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
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The elected officials that will serve the City of Lethbridge for the next four years were officially sworn into office on Monday. Reelected mayor, Blaine Hyggen and eight councillors including five incumbents, took part in Read More
Three of the eight elected to Lethbridge City Council will be newcomers and will aim to bring fresh new perspectives to the council room over the next term. After finding out about their victories, Ryan Read More
While addressing the media after winning a second term as Mayor of Lethbridge, Blaine Hyggen showed some emotion when thanking all candidates who ran during these elections. He later went on to respond to what Read More
As Polls close in Alberta’s municipal elections, BCN’s Landon Hickok provides exclusive election day coverage into the City of Lethbridge and it’s municipal race. Results are expected to reveal in the coming Read More
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
Tuesday’s mayoral forum also shed light on a brewing controversy surrounding the naming of what is now the VisitLethbridge.com arena. A member of the audience raised the issue of an alleged conflict of Read More
Residents of Medicine Hat will have plenty of choices in their upcoming municipal election. Six candidates are vying for the mayor’s seat, and 39 candidates are running for eight councilor positions. BCN’s Naveen Day Read More
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
The Alberta Next Panel continues its journey across the province, headlined with questions on the state of Alberta’s current relationship with Ottawa. The panel led by Premier Danielle Smith stopped at the Agri-Food Hub Read More
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is in Lethbridge to help kick off Whoop Up Days. He arrived Monday for a sold-out “Better Together” townhall meeting held last night at Casa. Tuesday, as he was making Read More
Talk of Alberta separatism has been heating up with discussions of a referendum on the issue as early as this fall. Critics say this is just a small group of mal contents stirring the pot; Read More
Alberta’s chief electoral officer has received and approved a Citizen Initiative Petition application from Former Progressive Conservative Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk. Before Bill 54 takes effect on Friday, Lukaszuk is trying to prove Albertans would Read More
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
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
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith headlined a town hall in Fort MacLeod that became the center of controversy around the ongoing issue of coal mining developments on the Eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Smith and Read More
Protesters against new coal mining developments interrupted Premier Danielle Smith as she took questions from the media prior to a coal town hall in Fort MacLeod on Wednesday evening.Read More
MLA for Taber-Warner, Grant Hunter, shared the reasoning behind his new role as Associate Minister for Water, which he was sworn into on May 16. He also serves a Chief Government whip.Read More
The Alberta Energy Regulator approved a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The regulator says it determined approving the project is in the public interest and it won’t Read More
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce hosted a Federal Election Forum on Tuesday where all six running candidates for the Lethbridge riding made their pitches and faced questions from the public and media.Read More
The candidate for the Christian Heritage Party in the Lethbridge federal riding says his campaign is prioritizing pro-life policies, including the use of euthanasia, as well as his solution on debt and affordability for Canadians.Read More
Green party candidate for the Lethbridge federal riding, Amber Murray, says the three things she is advocating for during her campaign is ensuring sovereignty, clean water, and western electoral representation.Read More
Lethbridge PPC candidate Clara Piedalue told BCN in an interview that her motivation to run in federal politics stems from her faith in Christ, and the desire to provide people with a voice.Read More
Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi bashed Premier Smith for her trip to Ben Shapiro’s PragarU event, claiming she’s quote, “sucking up to extremists.” He also was critical on her tariff response to not Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on federal party leaders to stop a pair of policies that will take effect on Tuesday. On April the first, MPs, cabinet members and the prime minister are Read More
Voting time is approaching. The federal NDP candidate for Lethbridge, Nathan Svoboda, stopped by the BCN office and spoke about what he has to offer the Lethbridge community if elected to represent the city in Read More
Incumbent Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas hosted a re-election launch event in Lethbridge on Tuesday. Thomas is gunning for her fourth term as MP and will be facing four additional candidates in the Lethbridge riding.Read More
Many Canadians believe the main issue in the upcoming federal election will be about who can best stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump amidst his tariff war with Canada. John Buchan with Tree(3) Read More
Former Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman has claimed the Liberal candidacy for the Lethbridge riding and is expected to run against current MP Rachel Thomas as Member of Parliament ahead of the April 28 federal election.Read More
In local news, a group of organizations in Southern Alberta has launched a new economic initiative to enable success amidst US tariffs, which will likely be disruptive to the provincial economy because the Alberta government Read More
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