A Lethbridge family witnessed first-hand how caring a community can be. The Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada helped bring hope and joy when it was needed the most. BCN’s Heidi Echavarria has the details Read More
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The Parliamentary Budget Officer says his updated report on the federal carbon tax is consistent with his earlier findings. Yves Giroux says once broader economic effects are factored in, the gains from the rebate cheques Read More
A new poll says most Canadians oppose the federal government’s plan of banning new gas and diesel vehicles by the year 2035. The survey done by Leger says almost 60 per cent of Canadians do not Read More
New research says a number of young nurses are leaving the healthcare profession in Canada. The report from the Montreal Economic Institute says around 40 per cent of nurses under the age of 35 are bailing on Read More
It is official. The national debt has now doubled under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation it took around 24 prime ministers 150 years to rack up a 616–billion–dollar Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is raising the alarm over 2.7 million dollars that was spent by the federal government on high profile international film and music festivals. Franco Terrazzano, federal director of the CTF, joined us Read More
The sale of nicotine pouches have been recently restricted to pharmacies to prevent youth for buying nicotine for recreational use. A pharmacist discussed what the dangers are for using nicotine for recreational use.Read More
Dan McTeague is a former Liberal MP in the Jean Chretien and Paul Martin governments. He says with the NDP ending the coalition agreement early it could spell the end for both Justin Trudeau and Read More
The trial involving a couple of the Freedom Convoy organizers continues in Ottawa. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber face a wide range of charges in connection with the vaccine and lockdown protests which took place Read More
With the rail strike about to commence, there are questions surrounding the trucking industry in how it will be impacted for good or for worse.Read More
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway Company’s must reach a deal with union workers by Thursday in order to prevent an “unprecedented” work stoppage.Read More
Costco is cracking down on shoppers sharing other membership cards, as member cards will now have to be scanned at the entrances and exits of all stores.Read More
New mortgage rules from the federal government came into effect today. First-time home buyers will have the option of stretching the amortization period of their mortgage out to 30 years. That’s an increase of five Read More
There is a new report from the Fraser Institute which says Canadians are paying way too much in taxes. The study says we pay more in taxes than housing, clothing and food combined. The author Read More
Despite Canada Soccer’s six-point penalty appeal being dismissed, the country’s women’s team has moved on past the group stage after winning all three games.Read More
Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee are appealing the six-point penalty issued by FIFA in response to the spying controversy by from members of the Canada Women’s soccer front office.Read More
If you’re a dog owner who likes to travel across the border with your furry companion – whether it’s by land, air or sea – you should be aware there are some new restrictions the Read More
Two members of Canada Soccer are being sent home after being caught spying in a New Zealand’s women’s team practice ahead or their match on Thursday.Read More
The Crown played an 11-minute video of scenes from the 2022 Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa on Monday morning as one of the organizers, Pat King’s trial, go underway. King has pleaded not guilty to Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has filed a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner after the CBC allegedly refused to disclose 2023 bonuses for eight senior executives until days after its president Catherine Tait is Read More
This past weekend recognized a day to honour and remember workers who have been killed, injured, or suffered an illness resulting from work related incidents. Each year on April 28, people across Canada and around the Read More
According to the Canadian Business Association, scammers continue to take advantage of people anxious about fining a new job by perpetuating scams with phony employment offers. Odeta Doroftei with the Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Read More
You may have noticed that gas prices have increased quite a bit in many regions of the country. In Alberta, it is due in large part to the return of the provincial fuel tax along Read More
Jurors deliberated for just three hours Tuesday before finding three men guilty for their roles in the 2022 highway blockade at the Coutts border crossing. The trial for Alex Van Herk, Gerhard Janzen and Marco Van Read More
Lethbridge MP, Rachael Thomas, explains why she was not impressed with the Trudeau government’s budget.Read More
As a part of Budget 2024 the Liberals say they will provide more than $2.5 billion dollars in rebate cheques to around 600,000 small and medium sized businesses across the country. In Alberta, this breaks down to about $718 Read More
Contract negotiations continue between WestJet and its regional pilots. You may recall the mainline pilots reached a deal with the airline last May. The chair of the WestJet Encore Master Executive Council of the Air Read More
Seeing pilots at an airport is a usual sight, but this Friday, March 22 if you’re heading to the Calgary International Airport Friday, you could see hundreds of WestJet pilots holding an informational picket. They Read More
Samaritan’s Purse has officially transported one of its Emergency Field Hospitals to Calgary. Officials say the reason, is to increase the Christian agency’s capacity to launch international life-saving medical responses. The tent facility Read More
For many small businesses across the country, today is D-day. The deadline to payback the $60,000 Canadian Emergency Business Account loan otherwise known as CEBA or the pandemic loan. But the silver lining in all of Read More
