The results from the recent Alberta election will be made official on Thursday. The UCP won a slim majority winning 49 seats to the NDP’s 38. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the relationship between Premier Read More
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Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, who is also the Alberta correspondent for the National Post breaks down the provincial election results and discusses the high profile candidates who lost their seats. Dawson also talks about Read More
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NDP’s Shannon Phillips elected to third term, Miyashiro falls short
The Owl Acoustic Lounge was packed full of NDP candidates and supporters Monday night while they awaited the results of the election. NDP Lethbridge-West candidate Shannon Phillips secured her spot as an MLA for a Read More
The United Conservative Party promising to prioritize the expansion of the Taxpayer Protection Act is welcome news according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The group says the act would be one of the strongest laws Read More
Areas in both central and western Alberta received some much-needed rain as firefighters continue to battle wildfires. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada the moisture is now making its way into Saskatchewan but the Read More
If you are going to be heading out to cast your ballot in advance voting, you are being reminded to bring all the proper identification with you. This will help to make the process run Read More
Teck Resources Limited, a mining company based out of Vancouver, B.C. recently made a $300,000 donation over the next three years to STARS, otherwise known as the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service. The funds will Read More
An Alberta bottle collection agency is collecting donations to help assist in the ongoing wildfire relief efforts in our province. SkipTheDepot, which has a facility here in Lethbridge, is partnering with The Canadian Red Cross, Read More
The Royals have been a huge topic of conversation as of late with the recent coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla on May 6th. In Part Two of our story on the Kootenai Brown Read More
The Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village was established in Pincher Creek, Alberta around 1970. The village boasts over 50,000 artifacts in 31 buildings showcasing the pioneer spirit of the town. In Part One of this story, BCN’s Micah Read More
The latest polls show that the UCP leads the NDP in popularity at 50 to 43 per cent. That is good news for party leader Danielle Smith. Our political reporter, Tyler Dawson, says it will be a Read More
A prominent politician in southeastern Alberta has decided to not seek re-election on May 29th. Drew Barnes who sat as an independent and a one time UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat will be giving up Read More
With a North American shortage of healthcare workers some may be wondering where will these professionals will come from and what will entice them to come to Alberta. NDP candidate for Lethbridge-West Shannon Phillips says Read More
NDP Leader Rachel Notley officially launched her campaign Monday. Notley’s NDP says the UCP’s backdoor measures, including hiking user fees and de-indexing personal income tax rates, have led to higher costs for families. Read More
The Village of Stirling received close to $2.2 million in funding from the Alberta government on Wednesday morning. The money is going towards upgrading for the Village’s wastewater lift station and forcemain. Video Journalist Micah Read More
Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas says it appears as though NDP MPs say one thing but do another on Parliament Hill. She says that almost comes across somewhat two-faced. MP Thomas also chats with BCN’s Read More
As part of the Budget 2023, funding has been set aside for four school projects in Lethbridge including a local gymnasium upgrade. Wednesday’s funding announcement comes as the Alberta government is investing millions into different Read More
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh commented on media reports that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vacationed at the Jamaican estate of a family who previously donated to the Trudeau Foundation. He says Trudeau doesn’t understand the Read More
The Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction Grant Hunter was in Coaldale on Tuesday morning to make a couple of funding announcements. He was flanked by town councillors as support. Coaldale Mayor Jack Van Rijn Read More
Bridge City News has an exclusive one-on-one interview with federal Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre coming up. Poilievre talked about the rising cost of living and the increase to the federal carbon tax this month. Poilievre Read More
The UCP Livingstone-Macleod candidate and Mayor of Claresholm, Chelsae Petrovic, is coming under fire for recent comments she made about heart attack victims. During an appearance on The Canadian Story podcast she said people who Read More
Alberta’s official Opposition say if elected, Albertans will have access to even more cardiac care as the party is pledging a major expansion at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Lethbridge West candidate Shannon Phillips and Read More
It appears as though we may be seeing a serious shortage of workers in the agricultural sector over the next 10 years. According to a recent report by RBC, 40 per cent of farm operators will retire Read More
A vote from Lethbridge city council this afternoon will see that Alberta Municipalities advocate for the Alberta Government to make sure provincial allocations of capital funding for school construction covers all costs of the build. Read More
A class action lawsuit is being launched by an Alberta law firm against the Canadian government and big pharma for the harm it says COVID-19 vaccines caused Canadians. To chat about this in more detail Read More
Phase 1 of the Horsefly Regional Emergency Spillway project is officially underway. The initiative, once completed, will address flooding concerns following mass flooding Southern Alberta received back in 2010 and 2011. Reeve for the Municipal District of Taber, Read More
The Village of Carmangay, Alberta hosted the shortest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world on Friday. Video Journalist Micah Quinn caught up with parade goers who also reflected on the fire which took Read More
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The Alberta Budget and Upcoming Spring Election
Host Jeannette Rocher speaks with independent Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes about the close battle between the NDP and UCP in Alberta. Barnes also shares his thoughts on the recent budget and how he was Read More
The Alberta Government says more than 600 affordable housing units will be coming which will target Albertans in need. Around $54-million will be allocated towards supporting 17 projects in nine communities in the province. Much of the Read More
A recent poll has the UCP and NDP in a virtual tie in our province. There is also a large percentage of Albertans (22 per cent) who are undecided. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, talk a Read More
