Val Olson has a background in broadcasting. She is also a content creator and a concerned Alberta mother. Val says it appears right now that our premier, Jason Kenney, may be a little out of touch with Alberta families on a number of issues. She explains why in this interview. Read More
The Alberta government announced that its vaccine passport system will remain in effect until sometime in 2022. This comes as Alberta launched its QR code reader for vaccine passports. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says even though many Albertans may not be happy with the vaccine passports they may be around for quite some time.Read More
Many including Liberals within the Trudeau caucus are calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign. It stems from the recent holiday he took in Tofino, BC on the inaugural National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, tells BCN’s Hal Roberts that it doesn’t appear as though will be stepping aside anytime […]Read More
The UCP says Premier Jason Kenney will be facing a leadership review in April at its annual general meeting. The gathering will take place April 8th and 9th in Edmonton. Recent reports have indicated certain divisions between party members over Kenney’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. An opinion poll conducted by Angus Reid in June […]Read More
When it came to the recent federal election there were concerns that China may have potentially interfered. According to political reporter, Brian Lilley, he says there were those in China who took to social media trying to put the Conservative Party in a bad light.Read More
One of the issues surrounding our prime minister’s leadership was how Canada dealt with China when the two Michaels were held captive for more than a thousand days. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says even though it was great that Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig came home, China really got everything they wanted when […]Read More
Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari says the international community really needs to come together to fight for women in Afghanistan who are being told to stay home. Women who are doctors and lawyers. She says the Taliban is pressing women in Afghanistan and their voices should not be silenced. Read More
Toronto Sun columnist and political reporter, Brian Lilley, discusses with BCN’s Hal Roberts what went right and what went wrong with Canada’s federal parties following the recent federal election. He also discusses if Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole should step down with the Tory loss.Read More
Our country’s debt is at 1.1 trillion dollars and rising. The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the earliest Canada could potentially balance the books would be the year 2070. Dr. Geoffrey Hale is a political science professor at the University of Lethbridge and says when it comes to our country’s debt many younger Canadians are apathetic […]Read More
When it comes to a vaccine passport being implemented in Alberta many of those who supported Jason Kenney during the last election will not be happy. That is according to our legislative reporter and the Alberta correspondent with the National Post, Tyler Dawson, who has the details.Read More
Former Liberal Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould released her new book called Indian in the Cabinet. It discusses a number of issues including her and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s involvement in the SNC Lavalin scandal. I asked political reporter Brian Lilley if he feels the release of Wilson-Raybould’s book just before the election will hurt Trudeau’s […]Read More
The Christian Heritage Party is hoping for your vote on September 20th. Geoffrey Capp is the candidate for the Lethbridge riding. We asked Mr. Capp how important it is for Canada to pay off the 1.1 trillion-dollar debt and balance the budget. Read More
One of the hot button issues on the federal election campaign has been the Liberal’s spending habits and how our national debt is now over a trillion dollars. Kimmie Hovan is the PPC candidate for Lethbridge. She says her party has a plan to help get our country back to black.Read More
The NDP announced their Lethbridge candidate. It is Elaine Perez. We recently had candidate Perez on Bridge City News chatting about a wide range of issues heading into the September 20th election including her party’s plan for Universal Pharmacare and where the money would come from.Read More
Devon Hargreaves is the Liberal Party candidate for Lethbridge. He recently joined us on Bridge City News. We talked about a wide range of issues including the Liberal party’s spending during the pandemic and if his party has a plan to bring down our country’s one trillion dollar debt.Read More
Kolton Menzak is an Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He is also someone who wants to become the next mayor of Lethbridge. We recently chatted with Mr. Menzak about his platform and why he is fighting for the city’s top job. Read More
Even though Premier Jason Kenney had a recent Facebook Live event many Albertans have been wondering where the premier has been? Holidays? Lying low as to not give Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau any ammunition during the federal election campaign? Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, gives us his thoughts.Read More
Liberal Leader, Justin Trudeau, says the Canadian economy is bouncing back even if Stats Canada says otherwise. Conservative Leader, Erin O’Toole, says he has a solid plan to get more Canadians working again. I asked our political reporter, Brian Lilley, if O’Toole has a plan to tackle the deficit and the one trillion dollar debt.Read More
A huge issue in this federal election campaign is health care. The Trudeau Liberals are blasting the Conservatives saying the Tories are all about For Profit Health care. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says that is not true and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole really needs to double down on that point.Read More
Many believe that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will ask the governor general to dissolve Parliament on Sunday and call for a September 20th election. Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder says the timing of the writ being dropped could be better. She explains why in this interview with BCN’s Hal RobertsRead More
Our federal health minister, Patty Hajdu, recently chastised the Alberta government and Premier Jason Kenney for dropping all COVID-19 restrictions. Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says that move by the minister was pure, partisan politics. Mr. Lilley also discusses with BCN’s Hal Roberts if we will see a federal election this fall. Read More
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’s seat in our city. Mearns says she would like to bring more unity when it comes to Lethbridge City Council. […]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 BCN’s Hal Roberts what a potential strike by border agents at the Canada/US border could mean for the average Canadian.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 a prohibited weapon in Canada unless you are a police officer. Our legislative reporter and the Alberta Correspondent with the […]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 affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says what is most scary for those in Lebanon is how Hezbollah is slowly taking […]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 wrong. Brian also discusses with BCN’s Hal Roberts when he thinks the US-Canada border will reopen. 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 Alberta tries to get its financial house in order. I asked Lethbridge East MLA, Nathan Neudorf, about the timing […]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 and windows of churches and some churches are even being lit on fire. Should those who are vandalizing our churches […]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 will begin forming once again giving more control to the Taliban.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 led them. This one is wanting to make Alberta a sovereign nation. We asked the party’s interim leader, Paul Hinman, […]Read More
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