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Alberta Report

Alberta Report has arguably been one of the province's most important publications in recent years. The political magazine was actually an amalgamation of two newsmagazines, Saint John's Edmonton Report and St. John's Calgary Report, both founded by Ted Byfield, and established in 1973 and 1977, respectively. During 1979, the two publications joined to become Alberta Report and were bought by Saxon International of Edmonton. The magazine ran for three years under Saxon until it was bought by Ted Byfield and his brother Dr. John Byfield in 1981.

Alberta Report published articles of importance to Western Canadians from a conservative Christian perspective. The magazine represented pro-life and pro-family perspectives and did not shy away from examining controversial topics from its staunchly conservative mandate. Nonetheless, by 1995, Alberta Report had developed such a large audience that it could be considered one of the most widely read Canadian newsmagazines.

Over the years, many talented writers, such as Kevin Michael Grace, were featured within the magazine's pages. A national edition of the journal began publication during 1999, under the title of Report Newsmagazine. Again, topics of social relevance were covered.

Published by United Western Communications Limited, Alberta Report was a mainstay in Western Canadian writing until the summer of 2003 when it officially ceased production.

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