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Friends of Medicare wants paid-plasma ban in Alberta

Posted on 26 October 2026

Alberta Newspaper Group With private company Grifols announcing a phased reopening of paid plasma collection centres in Canada, Friends of Medicare is seeking a ban… Read More »

Fall Immunization Program launches in Alberta

Posted on 26 October 2026

Courtesy Primary Care Alberta Fall has arrived in Alberta and so has fall immunization season. Primary Care Alberta (PCA) encourages you to protect yourself and… Read More »

Government of Alberta quietly lifts restrictions protecting endangered Greater Sage-Grouse

Posted on 22 October 2026

CPAWS Southern Alberta The Government of Alberta has removed provincial habitat protections for the endangered Greater Sage-Grouse without any public consultation or official announcement. The… Read More »

Canada Border Services Agency adjusting hours of service at four Alberta ports of entry

Posted on 22 October 2026

Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will adjust its opening and closing times at four land ports of entry in Alberta… Read More »

Gem of the West Museum celebrates 25 years of Coaldale history

Posted on 14 October 2026

By Kristine Jean Alberta Newspaper For a quarter of a century, the Gem of the West Museum has played an important part of preserving the… Read More »

Taber Pheasant Festival gearing up for another round

Posted on 14 October 2026

By Cole ParkinsonAlberta Newspaper Group Come mid-October, hunters will once again descend on the Municipal District of Taber for the annual Pheasant Festival. Running from… Read More »

CBSA officers seize over 215 kg of cocaine from two commercial trucks at Coutts

Posted on 5 October 2026

Canada Border Services Agency Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta intercepted two commercial trucks arriving from… Read More »

Canada’s first dip tank takes on aquatic invaders, announcement made in Walsh

Posted on 14 September 2026

Contributed Alberta is implementing Canada’s first watercraft dip tank to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. Alberta’s government is investing in Canada’s first dip… Read More »

VEP program expands to Oyen, Milk River, Fort Macleod

Posted on 14 September 2026

Contributed Patients seeking care at the Big Country Hospital emergency department (ED) now have additional physician support through Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) Virtual Emergency Physician… Read More »

Bow Island secures scoreboard funding for Bert Knibbs

Posted on 14 September 2026

Alberta Newspaper Group Town of Bow Island The Town of Bow Island are the winners of the 2026 Hometown Turnaround Initiative through Western Financial Group… Read More »

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