As you have heard on BCN, the federal carbon tax is going up by 23 per cent on April 1st. According to political reporter Brian Lilley federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was asked if we could Read More
Contract negotiations continue between WestJet and its regional pilots. You may recall the mainline pilots reached a deal with the airline last May. The chair of the WestJet Encore Master Executive Council of the Air Read More
The Trudeau government wants to pass legislation moving the date of our next federal election. Instead of October 20th, 2025 it would be October 27th or a week later. Some say the reason is that by Read More
Israel is about to release 800 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 40 hostages that Hamas has been holding since the October 7th terrorist attack in southern Israel. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says many of the Read More
The vote for non-confidence in the Trudeau government was defeated on Parliament Hill. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought forth the motion to declare non-confidence in the prime minister and his government increasing the carbon tax Read More
The federal carbon tax is set to go up by 23 per cent on April 1st. The federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Franco Terrazzano, explained to BCN’s Hal Roberts how much more it Read More
Alberta’s Affordability and Utilities Minister, Nathan Neudorf, says electricity rates in the province are coming down. In this special one-on-one interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts he also discusses why the Alberta government is Read More
Samaritan’s Purse has officially transported one of its Emergency Field Hospitals to Calgary. Officials say the reason, is to increase the Christian agency’s capacity to launch international life-saving medical responses. The tent facility Read More
There was quite a bit of debate in the House of Commons on Monday night as MPs talked about the NDP’s motion to officially recognize Palestine as a state. In the end that request Read More
When April 1st rolls around motorists in Alberta will be hit with a double whammy. The remainder of the provincial fuel tax is scheduled to come back which is another four cents a litre PLUS Read More
Unfortunately, we have not received a lot of moisture so far in southern Alberta. Many of the reservoirs, especially here in SW Alberta, have dried up. We have not received a large snowpack. So how Read More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently lashed out at the Biden Administration which suggested perhaps there needs to be a regime change in Israel. Netanyahu said quote…”It is wrong to try to replace elected Read More
Lots of southern Albertans have been taking in the Home, Garden and Leisure show which continues until Saturday at the Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre in Lethbridge. There are a number of gardening displays plus Read More
Alberta Health Services has issued a warning for parents to take precautions to prevent medication poisonings. They say last year one in three calls to Alberta’s Poison Centre were regarding children up to the Read More
BCN news anchor Hal Roberts will be emceeing a very special evening in Lethbridge on Friday evening. The Southern Alberta Men’s Ministry will be hosting an event for men beginning at 7pm at Free Read More
A former Superintendent with the Lethbridge Police Service was honoured on Thursday. The LPS Veterans Association celebrated the 100th birthday of Glen Michelson. He began his policing career with the RCMP in 1947 and served until 1950. Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees was taken aback by the announcement by Minister Ellis that Alberta is looking into creating a new policing agency. AUPE vice president Bobby-Joe Borodey says they were disappointed that Read More
The Alberta government promised a tax cut for those who are making under 60-thousand dollars per year. That was scrapped, however, when the latest budget came out. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, the Read More
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is sounding the alarm over Bill C-63. They say it is the most aggressive assault on free speech in modern Canadian history. To talk about this in more detail Read More
A new report by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the CBC doled out 15 million dollars in bonuses. This despite the fact that the public broadcaster said it would be laying off hundreds of employees. To Read More
A potential trade dispute is developing with the United States that could hurt Alberta beef producers. According to political reporter and Sun columnist, Brian Lilley, it may have something to do with meat labelling. He Read More
March is fraud prevention month. According to the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre last year Canadians lost $567-million to scammers. That is an increase of $37-million from 2022. Sargeant Kevin Talbot who is with the Economic Crimes Read More
Apparently there is talk by the U.S. government to look at ways of collapsing the Israeli government and having Benjamin Netanyahu removed as prime minister. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says the Biden Read More
Canadian pet owners are facing vet bills that are sometimes through the roof. More and more people are thinking of getting pet insurance to help alleviate the costs especially when Fido or Fluffy has to Read More
March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness month. Multiple Myeloma is a cancer that affects the blood. There are various treatments, but unfortunately no cure – yet. Brian Treadwell, a well-known local journalist and leader of the Lethbridge Read More
Kellie Lynn Pirie began her life as a girl but later she decided to transition and become a man. She then found Christ and decided to detransition to become a woman once again. She says Read More
A recent study by the Alberta Medical Association found that more than 650 thousand Albertans need a family physician. The same study also found that more than 90 per cent of doctors are concerned about the financial Read More
Lethbridge city officials say their application to the federal government’s Housing Accelerator Fund program was declined. They say they were disappointed by the news that Lethbridge will not be eligible for 6.25-million dollars which Read More
Lethbridge will be receiving new permanent supportive housing units thanks to an investment by the Alberta government. Officials say the 10.2 million dollar investment will help to build new housing in our city to ensure those Read More
The federal carbon tax is going up around 23 per cent on April 1st. The federal levy has hurt many even with the rebates. You don’t have to look much further than our home heating Read More
