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 Will Kenney pursue CPC leadership?

Will Kenney pursue CPC leadership?

Hal Roberts February 16, 2022

The Brian Jean versus Jason Kenney drama has begun. Brian Jean, the former leader of the Wildrose Party, won the UCP nomination in Fort McMurray and the by-election is set for March 15th. Jean is Read More

 Ottawa police chief steps down

Ottawa police chief steps down

Hal Roberts February 15, 2022

The Freedom Convoy continues in our nation’s capital. Thousands of protesters are camping out in Ottawa. They say they will not leave until all COVID-19 mandates are lifted. We now understand that the Ottawa Read More

 Not easy to remove PM Justin Trudeau

Not easy to remove PM Justin Trudeau

Hal Roberts February 8, 2022

Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says organizers with the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa have to be realistic with their demands including having Justin Trudeau removed as prime minister. Mr. Lilley outside of an election, it is Read More

 Former Tory Minister Clement weighs in on CPC leadership race

Former Tory Minister Clement weighs in on CPC leadership race

Hal Roberts February 7, 2022

Former Harper Conservative Cabinet Minister, Tony Clement, chatted with Hal Roberts about whether Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre is a shoe-in as leader of the CPC or if there are other strong candidates.Read More

 Kenney delivering mixed message on Coutts?

Kenney delivering mixed message on Coutts?

Hal Roberts February 2, 2022

Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says when it comes to discussing the blocked border crossing at Coutts it appears as though Premier Kenney may be delivering a mixed message. Read More

 Lethbridge MP supports Freedom Convoy

Lethbridge MP supports Freedom Convoy

Hal Roberts January 27, 2022

Lethbridge Conservative MP Rachael Thomas joined us on Bridge City News recently. We asked MP Thomas why she and so many other Conservative MPs are supporting truckers with the Freedom Convoy.  Read More

 Will leaders talk with truckers with Freedom Convoy?

Will leaders talk with truckers with Freedom Convoy?

Hal Roberts January 25, 2022

Will any of the federal party leaders meet with the truckers with the Freedom Convoy once they arrive in Ottawa? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apparently already said no. I asked political reporter, Brian Lilley, Read More

 Alberta municipalities disapprove of proposed provincial police force

Alberta municipalities disapprove of proposed provincial police force

Jeannette Rocher January 21, 2022

The Government of Alberta is giving serious consideration to replacing the RCMP with an independent Alberta Provincial Police Service, and a potential transition beginning in the year 2025. A report by PriceWaterHouseCoopers outlines that the transition Read More

 Edmonton MLA Kaycee Madu in hot water

Edmonton MLA Kaycee Madu in hot water

Hal Roberts January 19, 2022

Our legislative reporter and the Alberta Correspondent with the National Post Tyler Dawson talks about how Kaycee Madu had his ministerial duties stripped following a phone call he made to the Edmonton Police Chief after Read More

 Studies on Ivermectin

Studies on Ivermectin

Hal Roberts January 18, 2022

There are a number of Canadians who strongly believe in Ivermectin to treat those with COVID-19. Political reporter Brian Lilley says a number of studies have been done on the drug by the federal government Read More

 Trudeau responds to Quebec’s mandatory vaccine plan

Trudeau responds to Quebec’s mandatory vaccine plan

Hal Roberts January 12, 2022

Political reporter Brian Lilley has been following this story closely. Brian, joined us  from Toronto with the details. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he wants mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and here in Alberta Premier Kenney Read More

 Will the UCP win the next election in 2023?

Will the UCP win the next election in 2023?

Hal Roberts January 5, 2022

Now that the year 2022 has arrived that means next year we will have a provincial election in Alberta. There are a number of people who believe it will be a real struggle for Jason Kenney Read More

 Year in Review from the Legislature

Year in Review from the Legislature

Hal Roberts December 15, 2021

There were a lot of BIG stories that came out of the legislature this year including how the Kenney government handled the pandemic and how the UCP is preparing for a leadership review of Premier Read More

 Ottawa Year in Review

Ottawa Year in Review

Hal Roberts December 14, 2021

Political reporter Brian Lilley discusses some of the biggest stories from Parliament Hill in 2021 including the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal election and inflation.Read More

 Scrapping mandatory minimum sentencing not a good idea says Toronto Sun columnist Lilley

Scrapping mandatory minimum sentencing not a good idea says Toronto

Hal Roberts December 7, 2021

The Trudeau Liberals reintroducing a bill that would scrap mandatory minimum sentencing that impacts serious gun crimes does not sit well with a number of Canadians including political reporter Brian Lilley who called out Justice Read More

 Backing off of vaccine mandates.

Backing off of vaccine mandates.

Hal Roberts December 1, 2021

 It appears as though the Kenney government is backing away from mandating vaccines for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, explains what this means for Alberta’s health care workers moving Read More

 Political reporter Lilley says Canada should follow lead of U.K.

Political reporter Lilley says Canada should follow lead of U.K.

Hal Roberts November 30, 2021

Toronto Sun columnist and political reporter, Brian Lilley, says when it comes to dealing with the new variant known as Omicron Ottawa should really follow the lead of the Brits which has what is called Read More

 Lethbridge Mayor Hyggen discusses desire for more police funding.

Lethbridge Mayor Hyggen discusses desire for more police funding.

Hal Roberts November 25, 2021

The new mayor of Lethbridge has been on the job for just over a month now. One of the campaign promises that Blaine Hyggen ran on during the last municipal election was to work towards Read More

 Throne Speech misses the mark says political reporter.

Throne Speech misses the mark says political reporter.

Hal Roberts November 23, 2021

The Trudeau Liberals began their third term in office with a speech from the throne delivered by Governor General Mary Simon. The economy is struggling under supply chain issues and rising inflation is facing its Read More

 Calls for early Kenney leadership review

Calls for early Kenney leadership review

Hal Roberts November 17, 2021

Premier Jason Kenney is facing an earlier call for a leadership review. That is according to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, who says constituency associations have passed a resolution calling for it to be held Read More

 Political update from Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley

Political update from Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley

Hal Roberts November 16, 2021

This week Brian Lilley talks about how a Saskatchewan senator has launched a review of Tory leader Erin O’Toole, how grain price increases have been great for our farmers but not so much consumers Read More

 Issues within the Tory caucus

Issues within the Tory caucus

Hal Roberts November 9, 2021

Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu has been shaking things up on Parliament Hill lately. She announced the start of a civil liberties caucus to raise issues surrounding COVID-19. It’s a Read More

 China flexing its military muscles

China flexing its military muscles

Hal Roberts November 8, 2021

When it comes to today’s military, most people would associate the United States with having one of the most powerful armed forces in the world. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says China apparently Read More

 Playing the blame game

Playing the blame game

Hal Roberts November 3, 2021

Premier Jason Kenney, like many other provincial leaders, has been grilled over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says it appears as though Kenney is not accepting all of the Read More

 Canadians getting tired of hypocritical politicians says political reporter Brian Lilley

Canadians getting tired of hypocritical politicians says political reporter Brian

Hal Roberts November 2, 2021

Political reporter, Brian Lilley, says many people have been quite critical of the politicians attending the UN climate summit in Scotland especially when there are more than 400 private jets arriving and certain politicians looking hypocritical Read More

 Lethbridge MP takes issue with some of PM Trudeau’s ministerial appointments

Lethbridge MP takes issue with some of PM Trudeau’s ministerial

Hal Roberts October 28, 2021

Lethbridge MP Rachael Harder has spoken out against the Trudeau Liberals bringing on Steven Guilbault as Environment Minister. Guilbault was a Greenpeace Activist in Quebec. MP Harder says the recent appointments by the Trudeau Liberals Read More

 No E.I. for many unvaxxed Canadians says political reporter.

No E.I. for many unvaxxed Canadians says political reporter.

Hal Roberts October 27, 2021

The Trudeau Liberals recently announced that if you refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and lose your job as a result you will not receive employment insurance benefits. Many Canadians have a problem with that, Read More

 U.S. and China testing out new hypersonic military weapons says foreign affairs expert

U.S. and China testing out new hypersonic military weapons says

Hal Roberts October 26, 2021

When it comes to military force, it appears as though both the U.S. and China have been flexing their weapons muscles. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says like China the US military is Read More

 New Lethbridge Mayor Hyggen wants to address crime.

New Lethbridge Mayor Hyggen wants to address crime.

Hal Roberts October 25, 2021

 Newly elected Lethbridge Mayor Blaine Hyggen says when he was out door knocking during the last municipal election the biggest concern he heard from residents in Lethbridge was safety. He explains in more detail during Read More

 Whistle Stop Cafe owner issued “compelled speech sentence” and fined $20k for violating COVID restrictions

Whistle Stop Cafe owner issued “compelled speech sentence” and fined

Jeannette Rocher October 23, 2021

The owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe and Truck Stop was recently fined $20,000 for violating a court order by holding an anti-shutdown rally last spring. Christopher Scott joined BCN’s Jeannette Rocher earlier this week Read More

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