The first Kindergarten Class at New Brigden, Alberta 1983.

Three student groups from Prairie Crocus Region participated in CFSEA’s Youth in Philanthropy program, collectively granting $5,400 to charitable organizations…

Twenty-four graziers from down under have spent the past 3 weeks meeting with producers and industry across western Canada.

Dunmore, AB - At a special public meeting held on August 25, 2025, the Prairie Rose Public Schools (PRPS) Board of Trustees approved wage and benefit increases…

The first eight months of 2025 have been the most trying times I have ever lived. So many people in my circle of friends have had issues.

This week’s new books include Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros in adult fiction, Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds…

ADULT FICTION: The Dire Deeds of Doctor Gargo / by: Steve Behlin. YOUNG ADULT FICTION: The First to Die at the End / by: Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End / by: Adam Silvera.

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

Enjoy this week’s comic strips and have a laugh!

The 2025 National Football League season starts this week, so it’s the perfect time for a few recollections and some look-aheads.

It took me a week to drive from Val Marie to Cortes Island, off the coast of BC. In one week, I travelled the Trans-Canada Highway through open prairie space at a sane pace…

Here’s a bit of humour to start your day. A genie granted a wish, but with one condition: that the man’s worst enemy would get two times more of what he wished for.

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP with support from the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit continue to investigate the death of 20-year-old Fatima Ahmed.

TILLEY, AB - On August 25, 2025, at 4:10 a.m., Brooks RCMP responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on Highway 1, near Range Road 131.

I recently experienced one of my first memorable falls as an adult. Early this spring, while out jogging, I tripped on uneven pavement.

Sue Simkin feels that life on the ranch has been the best foundation and classroom for her three children and grandchildren. “Ranching makes them thinkers, as you have to figure out things on your own…

The countdown to the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games hit the one-year mark today, and preparations are in full swing as Medicine Hat gets ready…

The Crossroads Museum received wonderful donations from the descendants of the Howard and Eloise Ireland family. Family items like a porcelain doll and even family albums were donated to us in 2024.

It all started with an idea to get the 1971 graduates together. Many phone calls, emails, and texts later, it had snowballed into a weekend of visiting and reminiscing.

The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta (CFSEA) is pleased to announce the distribution of $250,687 in 2025 Spring Community Grants to 36 charitable organizations throughout Southeastern Alberta.