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New Medicine Hat public schools superintendent started career in Taber

Southern Alberta Newspapers Tracey Hensel, a longtime educator and school administrator in Medicine Hat, says she is all heart, while emphasizing the importance of collaboration, supporting students and maintaining best practices as she prepares to take on the permanent role of superintendent. “The heart is part of the work that I do,” says Hensel, acting and soon-to-be-permanent superintendent for the Medicine Hat Public School Division.… Read More »

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Newly appointed border sheriffs want fair pay

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Days after receiving the Dec. 12 news from Premier Danielle Smith that a new Interdiction Patrol… Read More »

Canadian imports to U.S. worth hundreds of billions: Shields

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A federal emissions and production cap are on the table and Alberta is pushing back. Bow… Read More »

Local Sports

St. Mary’s girls basketball team up with Taber Christian Lions

Submitted by Carolyn Siemens For the past few years the Taber Christian senior high girls have joined the St. Mary’s basketball team to compete, and… Read More »

Boulets championing rural teacher initiative

By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman Southern Alberta Newspapers The University of Lethbridge is aiming to help students in the faculty of education through a fundraising campaign that… Read More »

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Alberta’s year-end economic highlights

“Over the course of the year, Alberta has continued to cement its position as the economic engine of Canada due to our highly skilled workforce,… Read More »

From the Archives of Western Newspapers

By Samantha Johnson For Southern Alberta Newspapers December 21, 1890 – The Times (Moose Jaw) We would advise our town authorities to have the ditches… Read More »

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GST holiday a band-aid fix for Canadians starving for real solutions

The GST holiday, set to begin on Dec. 14, is framed as relief for Canadians grappling with rising food prices. Yet economists specializing in food… Read More »

Ottawa’s agriculture failures are putting Canadian farmers at risk

Make no mistake, the real issue for Canada’s agri-food sector isn’t what’s happening in Washington – it’s what’s happening here at home. While many Canadians… Read More »

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Harvest tour digs into sugar beet farming

By Cal Braid Taber Times Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  On Oct. 16, the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers held their annual harvest tour, and it was… Read More »

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