Alberta is undergoing major changes—from disability assistance and affordable housing to AI investment and new energy projects. Nathan Neudorf, Alberta’s Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services and MLA for Lethbridge East, joins Read More
Is Alberta entering a new era of economic growth? Premier Danielle Smith is celebrating another major announcement as the Pathways carbon capture project moves forward, adding to recent pipeline proposals and a multi-billion-dollar AI data Read More
Online gambling is expanding in Alberta—but what does that mean for players, families, and communities? With the province opening its regulated online iGaming market, Albertans can now place casino and sports bets from almost Read More
Could Alberta soon have not one, but two new pipelines? Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor joins Bridge City News to discuss the proposed Northern Shield Corridor connecting Alberta and Ontario, what it could mean Read More
Could Canada be on the verge of its biggest pipeline expansion in years? With proposals for a new west coast pipeline and the Northern Shield Energy Corridor linking Alberta to Ontario, the debate over Canada’Read More
Are family farms disappearing from Canada? Across the country, small family-run farms are becoming less common as larger agricultural operations continue to grow. But what’s driving the change, and what does it mean for Read More
Can Alberta become more affordable? Lethbridge West MLA Rob Miyashiro joins Bridge City News to discuss the Alberta NDP’s proposed Affordability Agenda and how the party says it would address rising costs facing Albertans. Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation recently recognized the biggest government spenders at the Teddy Waste Awards. CTF Federal Director, Franco Terrazzano, tells us who wasted your money the most. Read More
Is Alberta separation gaining momentum? Did Pierre Poilievre’s Calgary speech change any minds? And why is Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrating grocery rebates while food bank use continues to surge across Canada? Toronto Sun Read More
Canada’s fertility rate has fallen to historic lows, but many Canadians say they would like to have more children. Peter Jon Mitchell of Cardus joins BCN to discuss the financial, cultural and social factors Read More
Tax season is here again in Canada and there are several changes Canadians should know about before filing. Tax expert Kent Prestage, owner of Prestage Consulting and instructor at Reeves College in Lethbridge, shares practical Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing criticism for putting immigration and services for temporary residents into a provincial referendum but are the Liberal Party of Canada under Prime Minister Mark Carney dealing with the very Read More
Recently, there was a petition launched in Alberta to get the province to stop funding private schools and home education, however, it failed. There certainly is a percentage of Albertans who believes that this is Read More
Which provincial premiers are managing taxpayers’ money the best — and who ranks at the bottom? A new study from the Fraser Institute evaluates the fiscal performance of Canada’s premiers, measuring government spending, taxes, and Read More
Toronto Sun political commentator Brian Lilley joins Bridge City News from Washington to break down what growing U.S. influence over oil markets means for Canada, as investment flows toward Venezuela and pressure builds on Read More
The U.S. arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has shaken the world and Canadians are wondering how this will impact our nation. Our guest is David Leis, President of the Frontier Centre for Read More
Alberta and Ottawa have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to build a pipeline to the BC coast but the deal is far from simple. Higher carbon taxes, Clean Electricity Regulations, and potential opposition from Read More
We all know that Canada has a growing problem with debt … but apparently, so does Alberta. The question is, why are we going into debt? Do we need to be doing this, is it justified, Read More
How free are we, economically speaking, in Canada – and how free are we in our individual provinces in comparison to the rest of North America? and what does it even mean? Today’s guest is Read More
The Memorandum of Understanding signed by Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney last week is continuing to garner attention from all sides. The deal has its critics and its supporters. One group speaking Read More
We have a budget, we have a floor crosser, and we have drama on Parliament Hill. Here to discuss it all is political commentator Brian Lilley of the Toronto Sun. Read More
The province of Nova Scotia made headlines in early August, when premier Tim Houston ordered a ban on hiking and outdoor activities in the forests – due to the risk of wildfires. There are many who Read More
Tired of paying high taxes, and seeing a lack of accountability in our politicians? Let’s take a look at some of the latest news in these areas, with Kris Sims. She is a journalist Read More
By not tabling a federal budget, is there any kind of benefit to the Canadian public? Kris Sims, former journalist and the Alberta Director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins us in studio to discuss Read More
Is Canada’s housing affordability crisis improving, or is it getting worse? Realistically, does today’s generation have any hope of ever owning their own home? Joining us to discuss this issue is David Leis, Read More
Dan McTeague served as a Liberal MP for 18 years in Ontario and is the president of “Canadians For Affordable Energy” – something many of us are concerned about these days. He joined us to discuss the Read More
Every year, Canadians lose millions of dollars to scammers – Why and how does this happen … and what can we do to avoid getting caught in a scam? Odeta Doroftei, Manager, Community Outreach and Education with Read More
A federal election is very likely headed our way in the near future, and everyone’s talking tariffs these days, including Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, who says he’Read More
How should Canada respond to U.S. tariffs? Is retaliation the most effective thing to do? University of Lethbridge Associate Professor of Economics, Danny LeRoy doesn’t think so as it will drive prices up Read More
Canada continues to wrestle with how best to respond to the threat of 25% tariffs when exporting goods to the U.S. But exactly how do tariffs work, and how will they affect our bottom line? Read More
