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Coaldale Chamber welcomes candidates for local election forum
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News Area residents filled the Town of Coaldale’s Civic Square Atrium for a second all candidate forum, April 14, hosted by the Coaldale Chamber of Commerce. The two-hour event welcomed all six candidates running in the Lethbridge riding for the April 28 federal election, including Marc Slingerland (CHP), Rachel Thomas (CPC), Amber Murray (GPC), Chris Spearman (LPC), Nathan… Read More »
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Coaldale RCMP advise of large grass fire – evacuations may be required
Lethbridge County, Alta. – Coaldale RCMP is advising that they are assisting with a large grass fire on Range Road 214 and Township Road 132.… Read More »
Coalhurst council adopts regional emergency management bylaw
Town of Coalhurst The following are some highlights from the April 15 Town of Coalhurst regular council meeting. Council approves central community organics compost bin… Read More »
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Coaldale Pickleball Club co-hosts Lethbridge and District Pickleball Tournament in early May
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News The Coaldale Pickleball Club is teaming up with local organizations to co-host a major pickleball tournament in southern Alberta… Read More »
Residents lace up for Coaldale’s Family Fun Run
• 14th annual event set for April 12 Spring is the perfect time to get out and get active. Runners and walkers will do just… 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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Anti-vax conspiracies fuel Canada’s measles crisis
Falling vaccination rates and political silence are fuelling Canada’s growing measles outbreak. Measles, declared eradicated in Canada in 1998, is making a big comeback in… Read More »
Plan to label Trump critics as mentally ill echoes authoritarian regimes
In March 2025, New York psychiatrist Dr. Leon Hoffman wrote a letter to The Guardian reporting that the Minnesota legislature had requested the psychiatric community recognize a… Read More »
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Ag ministry official says lessons learned in feeder receivership
By Kristine Jean Sunny South News Controversy is still brewing over the collapse of the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative (PBFC), but a government official says… Read More »