Kris Sims, Alberta Director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federations spoke with BCN’s Jeannette Rocher and says that Mark Carney’s is hiding a new carbon pricing plan.Read More
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President of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, John Carpay, spoke with BCN’s Jeanette Rocher arguing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament was unconstitutional.Read More
Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says that Mark Carney must clarify what his Carbon pricing plan would mean for Canadians, highlighting that it could be just another carbon tax renamed as an incentive.Read More
Cindi Crane of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce shares the dialogue they’ve had with chambers across the country and in Montana regarding potential tariffs from the US.Read More
Why Alberta’s politics and policies are the way they are, and why there is change in them. These will be the topics of a public talk next week. To that end, University of Lethbridge Read More
Newly elected Lethbridge-West MLA Rob Miyashiro was sworn into the Alberta Legislature on Monday. He discussed with BCN what it was like walking into his new role for the first time.Read More
Some weeks have passed since Donald Trump proposed to annex Canada as the 51st state of the United States. What at first sounded like a bad joke has gained strength. Our BCN’ s Heidi Echavarria Read More
The GST break was no holiday for many Canadians, particularly small business owners and employees. The exemption which only applies to certain items created hassle and confusion for underprepared stores and customers. Second hand stores Read More
December 18 is the day Lethbridge-West chooses it’s new MLA. With only days remaining, the candidates are walking the neighbourhoods trying to get in as much door-knocking as they can.Read More
It turns out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s four–day trip to Europe in June cost taxpayers close to a million dollars. Trudeau and his entourage travelled to Italy and Switzerland June 13-16 to attend Read More
Three pieces of legislation affecting transgender people in Alberta have passed the final stage of debate and are set to become law. The changes include requiring children under the age of 16 to have parental consent Read More
A report by Canada’s Auditor General says the Trudeau government gave out billions of dollars in loans to ineligible businesses during the pandemic. The Canada Emergency Business Account offered emergency loans of 40 to 60 thousand Read More
The Alberta government says it is eliminating the photo radar cash cow. Officials say photo radar will be taken down in areas that specifically generate revenue and do not offer traffic safety benefits. Transport Minister Read More
Alberta’s municipal elections will take place Oct 20, 2025. Lethbridge City officials say some big changes will be taking place next year. Bonnie Hilford, Elections Returning Officer and Lethbridge City Clerk says the modifications are in Read More
It is only day two of the race to see who is going to be Lethbridge-West’s newest MLA. The fight is between the United Conservatives’ John Middleton-Hope and the Alberta NDP’s Rob Miyashiro. Read More
Political reporter and Sun political columnist, Brian Lilley, offers his thoughts on Liberal Minister Randy Boissonnault stepping down from the Trudeau cabinet. He says he was somewhat surprised.Read More
Elections Alberta have confirmed the byelection for Lethbridge-West to be held on December 18th. The UCP and NDP candidates share what they hear from constituents and how they prepared their campaigns accordingly.Read More
The federal government unveiled draft regulations on Monday that will impose a greenhouse gas cap on the oil and gas sector that limits emissions to 35 per cent below 2019 levels. Canada’s oil and gas Read More
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
The UCP now has their candidate for the Lethbridge West riding. Lethbridge City Councilor John Middleton-Hope won on the first ballot Monday night when he received two votes over 50 per cent. He defeated Erin Leclerc 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
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced $8.6 billion will be going towards building more schools and creating around 200,000 new spaces for students over the next seven years. The Alberta Teachers’ Association meanwhile says it’s been advocating 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
As you have heard on Bridge City News, the UCP now has three nominees vying to become the sole candidate for the Lethbridge West riding. The three are city councilor John Middleton Hope, realtor Shauna Read More
As you have heard on Bridge City News, the UCP now has three nominees vying to become the sole candidate for the Lethbridge West riding. The three are city councilor John Middleton Hope, realtor Shauna 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
Lethbridge City Council voted to provide 1.25-million-dollars in a bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup. During the meeting it was also agreed to provide a letter of support to the Sport Tourism Advisory Committee. The Read More
It appears as though a political statement that was made at a Lethbridge high school is not sitting well with some in our city. The conflict between Israel and Hamas, which includes the Palestinian people, Read More
She was first elected in 2015 to sit in the Lethbridge-West seat, and since then was re-elected in 2019 and again in 2023. But that seat will soon sit vacant as Shannon Phillips made her official announcement today Read More
A few thousand people across the province came together this past Saturday to voice their frustrations with our current provincial government. It was a movement called “Enough is Enough UCP” and it was organized by Read More
