An author and the head of a Christian Ministry says God is alive and well working in war torn regions of both Gaza and Ukraine. Alistair Petrie is the Executive Director of Partnership Ministries and Read More
For the first time in four years, no public vigil was held in honour of a 26-year-old Calgary man who disappeared from Lethbridge. Today marks the four- year anniversary of Marshal Iwaasa’s disappearance. On Read More
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Former MLA discusses potential of Alberta Pension Plan
Is an Alberta Pension Plan the best way to go for our province? Former Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes gave us his thoughts in this exclusive interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
Our city’s Chief Financial Officer says the economic situation is not good for Lethbridge. Darrel Mathews painted the gloomy picture during recent economic and finance standing policy committee meetings. He says escalating economic challenges Read More
Lethbridge Conservative MP Rachael Thomas joins BCN’s Hal Roberts to discuss how the Trudeau spending has been impacting inflation and the high cost of living. She also discusses how the carbon tax is hurting Read More
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City votes to support four charities in upcoming budget- Councillors
These tough economic times are taking their toll on nearly everyone, including those who care for our city’s most vulnerable. On Thursday, four Lethbridge charities appeared before the City’s Economic and Finance Standing Read More
Lethbridge Family Services’ 31st annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign officially launched on Tuesday afternoon. Avonlea Homes is their new presenting sponsor for 2023, and they kicked off the initiative with a sizable donation to the cause. Read More
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Lethbridge Tim Hortons partners with Boulet family for Smile Cookie
Many people in Lethbridge have been visiting Tim Hortons this week for more than just their daily double-doubles. The chain kicked off their inaugural National Holiday Smile Cookie week. With each $1.50 cookie purchase, 75 cents goes Read More
Lethbridge residents could see increased taxes, levies and fees in the future if the economic environment does not improve. That’s according to the city’s Chief Financial Officer Darrell Mathews. Tuesday kicked off the Read More
The Islamic terrorist organization Hamas turned to digital currencies last year to obtain tens of millions of dollars in financing from the Islamic Republic of Iran in preparation for its October 7 attack against Israel, according Read More
Lethbridge Police are warning about a Grandparent scam which is making the rounds. The Grandparent or Emergency scam as it is often called involves fraudsters targeting seniors by calling and pretending to be a family Read More
The Alberta Living Wage Network has released its new living wage for Lethbridge. The group says the new living wage is $20.60 per hour for our city. That is an increase of 30 cents over the last Read More
We all go through stress. Whether it is stress from our jobs, our relationships or even stress at school. Dr. Gerlinde Metz is a Neuroscience Professor at the University of Lethbridge and she says sometimes Read More
Teachers became students this past week. To help them prepare for their Remembrance Day lessons, a group of social studies and history teachers from various southern Alberta school divisions were hosted by the Lethbridge Military Read More
Our legislative reporter and the Alberta correspondent for the National Post Tyler Dawson has details of how the Alberta government is changing the role of AHS. Dawson says talk of the proposed changes actually came Read More
Today is National Indigenous Veterans Day. Many Canadians are not aware of the many sacrifices Indigenous people made in fighting for our freedoms and helping form the Canada we have today. Charles Crow Chief is Read More
Teachers became students this past week. To help them prepare for their Remembrance Day lessons, a group of social studies and history teachers from various southern Alberta school divisions were hosted by the Lethbridge Military Read More
There was record-breaking attendance at the BMO Centre this past weekend as more than 3,700 delegates attended the United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting. One person is taking the credit for why this years numbers Read More
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Christmas comes early for several local charities
It’s that time of year when we need to start thinking about Christmas giving. But one organization is already ahead of the game. BCN’s Jeannette Rocher follows the Southern Alberta Bikers as they Read More
Youth involvement was discussed at great length during the UCP’s recent AGM in Calgary. Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, along with Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen spoke about the importance of raising the Read More
According to recent polls, the Trudeau Liberals are plummeting in popularity across the country. Political reporter Brian Lilley says having the Liberals vote against the Tory motion of exempting the carbon tax on ALL forms Read More
As you have heard on Bridge City News the Trudeau Liberals along with the Bloc shot down a Conservative motion to put a temporary carbon tax pause on ALL home heating. This carbon tax continues Read More
The city of Lethbridge will no longer be collecting yard waste in green bins every week beginning November 7th until the spring. James Nicholls, Waste and Environment Collections Manager, highlights how the initiative will differ Read More
Hopefully you have received several reminders by now to set your clocks back on Sunday, as Daylight Saving Time is coming to an end. Now changing your clocks also means it’s time to change Read More
Elementary students in Lethbridge were invited to participate in a very special contest, where the winner was crowned Fire Chief for a Day by Lethbridge Fire and EMS. The winner was Grade 1 student Ryder Davenport Read More
The days of dry, snow-free roads will be coming to an end soon, so going on a road trip this weekend might be a great idea. Some say that Lethbridge should be crowned as the Read More
We experienced a hot and dry summer across much of SW Alberta this year. The City of Lethbridge is monitoring reservoir levels to ensure there is sufficient water. The volume in the Oldman Reservoir is Read More
Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari says it appears as though Iran, which has supported Hamas in the past, is using various resistance groups to take over the Middle East. She explains in this interview Read More
It appears there are many Albertans concerned about the United Conservative government potentially pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan. It was a hot button topic, which was not brought up during Premier Smith’s Read More
Local charities will benefit from over 10 thousand dollars in cash and toy donations on Saturday. They were collected as part of the Southern Alberta Bikers Motorcycle Awareness Ride and Santa Claus Toy Runs while helping Read More