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 Mayor Hyggen gives State of the City address

Mayor Hyggen gives State of the City address

Heidi Echavarria January 22, 2026

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

 Disabled Albertans speak out against Bill 12

Disabled Albertans speak out against Bill 12

Heidi Echavarria January 16, 2026

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

 Canada Missing the Moment, U.S. becomes Global Oil Hub

Canada Missing the Moment, U.S. becomes Global Oil Hub

Jeannette Rocher January 15, 2026

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

 Maduro’s arrest and its impact on Canada

Maduro’s arrest and its impact on Canada

Jeannette Rocher January 15, 2026

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

 Economic impact on Canada if U.S. shifts to Venezuelan oil

Economic impact on Canada if U.S. shifts to Venezuelan oil

Heidi Echavarria January 9, 2026

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

 Meet Albertas new chief medical officer

Meet Albertas new chief medical officer

Jeannette Rocher January 5, 2026

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

 Mayor Hyggen: A Look Back and Glimpse Ahead

Mayor Hyggen: A Look Back and Glimpse Ahead

Jeannette Rocher December 23, 2025

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

 Skate Canada decision has many siding with Alberta

Skate Canada decision has many siding with Alberta

Heidi Echavarria December 18, 2025

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 vs BC: Building a Pipeline Without Chaos?

Alberta vs BC: Building a Pipeline Without Chaos?

Jeannette Rocher December 18, 2025

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

 AB Separation Question gets a revamp | Mitch Sylvestre

AB Separation Question gets a revamp | Mitch Sylvestre

Jeannette Rocher December 16, 2025

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

 Could Federal Floor Crossings be Banned? | Brian Lilley

Could Federal Floor Crossings be Banned? | Brian Lilley

Jeannette Rocher December 16, 2025

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

 Alberta’s Jewish community mourns victims of Australia terrorist-attack

Alberta’s Jewish community mourns victims of Australia terrorist-attack

Heidi Echavarria December 15, 2025

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

 Who’s Responsible for Alberta’s Growing Debt? | CTF

Who’s Responsible for Alberta’s Growing Debt? | CTF

Jeannette Rocher December 15, 2025

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

 Pipeline Motion Lost, Bill 9 Backlash | Dave Naylor

Pipeline Motion Lost, Bill 9 Backlash | Dave Naylor

Jeannette Rocher December 11, 2025

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

 Lawyer Breaks Down Alberta’s Bill 13 | Glenn Blackett

Lawyer Breaks Down Alberta’s Bill 13 | Glenn Blackett

Jeannette Rocher December 10, 2025

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

 Canada’s Political Affairs Update | Brian Lilley | December 9th, 2025

Canada’s Political Affairs Update | Brian Lilley | December 9th,

Jeannette Rocher December 9, 2025

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

 Canadian Taxpayers Federation releases its 2025 Naughty-&-Nice list

Canadian Taxpayers Federation releases its 2025 Naughty-&-Nice list

Heidi Echavarria December 8, 2025

This is the time of year when people start preparing their Christmas wish lists for Santa and reflecting on how good—or not—they’ve been. In this spirit, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has released Read More

 New York mayor-elect gives tips on resisting ICE

New York mayor-elect gives tips on resisting ICE

Jeannette Rocher December 8, 2025

Hostilities are unfolding between Thailand and Cambodia, the U.S. peace plan for Russia and Ukraine continues to hit obstacles, and New Yorks mayor-elect Mamdani is giving tips to residents on how to resist ICE Read More

 Peace Talks remain Deadlocked | Lisa Daftari | December 3rd, 2025

Peace Talks remain Deadlocked | Lisa Daftari | December 3rd,

Jeannette Rocher December 3, 2025

Tense global negotiations and rising security fears dominate today’s headlines. After a five-hour meeting between Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, the Ukraine peace talks remain deadlocked—and Trump’s proposed deal Read More

 MOU under criticism from CTF | Franco Terrazzano | December 3rd, 2025

MOU under criticism from CTF | Franco Terrazzano | December

Jeannette Rocher December 3, 2025

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

 Ottawa-Alberta Pipeline Controversy | Brian Lilley | December 2nd, 2025

Ottawa-Alberta Pipeline Controversy | Brian Lilley | December 2nd, 2025

Jeannette Rocher December 2, 2025

It’s been a few days since a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Prime Minister and Alberta’s premier and it’s garnering praise from some and criticism from others. But will a Read More

 Is the pipeline plan missing anything? | Brian Lilley | November 26th, 2025

Is the pipeline plan missing anything? | Brian Lilley |

Jeannette Rocher November 25, 2025

There’s More speculation that there is a memorandum of understanding between the feds and Alberta including support for an oil pipeline. Here to discuss this along with other federal political issues is Brian Lilley Read More

 Foreign Affairs update | Lisa Daftari | November 19th, 2025

Foreign Affairs update | Lisa Daftari | November 19th, 2025

Jeannette Rocher November 19, 2025

The Epstein files are still making headlines as the U.S. House of Representatives vote to release the files, the Senate agreed to pass the bill to President Trump, who has said he will sign Read More

 Aftermath of the federal budget | Brian Lilley | November 5th, 2025

Aftermath of the federal budget | Brian Lilley | November

Jeannette Rocher November 5, 2025

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

 Supreme Court rules mandatory min. sentence for child porn unconstitutional

Supreme Court rules mandatory min. sentence for child porn unconstitutional

Heidi Echavarria October 31, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the mandatory minimum child pornography sentences are unconstitutional. The top court says the mandatory one-year jail sentences for accessing or possessing child porn removes judges’ discretion to Read More

 Alberta students walk out of class for teachers

Alberta students walk out of class for teachers

Heidi Echavarria October 30, 2025

For the second day in a row, Lethbridge students walked out of class to show support for teachers and protest the use of the notwithstanding clause, in legislation that forced teachers to end their strike Read More

 Canada’s Political Affairs with Brian Lilley | October 28th, 2025

Canada’s Political Affairs with Brian Lilley | October 28th, 2025

Jeannette Rocher October 28, 2025

It’s an ad that blew up trade talks, had Donald Trump saying he didn’t even want to see Mark Carney at a summit in Asia and it may have broken up the bromance Read More

 Students could return next week under Back-to-Work Bill

Students could return next week under Back-to-Work Bill

Heidi Echavarria October 24, 2025

Students are expected to return to school at the beginning of next week, as the Alberta government plans to introduce the legislation on Monday that would require classes to restart. It has now been 19 days Read More

 Longest Serving Councilor Campaigns for 9th Term

Longest Serving Councilor Campaigns for 9th Term

Jeannette Rocher October 16, 2025

Ryan Parker, the longest-serving member of Lethbridge City Council and still the youngest on the council, sits down with Jeannette Rocher to discuss the future of local politics. They tackle big questions: Should city councillors Read More

 Former media personality Tom Roulston running for council

Former media personality Tom Roulston running for council

Jeannette Rocher October 16, 2025

Municipal election 2025 is now heading down the home stretch, and we continue to hear from the candidates running for Lethbridge city council, including former local media personality Tom Roulston.Read More

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