The Alberta municipal elections are coming up October 18th. In Lethbridge incumbent Mayor Chris Spearman has decided that he is not running again. Bridget Mearns a former two-time city councillor, is gunning for the mayor’Read More
When it comes to potentially calling a federal election political reporter Brian Lilley says the Trudeau Liberals are somewhat uneasy about the prospect considering that PM Trudeau could face another ethics probe. Lilley also tells Read More
California’s largest wildfire has destroyed a number of buildings in the northern part of the state and is threatening hundreds more. The Dixie wildfire has grown to over 190,000 acres with more than 5,000 firefighters and Read More
Justice Minister, Kaycee Madu, has written to the federal government saying that he would like to see Albertans being allowed to carry pepper spray as a legal way of protecting themselves. Currently, pepper spray is Read More
Streets Alive is a Christian organization in Lethbridge which has been helping our homeless and those with serious addiction issues turn their lives around. The group’s co-founder, Ken Kissick, explains how the ministry incorporates Read More
Lebanon is going through one of the worst economic depressions in its history. More than 50 percent of the country’s population now lives in poverty and the Lebanese currency has plummeted by 90 percent. Our foreign Read More
Sexual abuse and sexual assault are words that can cause so much harm and long term damage to families. Corajean Blalack helps women find freedom from the trauma of sexual abuse. She has also written Read More
A former residential school survivor and a victim of the 60’s scoop says when it comes to the tragedy of residential schools the federal government needs to take more responsibility. Deborah Minoose who is the Read More
Toronto Sun columnist and one of our regular contributors, Brian Lilley, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not been condemning the treatment of the Cuban people by the Castro family and he says that is Read More
When it comes to our health care sector, Finance Minister Travis Toews says our nurses are being paid just over 5 percent more than nurses in comparative provinces and he says that needs to change as Read More
As we reported on Bridge City News, more churches are under attack since the discovery of unmarked graves near the sites of former residential schools. Red and orange paint is being splattered across the doors Read More
American forces have been vacating Afghanistan by the thousands. It is all part of US President Biden’s troop withdrawal. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says the danger behind that is more terrorist cells Read More
Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, explains why Israel does not want the U.S. to rejoin the Iran Nuclear Agreement talks. Lisa will also discuss how the protests and riots taking place in Lebanon Read More
Some of the latest poll numbers have the NDP leading the UCP in Alberta and the Wildrose Independence Party is not far behind. This is not the same Wildrose Party you remember when Brian Jean Read More
The eligibility for critical worker benefits has expanded in Alberta. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the $1,200 payment will now include farm workers. Mr. Dawson will also discuss the recent tensions at the legislature involving Read More
Bill C-6 has passed in the House of Commons. It is a bill that would amend the criminal code to ban conversion therapy. It would ban advertising or collecting money for the practise. It would Read More
While kids here in North America head off to summer camp to learn about how to canoe or enjoy arts and crafts there are summer camps being run by Hamas in other parts of the Read More
Even though the Alberta government says it may lift the remaining restrictions as part of its Open For Summer plan by July the city of Lethbridge may leave its face covering bylaw in place. We Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently wrapped up a meeting with other world leaders at the G-7 Summit in the UK. It appears as though our PM was caught a number of times not wearing a Read More
After 12 years of being the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyaju has been ousted. A new coalition unseated the longtime Israeli leader. The new PM is Naftali Bennett who was sworn in on Sunday. Our Read More
Hamas is allegedly telling Palestinians to participate in a Day of Rage on Friday. According to our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, that Day of Rage means more problems for Israel and Jews around the Read More
Tory leader Erin O’Toole wants the Trudeau Liberals to launch an investigation into Canada’s ties with the Chinese Communist government. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says of particular concern is how a lab in Read More
Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has had some time to read through the plan that Lethbridge Police Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh put forward outlining how the Lethbridge Police Service will improve moving forward. The LPS has Read More
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says NDP leader Rachel Notley has some concerns about Premier Kenney’s Open For Summer rollout plans. As of Friday, places of worship can re-open to 15 per cent capacity. Hair Read More
A story we recently covered on Bridge City News is how the federal government shut down the opportunity for Canadians to cross the border into Montana at the Carway border crossing to get their COVID-19 Read More
When it comes to helping people financially and spiritually there are some solid Christian organizations out there. Lance Wood is an accountant and author of the book $4.83 The Cost to Impact the Life of a Read More
The federal Liberal’s controversial Bill C-10, which many Canadians believe is an attack on our free speech, received the support it needed to pass. We asked political reporter, Brian Lilley, what Bill C-10 will Read More
Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says when it comes to casualties in Gaza City in the war between Israel and the Palestinians, there are a lot more on the Palestinian side. She says it Read More
Lethbridge’s Exhibition Park is set to double its current hosting capacity thanks to construction of a new 268 thousand square foot Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. The facility is expected to open in early 2023. The Read More
There is apparently some confusion as to who is in charge when deciding who receives citations to those who are breaking public health orders. We asked our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, is it the province? Read More
