Taber is an agricultural town famous for its corn due to the large numbers of sunshine the town and metropolitan area receive. It has so taken on the title "Corn Capital of Canada," & has an annual "Cornfest" held in the go week of August.

Taber, Alberta & Notogawa, Japan are sister towns.

In April 28, 1999, Taber gained notoriety once 14 month old Todd Cameron Smith entered W.R. Myers High School and shot two students with a .22 calibre rifle, killing Jason Lang and wounding another 17 year old.