There has been a lot of pushback on the 23 % increase in the federal carbon tax from protests across Canada to rumblings by seven of Canada’s premiers. Political reporter and Sun columnist Brian Lilley says Read More
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Every year, Canadians lose millions of dollars to scammers through different methods of fraud. Corporal Sean Milne from the Alberta RCMP Provincial Financial Crime Team offers a couple of signs that a great financial opportunity Read More
Life is filled with highs and lows, and sometimes those lows are when we take offense to someone. Forgiving an individual for those hurts can be very difficult. Retired pastor Tom Albaugh explains how forgiveness Read More
Alberta’s Affordability and Utilities Minister, Nathan Neudorf, says electricity rates in the province are coming down. In this special one-on-one interview with BCN’s Hal Roberts he also discusses why the Alberta government is Read More
Samaritan’s Purse has officially transported one of its Emergency Field Hospitals to Calgary. Officials say the reason, is to increase the Christian agency’s capacity to launch international life-saving medical responses. The tent facility Read More
When April 1st rolls around motorists in Alberta will be hit with a double whammy. The remainder of the provincial fuel tax is scheduled to come back which is another four cents a litre PLUS Read More
Unfortunately, we have not received a lot of moisture so far in southern Alberta. Many of the reservoirs, especially here in SW Alberta, have dried up. We have not received a large snowpack. So how Read More
Alberta Health Services has issued a warning for parents to take precautions to prevent medication poisonings. They say last year one in three calls to Alberta’s Poison Centre were regarding children up to the Read More
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees was taken aback by the announcement by Minister Ellis that Alberta is looking into creating a new policing agency. AUPE vice president Bobby-Joe Borodey says they were disappointed that Read More
The Alberta government promised a tax cut for those who are making under 60-thousand dollars per year. That was scrapped, however, when the latest budget came out. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, the Read More
A new report by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the CBC doled out 15 million dollars in bonuses. This despite the fact that the public broadcaster said it would be laying off hundreds of employees. To Read More
A potential trade dispute is developing with the United States that could hurt Alberta beef producers. According to political reporter and Sun columnist, Brian Lilley, it may have something to do with meat labelling. He Read More
March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness month. Multiple Myeloma is a cancer that affects the blood. There are various treatments, but unfortunately no cure – yet. Brian Treadwell, a well-known local journalist and leader of the Lethbridge Read More
A recent study by the Alberta Medical Association found that more than 650 thousand Albertans need a family physician. The same study also found that more than 90 per cent of doctors are concerned about the financial Read More
Lethbridge will be receiving new permanent supportive housing units thanks to an investment by the Alberta government. Officials say the 10.2 million dollar investment will help to build new housing in our city to ensure those Read More
Former Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes let us know what he thought of the Alberta Budget. He says it really fell short of what Albertans really needed. Read More
The Alberta director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation was a little disappointed in the recently tabled Alberta budget. As Kris Sims explains it could have offered so much more for Albertans.Read More
It is Day Two of the Ag Expo taking place at the Lethbridge Agri-food Hub and Trade Centre. There are around 300 exhibitors participating. Organizers say the event is business focused where farmers can network and Read More
The federal government will be launching the national Pharmacare program. It will include contraceptives and certain diabetes drugs including insullin being covered. According to our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson Alberta is opting out and going Read More
Lethbridge Police are warning parents and caregivers to be aware of violent online groups which have been targeting children. They say last month, they received information that through online chats these groups are grooming young Read More
It appears as though when it comes to Alberta’s strained relationship with Ottawa a lot of it has to do with federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. That is according to political columnist Brian Lilley. Read More
The president of the Highway Three Twinning Association here in southern Alberta is not happy with the recent comments made from federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault recently allegedly said that Ottawa should not be Read More
There are reports that the Canadian household debt to income ratio is around 184.5 per cent. That means for every dollar earned, $1.84 is owed. That is quite the sobering thought. So how do you dig yourself Read More
The Enmax Centre in Lethbridge will be very busy this weekend as it will be hosting the International Peace Pow-Wow and Festival. Thousands of people are expected to take in colourful dancing, drum contests and Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the Alberta government to strengthen the Taxpayer Protection Act to shield Albertans from a future provincial carbon tax. To discuss this in more detail is the Alberta director Read More
Two suspects have been arrested by RCMP following a robbery of the Southern Community Food Security and Thrift store in Raymond. Police say on February 9th one person entered the building, demanded cash and fled Read More
NDP leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley came down from Calgary today for a campaign stop and was joined by her campaign chair and Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips to discuss how to help make life more Read More
Edmonton has unvieled plans to implement the 15 minute city concept into its urban planning strategy. City officials say the benefits of this plan includes shopping, schools, and other amenities within 15 minutes of where you live. Read More
Premier Danielle Smith recently returned from a visit to Ottawa, Toronto and Washington. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson says Smith was out touring and promoting investment in our province. He shares the details with BCN’Read More
The “Care from the Heart” radio-a-thon was another huge success this year. Hundreds of folks and organizations helped raise more than half a million dollars for the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation. Crystal Elliott, CEO of Read More
