Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Albertans could vote on separation this fall if enough signatures are collected for a referendum question. But would such a vote actually lead to Alberta leaving Canada? Law professor Bruce Read More
While strikes and counterstrikes continue in the Middle East, Iranians around the world are closely watching developments in their homeland. Bridge City News spoke with two Iranians who call Lethbridge home. They are openly critical Read More
“Alberta — America’s 51st State” continues to spark controversy among those who support the idea and those who strongly oppose it. The topic was front and centre this week at the Southern Alberta Council on Read More
The Alberta 2026-27 budget was announced on Wednesday. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation or CTF reacted by warning Albertans about what it calls a “dangerous debt spiral” in the wake of the budget. Kris Sims CTF Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the Alberta government to cut spending, pay down debt, and increase transparency for government salaries as part of its key pre-budget recommendations. Kris Sims, Alberta Director of 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
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stunned viewers with a televised address announcing a nine-question provincewide referendum this fall including questions touching on immigration, social services, and Alberta’s role within Confederation. Was this about fairness for 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
Health care costs for refugees and asylum claimants have climbed dramatically over the past decade, rising from $60 million to nearly $1 billion this year, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. What’s behind the surge, and Read More
As of Wednesday, Country musician Corb Lund’s petition to outlaw new coal mines in the eastern slope of the Rockies is ready to collect signatures. Elections Alberta received Lund’s application for the Citizen’Read More
Canadian companies are increasingly caught in the crossfire of U.S. politics. From protests targeting ICE-linked businesses to backlash against Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison, companies are being pressured over decisions tied to border enforcement and Read More
From Trump’s push for Greenland to upheaval in Venezuela, Iran, China, and Ukraine, global power dynamics are shifting fast. Military expert Dr. Christian Leuprecht breaks down what’s really happening—and what it means Read More
Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorating 81 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany’s largest death camp, by Soviet troops on January 27, 1945. The day, established by the United Nations, honours the millions of Read More
Canada’s supply management system, which regulates dairy, poultry, and egg production through quotas, pricing, and tariffs, remains a major trade irritant for the United States. The future of that system was topic of a Read More
Mayor Blaine Hyggen shared his vision for Lethbridge at the State of the City Breakfast Thursday at the Lethbridge Trade and Convention Centre. The event, sponsored by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce, brought together more Read More
Bill 12: What can vulnerable Albertans expect? That was the topic discussed at a Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA) event, which brought together nearly a hundred people to learn more about how this new 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
Since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last Saturday, expert opinions have multiplied regarding the future of Venezuelan oil amidst negotiations being pursued by the White House and the new Venezuelan administration, considering Read More
Well-known Lethbridge doctor Vivien Suttorp has taken on a new role. She has been named the new Chief Medical Officer of Health for the province of Alberta. She is the permanent replacement for Dr. Deena Read More
Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen sits down for a year-end conversation on where the city is headed after the 2025 civic election. From the future of the Agri-Food Hub and Exhibition funding, to public safety, council dynamics, Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is responding after Skate Canada announced this week it will stop hosting events in Alberta because of its new law that restricts transgender athletes from participating in female-only sport. For her 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
The Alberta Prosperity Project has come forward with a new question on separation that it hopes will be put on a petition and then put to voters in a referendum. Recent amendments to Bill 14…the Read More
An uproar among Conservative supporters arose as Tory MP Michael Ma, who was newly elected in April, crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party. Questions about what was promised to Ma have gone unanswered. Read More
Australia is still in a state of shock after Sunday’s massacre at a Jewish festival at the famous Bondi Beach. The violence erupted after hundreds of Jews had gathered for the “Chanukah by the 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
It’s been a week of political gamesmanship in Ottawa. And the game could be called “Parliamentary Pipelines – Yes or NO? It started when Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives took wording from the Memorandum of Understanding Read More
The Alberta government has received both criticism and praise for introducing Bill 13, the “Regulated Professions Neutrality Act” – otherwise known as “Peterson’s Law”, after Dr. Jordan Peterson had to undergo remedial education because of some Read More
It was only on November 27th, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding concerning a new pipeline project. But now the Liberal government is saying it can’t Read More
