe Mason Southern Alberta Newspapers A bill tabled Feb. 24 proposes moving all staff from the Alberta Sheriffs to the new Alberta Sheriffs Police… Read More »
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Coaldale and Picture Butte teams continue CAHL playoff competition
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News Coaldale’s U11 Tier 4 team picked up two big playoff wins on the weekend in Central Alberta Hockey League… Read More »
Coaldale’s playoff hopes evaporate as Copperheads drop series to Okotoks Bisons
By Garrett Simmons Sunny South News It’s next-year country for the Coaldale Copperheads. On Friday, the 2025/2026 season came to an end for the Heritage… 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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Ottawa’s gun grab is all about politics
The federal government is once again on a crusade to end legal gun ownership, and no one knows why. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree recently… Read More »
Canada can become richer than the United States
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 »
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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 »