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How German POW camps in Alberta changed the region
How German POW camps in Alberta changed the region
OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won?
OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won?
 Alberta Canola relieved after China lifts most tariffs on canola

Alberta Canola relieved after China lifts most tariffs on canola

Landon Hickok January 20, 2026

Days after Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing, many at home are still reacting to the major deal made with China late last week. Canada will significantly decrease tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and introduce Read More

 Visa-free travel to China could increase demand: Travel Agency

Visa-free travel to China could increase demand: Travel Agency

Landon Hickok January 16, 2026

As part of the latest breakthrough deal with China, Prime Minister Mark Carney shared that Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed to ensuring visa-free access for Canadians who want to visit China for tourism. This 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

 MADD Warns Canadians about Risks of Driving Drunk/High

MADD Warns Canadians about Risks of Driving Drunk/High

Jeannette Rocher December 23, 2025

The holidays are here—but so are the risks of impaired driving. This season, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is speaking out to keep Canadians safe. Anita Huchala, President of MADD Lethbridge & Area, and Read More

 OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won?

OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won?

David Craig December 1, 2025

OPINION: The Carney/Smith MOU: Who Really Won? What It Means, and Why Alberta Should Stay Cautiously Skeptical by David Craig Instead of automatically taking a pre-determined side based on whether we want Alberta to Read More

 Équité Association reveals 2024’s Most Stolen Vehicle Models

Équité Association reveals 2024’s Most Stolen Vehicle Models

Landon Hickok November 19, 2025

Last year in Canada, over a billion dollars in insurance claims were filed in relation to auto thefts. And the Équité Association, which researches insurance fraud and crime, has released its report on the most Read More

 BBB warns over scams during the holiday season

BBB warns over scams during the holiday season

Landon Hickok November 19, 2025

The Better Business Bureau is amplifying a warning from the head of BMO’s financial crimes unit regarding a multitude of scams that are targeting holiday shoppers this season. The various scams include the use Read More

 CTF taking Feds to court over Gun Buyback Program

CTF taking Feds to court over Gun Buyback Program

Landon Hickok November 13, 2025

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation will be taking the federal government to court. The challenge is meant to uncover any hidden costs from the gun buyback program, officially known as the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program. The Read More

 Kalispell witnessing declining visitors, launches Canadian tourism initiative

Kalispell witnessing declining visitors, launches Canadian tourism initiative

Landon Hickok November 10, 2025

The city of Kalispell, Montana says they have seen a significant decline in tourism and business in the past year due to the lack of Canadians crossing the border and visiting the region. Discover Kalispell, Read More

 Lethbridge Polytechnic sees 80% decline in International Study Applicants

Lethbridge Polytechnic sees 80% decline in International Study Applicants

Landon Hickok November 4, 2025

The number of International Study Permits to Canada has seen a dramatic decrease. Ottawa’s original border legislation, Bill C-2, included provisions aimed at curtailing student visas. But now that C-2 has been split into Read More

 Number of International Permit Holders to Canada plummets

Number of International Permit Holders to Canada plummets

Landon Hickok November 3, 2025

The Canadian government appears to be following through on its crackdown of approval of international student visas…particularly targeting students from India. Through the third quarter of 2025, over 244 thousand study permits have been approved. That’Read More

 Alberta Federation of Agriculture looking forward to Chinese trade talks

Alberta Federation of Agriculture looking forward to Chinese trade talks

Landon Hickok October 31, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney met face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday, on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea. Carney called the meeting a “turning point” for the two nations. Read More

 Carney’s bail announcement draws reaction from criminal defence lawyer, LPS

Carney’s bail announcement draws reaction from criminal defence lawyer, LPS

Landon Hickok October 16, 2025

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Thursday over tougher bail rules, a local criminal defence lawyer is calling this new measure “problematic” as it pertains to the rights of her clients. The Deputy Chief Read More

 Shockwaves from Michigan LDS Church shooting felt in Lethbridge

Shockwaves from Michigan LDS Church shooting felt in Lethbridge

Heidi Echavarria September 29, 2025

While national attention remains focused on the tragic act of violence at a Latter-day Saint chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, the shockwaves of the incident have reached into the LDS here in Lethbridge. As details Read More

 Two arrested in BC protecting ostriches from cull

Two arrested in BC protecting ostriches from cull

Jeannette Rocher September 23, 2025

Two people have been arrested at an ostrich farm where the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expected to begin culling ostriches after some of the flock was infected with avian flu. RCMP moved into an Read More

 Lethbridge hosting memorial vigil honouring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Lethbridge hosting memorial vigil honouring Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Heidi Echavarria September 19, 2025

Last week, the public assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Christian and conservative commentator, shook North America and continues to reverberate around the world. Since then, numerous actions have been held to show support to Kirk’Read More

 Crown seeking ‘grotesque’ sentence lengths for convoy leaders

Crown seeking ‘grotesque’ sentence lengths for convoy leaders

Naveen Day July 22, 2025

On July 23, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will learn their fate at a sentencing hearing. Ottawa Crown prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence for Lich and an eight-year sentence for her co-accused  Barber over Read More

 Convertus expands waste processing operations after acquiring AIM

Convertus expands waste processing operations after acquiring AIM

Landon Hickok July 2, 2025

Convertus Group, one of the largest organic waste processing companies in all of North America, has acquired the AIM Group of Companies, taking over their operations of a vast number of facilities across Canada. The Read More

 Byelection called, where Poilievre seeks return to Parliament

Byelection called, where Poilievre seeks return to Parliament

Landon Hickok June 30, 2025

Photo courtesy: Canadian Press – Adrian Wyld Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre now has a clearer path back to Parliament. Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a by-election in the federal riding of Battle River-Crowfoot for Read More

 Canada drops Digital Services Tax to resume talks with US

Canada drops Digital Services Tax to resume talks with US

Landon Hickok June 30, 2025

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick thanked Canada for rescinding the Digital Services tax on Monday in order to resume trade negotiations with the United States. This come after President Donald Trump said he was terminating Read More

 CTF reveals biggest money wasters of the year

CTF reveals biggest money wasters of the year

Landon Hickok June 26, 2025

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 Lethbridge’s BCN anchor named in word search puzzle

Lethbridge’s BCN anchor named in word search puzzle

Jeannette Rocher June 4, 2025

A man from Newfoundland and Labrador designed a word search book specifically about Alberta. It features over 100 word search puzzles that include categories like iconic landmarks, communities, waterfalls, parks, sports teams and even a “News Read More

 Frontier Centre reveals losses of discounted oil & gas to US

Frontier Centre reveals losses of discounted oil & gas to

Landon Hickok June 2, 2025

The Frontier Centre for Public Policy introduced a new real-time money counter that shows the revenue losses from Canada selling discounted oil & gas to the United States. David Leis, the President of the Frontier Read More

 BBB warns of phishing scams if Canada Post workers strike

BBB warns of phishing scams if Canada Post workers strike

Landon Hickok May 23, 2025

The Better Business bureau is warning Canadians if Canada Post workers go on strike, they may be an increase of phishing scammers posing as Canada Post on emails and texts. An increase of scams were Read More

 Housing affordability a ‘trainwreck’

Housing affordability a ‘trainwreck’

Naveen Day May 20, 2025

Canada’s housing affordability crisis continues, according to the latest report issued by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP) in partnership with Demographia. Major cities in Canada remain among the least affordable in the Read More

 Manitoba cottage owner speaks of evacuation during wildfires

Manitoba cottage owner speaks of evacuation during wildfires

Jeannette Rocher May 16, 2025

As fires burned across Manitoba, the provincial government was prompted to close some provincial parks including Nopiming Provincial Park, northeast of Lac du Bonnet. Where the park’s “welcome” sign was completely consumed by flames. Read More

 Canadians signal 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

Canadians signal 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

Landon Hickok May 8, 2025

Ceremonies across Canada, including here in Lethbridge, commemorated the surrender of German forces in the Netherlands and Europe 80 years ago with remembrance ceremonies.Read More

 Stockwell Day, former Harper cabinet member discusses election

Stockwell Day, former Harper cabinet member discusses election

Jeannette Rocher April 22, 2025

Here we are in the final week of the election trail.  What are our politicians promising? And who will Canadians put their trust in?   Joining us to weigh in is the honorable Stockwell Day – former Read More

 Advance voting for Federal Election ends on Monday

Advance voting for Federal Election ends on Monday

Landon Hickok April 21, 2025

Advance voting for the Federal Election will end on Monday, with special and mail-in ballots closing on Tuesday. Early voting witnessed record turnout numbers, with nearly 2 million voters showing up on Friday alone.Read More

 Mayors gather at Lethbridge to discuss opioid crisis

Mayors gather at Lethbridge to discuss opioid crisis

Landon Hickok April 15, 2025

Elected officials and representatives of 28 small to mid-sized municipalities throughout Canada came together in Lethbridge to develop a playbook on substance treatment, prevention and recovery.Read More

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