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 Danielle Smith announces run for UCP leadership

Danielle Smith announces run for UCP leadership

Micah Quinn May 19, 2022

Reaction to Jason Kenney’s resignation made its way to Lethbridge as well. Local politicians commented on the decision Thursday. As Micah Quinn explains, there are some who have already put their names forward vying to become the new leader of the UCP including Danielle Smith and Brian Jean. UPDATE: UCP caucus chair Nathan Neudorf released […]Read More

 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to membership complaint, confident about leadership review

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to membership complaint, confident about

Angela Stewart May 12, 2022

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responded to UCP MLA Brian Jean filing a complaint with Elections Alberta. This comes after Jean claims eight credit cards were used to buy over 4,600 UCP memberships. Jean says the bulk buying came from the Kenney campaign team. During a stop in our city Wednesday, Premier Kenney said the memberships […]Read More

 Vladimir Putin health rumours swirling

Vladimir Putin health rumours swirling

Micah Quinn May 12, 2022

It’s been close to three months since Russia invaded Ukraine. The United Nations says over 3,000 civilians have been killed since the war began. Close to 4,000 have been injured as well. There has been a rumour swirling around that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seriously ill. Dr. Chris Burton, an Associate Professor of History […]Read More

 Doctor shortage issue discussed by ER physician

Doctor shortage issue discussed by ER physician

Micah Quinn May 5, 2022

In Lethbridge, there is a continuing issue with doctor shortages. There is only one clinic in Lethbridge where doctors are accepting new patients, which is the Prairie Treatment Opioid Dependency Clinic. Patients are now going to the emergency department in our city seeking a doctor. Recently, three doctors have signed letters of recruitment and seven […]Read More

 Social Impact Lab receives $1.75 million from Alberta government

Social Impact Lab receives $1.75 million from Alberta government

Micah Quinn April 29, 2022

United Way groups across the province are set to reap some serious financial rewards from the Alberta government. The Social Impact Lab will make its way to Lethbridge and will provide new ways to address complex social needs. As Micah Quinn reports, the Alberta government provided much needed tax dollars on Thursday afternoon toward the […]Read More

 Doctors expected to come to Lethbridge, committee informed

Doctors expected to come to Lethbridge, committee informed

Micah Quinn April 28, 2022

There is good news for those who are looking for a family physician in Lethbridge. The Cultural and Social Standing Policy Committee was told that more doctors will be making their way to our city this fall. Three international graduate physicians have signed offer letters to come to Lethbridge and an additional seven are pending. […]Read More

 Canadian infantryman James Topp marches across Canada towards Ottawa

Canadian infantryman James Topp marches across Canada towards Ottawa

Naveen Day April 6, 2022

A Canadian Infantryman is walking across Canada with the intent to reach Ottawa and speak with Canada’s federal leaders about the country’s COVID 19 mandates. James Topp passed through Lethbridge over the weekend and BCN met up with Topp and his crew just East of Bow Island. Topp says he will complete a minimum of […]Read More

 Leslyn Lewis speaks in Lethbridge

Leslyn Lewis speaks in Lethbridge

Naveen Day April 6, 2022

It was close to a full house at Third Day Church in Lethbridge as Dr. Leslyn Lewis came to share her vision for the future of the Conservative Party.  Following her 12-minute speech, Lewis stayed for an additional two hours to answer questions and hear concerns from the community.  One attendee said she was frustrated […]Read More

 Council approves veteran banner project for Legion

Council approves veteran banner project for Legion

Micah Quinn April 6, 2022

Good news for veterans in our city. At City Council on Tuesday, a vote was carried unanimously to approve the Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Lethbridge to install banners on street lights in our city come November. A sizable chunk of change will be used to fund the project. The study will be funded from […]Read More

 Premier’s rivals slam decision of mail-in ballots

Premier’s rivals slam decision of mail-in ballots

Micah Quinn March 24, 2022

The United Conservative Party has decided to make a massive switch for the upcoming leadership review of Premier Jason Kenney on April 9. It has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. Opponents of Kenney are not happy with this change. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, UCP MLA Brian Jean called the decision […]Read More

 Shannon Phillips’ LPS appeal denied

Shannon Phillips’ LPS appeal denied

Jeannette Rocher March 23, 2022

Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips has had her latest appeal against the Lethbridge Police Service denied by the Law Enforcement Review Board. In this case which goes back five years, Ms Phillips filed the appeal when she was unhappy with the disciplinary decisions to demote two officers who spied on her in a Lethbridge diner […]Read More

 Economic SPC votes against motion to file benefits-driven procurement recommendation

Economic SPC votes against motion to file benefits-driven procurement recommendation

Naveen Day March 16, 2022

Last year, Lethbridge City Council approved a series of recommendations in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.  One of those recommendations included strategic planning around Indigenous purchasing and procurement.  The scope of recommendation #15 has since been expanded. The Economic Standing Policy committee met on Wednesday afternoon and […]Read More

 Update from the Alberta Legislature – Tyler Dawson (Contributor)

Update from the Alberta Legislature – Tyler Dawson (Contributor)

Jeannette Rocher March 4, 2022

This past week the United Conservative Party discussed reversing its controversial decision to require Alberta Health Services workers to have up-to-date COVID-19 vaccines.  To break down some of the issues happening in Alberta this week, our legislative reporter and correspondent for the National Post, Tyler Dawson, and BCN’s Jeannette Rocher discuss the mRNA flip flop, […]Read More

 Canada’s response to Ukraine and Other Current Issues – Rachael Thomas (Guest)

Canada’s response to Ukraine and Other Current Issues – Rachael

Jeannette Rocher March 4, 2022

These are unusual times we are living in … Covid-19 mandates are lifted in certain places but not in others.  It’s been two weeks since the police violence brought an end to the Ottawa freedom rally.  The Conservative party of Canada needs to elect a new leader. And Russia stays the course to keep Nato […]Read More

 Local pub excited about removal of restrictions

Local pub excited about removal of restrictions

Micah Quinn March 1, 2022

Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Jason Copping made the announcement that Step 2 of lifting restrictions in Alberta has now been put into place. Masking is no longer required. This means a huge change for businesses as the City of Lethbridge will be following the guidelines of the province. As Micah Quinn explains, a […]Read More

 University of Lethbridge students hold “sit-in” outside president’s office; frustrations over strike mount

University of Lethbridge students hold “sit-in” outside president’s office; frustrations

Jeannette Rocher February 28, 2022

Student from the University of Lethbridge held a sit-in today outside the U of L’s management offices to voice frustrations over the stalemate between the faculty association and Board of Governors. This week students should have been coming back to in-person classes (as per the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions), instead they received notice that when […]Read More

 Mayor Hyggen talks Alberta Budget 2022

Mayor Hyggen talks Alberta Budget 2022

Micah Quinn February 25, 2022

We have more details now on the balanced Alberta budget. In fact government officials say we now have a $500 million surplus compared to a $3.2-billion deficit in the last budget. The province says Alberta Health will be seeing an infusion of $600-million this year and will grow by a total of $1.8-billion by 2024-25 […]Read More

 Premier Kenney announces additional funding for Indigenous investment

Premier Kenney announces additional funding for Indigenous investment

Micah Quinn February 15, 2022

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Indigenous Relations Minister, Rick Wilson, made their way to Standoff on Monday night to announce additional funding for Indigenous communities. The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation project has invested over $160 million since 2019 in three key sectors. They include $93 million for the Cascade Power Project, $40 million for eight […]Read More

 University of Lethbridge faculty goes on strike

University of Lethbridge faculty goes on strike

Jeannette Rocher February 10, 2022

The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association is officially on strike. At 11 a.m. Thursday faculty hit the picket line after close to two years of bargaining with the U of L’s Board of Governors. The Faculty Association is seeking a fair settlement for salary and workload inequities. On February 2nd and 3rd the members voted […]Read More

 Masking mandates to be followed in Lethbridge for school divisions

Masking mandates to be followed in Lethbridge for school divisions

Micah Quinn February 10, 2022

The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic School Division says that as of February 14th, students will not be required to wear masks in schools. Staff, bus drivers, and visitors are still being asked to wear a mask during the school day. This will take place until March 1, depending if hospitalizations from covid stay down. Ken […]Read More

 University of Lethbridge Faculty Votes to Strike

University of Lethbridge Faculty Votes to Strike

Jeannette Rocher February 7, 2022

The University of Lethbridge could be headed for a strike as early as this week. In an overwhelming majority, the U of L Faculty Association voted 92% in favour of strike action in labour negotiations with the University’s Board of Governors. The vote comes after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations and two months of […]Read More

 Lethbridge community leaders call for end to blockade

Lethbridge community leaders call for end to blockade

Micah Quinn February 3, 2022

Alberta RCMP say the truckers near the village of Coutts decided to open a lane for both north and southbound traffic on Highway 4 near Highway 501 by the Coutts border crossing. Officials say this will allow emergency services to provide full services, border access and the flow of goods to resume. Law enforcement remain […]Read More

 Black History Month at Alberta legislature

Black History Month at Alberta legislature

Micah Quinn February 2, 2022

Black History Month kicked off at the Edmonton legislature on Wednesday afternoon. There were a variety of guest speakers and tons of music celebrating black culture. As Micah Quinn explains, organizers say it’s important to celebrate Black History Month, but there is still a lot to do to help out black people in our community.Read More

 Local dance club wants more from Canada for Ukraine

Local dance club wants more from Canada for Ukraine

Angela Stewart January 31, 2022

A spokesperson with the Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Club here in Lethbridge says that Canada needs to do more to help Ukraine including funding for more weapons to push back on threats from Russia. Canada has 200 troops stationed in Ukraine under the banner of Operation UNIFIER. These troops are there to train Ukrainian armed forces and […]Read More

 Provincial police force concerns from Lethbridge County

Provincial police force concerns from Lethbridge County

Micah Quinn January 19, 2022

The Alberta government has discussed the potential of implementing a provincial police force which would replace the RCMP. A report last year says the transition would cost $366 million. In 2021, the Alberta government began shifting the cost of policing to municipalities. That resulted in a bill over $350,000 for Lethbridge County to cover policing. […]Read More

 Craig Dalton announces resignation as City Manager

Craig Dalton announces resignation as City Manager

Micah Quinn January 12, 2022

Here’s a follow-up to a story we first brought you on Tuesday. City Manager Craig Dalton announced that he will be stepping down from the position after less than two years. Before Dalton, the city managers were Bramwell Strain and Jody Meli as an interim manager. As Micah Quinn explains, Dalton is the third city […]Read More

 Omicron creates super immunity, says experts

Omicron creates super immunity, says experts

Jeannette Rocher December 24, 2021

Experts are saying the Omicron variant could actually be creating a super immunity in patients who are vaccinated but get COVID-19. A U-S study shows that patients generate antibodies that are as much as 1,000% more effective than in patients who were just vaccinated.  Our Foreign affairs contributor Lisa Dafatari says they’re even giving Omicron […]Read More

 Medicine Hat council votes in favour of rec centres

Medicine Hat council votes in favour of rec centres

Micah Quinn December 22, 2021

Medicine Hat City Council voted unanimously 9-0 for reopening two rec centres in the city for 2022. The Moose Recreation Centre Arena and the Crestwood Pool Fitness Centre received over $900,000 in funds from the city to be able to be kept in operation into next year. The city is also going ahead with a […]Read More

 Lethbridge Police Commission says no to public inquiry, woman involved in accusation speaks to BCN

Lethbridge Police Commission says no to public inquiry, woman involved

Jeannette Rocher November 24, 2021

The woman involved in complaints about how Lethbridge Police Service handled her case says anonymous letters sent to her through her attorney were “insulting and disturbing”. Believing the letter allegedly came from within LPS, her lawyer, who also represents MLA Shannon Phillips in a separate matter involving LPS, requested a public inquiry by the Lethbridge […]Read More

 Former city councillor nominated as Alberta NDP candidate for Lethbridge-East

Former city councillor nominated as Alberta NDP candidate for Lethbridge-East

Naveen Day November 22, 2021

The Alberta NDP announced that former Lethbridge City Councillor Rob Miyashiro will be their candidate for Lethbridge East when the next provincial election takes place in 2023. Miyashiro beat out three other candidates including former MLA Maria Fitzpatrick. He says his platform will be focused on people, not things. Miyashiro will be going up against […]Read More

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