More and more Albertans are feeling the pinch in their wallets due to inflation. But those living on a fixed income may be feeling it even more particularly since the province stopped adjusting compensation according Read More
Golf… it’s either one of the most relaxing, enjoyable games on the planet – or one of the most frustrating, depending on your mindset. We wanted to learn a bit more about how to enjoy Read More
A group of parents, students and community members are voicing their concerns that a middle school known for its arts programs could be cutting a very traditional one. As BCN’s Jeannette Rocher explains this Read More
The number of Lethbridge residents without a family physician is about to grow higher. It only just had its grand opening in 2021, but Bridge City News has confirmed that three of the four family doctors Read More
An Occupational Health and Safety investigation is underway at Melcor Centre following reports of black mould due to alleged repeated flooding (including two this week). The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says it’s become Read More
Mould, black widow spiders, silver fish and mice are a growing concern inside Lethbridge’s largest office complex. Since 2014 the building has flooded at least eight times causing a huge disruption in workflow and affecting Read More
It’s been a long time coming but site preparations are finally underway for a new westside school. The school, which will be located in Garry Station, will have the capacity to accommodate 900 students. Groundbreaking Read More
Claresholm is home to one of the only drop-in club houses in southern Alberta dedicated to people struggling with mental health issues. And for the first time in two years a fundraising 5K walk will Read More
An animal rescue in Lethbridge will need to move to a new location within a year or face some hefty fines. On Thursday the city announced it has denied an appeal made by the Last Read More
As the situation in Ukraine becomes more dire, a concerned group in Medicine Hat is doing all they can to help. Enter Hatters Help Ukraine, co-founded by Ukrainian immigrant George Kovalev who shares a first Read More
Fans at the Grand Ole Opry got to experience a little piece of southern Alberta this week. Taber’s own Corb Lund, who currently lives in Lethbridge, stepped onto the famous stage for the first Read More
BCN guest Robert Lyman is well versed in the issues of the economy and the environment. He had spent over four decades, mainly for the Canadian federal government, working as an economist, manager and a Read More
Just weeks following the alliance of the federal Liberal and NDP parties, the feds announce their budget will be released this Thursday. But political correspondent Brian Lilley is calling this Canada’s very first federal-NDP Read More
Bridge City News spoke with an independent journalist in Ukraine to hear what they are seeing and experiencing. BCN’s Jeanette Rocher chatted with Christelle Neant, a French National who’s been living in the Read More
Despite the horror that has been carried out against Ukraine, it appears Ukrainian civilians have been fighting back using whatever method they can. Our foreign affairs correspondent Lisa Daftari explains that over the weekend Russian Read More
There are two abandoned and unreclaimed old coal mines which currently pose an environmental problem in the southern Alberta rockies. But according to Crowsnest Pass mayor Blair Painter, a new coal mine could actually help Read More
Local reaction in Alberta has been not so favourable toward the Liberal’s new climate plan. In an interview with correspondent for the National Post, Tyler Dawson pointed out that it was a rare show Read More
Four million Ukrainians are alleged to have fled to neighbouring countries while another estimated 6.5 million people are thought to be displaced inside the war-torn country itself. BCN’s Jeannette Rocher spoke with Anya Popham, a Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he’s been interviewed by R-C-M-P as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity fraud in the United Conservative Party leadership contest that elected him five years ago. Police Read More
The woman who brought sexual assault charges against a retired Lethbridge police inspector, says she hopes that “organizations in Lethbridge that were less than supportive take time to reflect on their roles and commitments in Read More
Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is prepared to declare neutrality, meaning Ukraine would not be able to join NATO. Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lisa Daftari says there are a number of other demands Ukraine Read More
Six Alberta men recently dropped everything to put their lives on the line to help with search and rescue missions in Ukraine. These brave men are part of a volunteer operation called the Canadian International Read More
When it comes to supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, one foreign policy expert says Canada should have seen this war coming. Yves Engler says Russian President Vladimir Putin was not happy with NATO’Read More
Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips has had her latest appeal against the Lethbridge Police Service denied by the Law Enforcement Review Board. In this case which goes back five years, Ms Phillips filed the appeal Read More
This past week the United Conservative Party discussed reversing its controversial decision to require Alberta Health Services workers to have up-to-date COVID-19 vaccines. To break down some of the issues happening in Alberta this week, Read More
These are unusual times we are living in … Covid-19 mandates are lifted in certain places but not in others. It’s been two weeks since the police violence brought an end to the Ottawa freedom Read More
Student from the University of Lethbridge held a sit-in today outside the U of L’s management offices to voice frustrations over the stalemate between the faculty association and Board of Governors. This week students Read More
A southern Alberta town recently became the focus of national news when a rally against COVID mandates was held near the Coutts port-of-entry to the U.S.-Canada border. The rally quickly turned into a Read More
Alberta RCMP say they have arrested 13 people and confiscated a number of firearms near the rally at the Coutts border. Police say a small organized group within the larger Coutts protest was apparently going to Read More
U.S. citizens gathered over the weekend in Sweetgrass, Montana, many of which drove five or six hours from different parts of the state, to show their support for the Freedom Convoy taking place in Read More
