Finland has been named the happiest country for the eighth year in a row on the 2025 World Happiness Report, while Canada slips down to 18th, down three spots from last ranking.Read More
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Statistics Canada came out with their first quarterly population estimates of 2025. Canada has gained 63,382 new residents since January 1st to bring its total to 41,528,680 people. Alberta took on nearly half of the newest residents and Read More
As Hudson’s Bay awaits a court decision on full liquidating, shoppers around Lethbridge have been flocking to the only store in the city to grab deals on products that they may never have the Read More
Full BCN interview with Alex Van Herk and Defence Lawyer Darren Mahoney. Van Herk was given a 90-day-conditional sentence on March 7 at the Lethbridge Courthouse for his role at the 2022 Coutts Border Blockade.Read More
The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce say in consensus with chambers in the United States, the implemented tariffs on Canada are “dangerous”.Read More
Canada continues to wrestle with how best to respond to the threat of 25% tariffs when exporting goods to the U.S. But exactly how do tariffs work, and how will they affect our bottom line? Read More
Hamilton Police recently uncovered a massive auto theft ring where criminals ship stolen vehicles to countries overseas. But as auto theft numbers decrease in Canada, Alberta now holds the highest per capita rate of thefts Read More
Following heavy snow falls in the East and cold snaps in the West, there have been multiple cases of carbon monoxide poisonings throughout Canada that have resulted in deaths in the past week alone.Read More
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
A new report from Équité Association shows that Auto Thefts across Canada have slashed down 18.6% in 2024. Quebec had the largest decrease at 32.4%, while Alberta witnesses a relatively minor drop.Read More
Gwyn Morgan, founder of Encana Corporation, once one of the largest energy companies in Canada, says he wants to see continued trade cooperation with the United States, and for Canada to find a way to Read More
Former CEO of Encana Gwyn Morgan, tells BCN why exporting liquid natural gas is Canada’s next big opportunity amid trade stand-offs with the US.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
Donald Trump’s recent threats to impose tariffs on several countries, including Canada, continue to generate reactions among Canadian political experts. Lars Hallstrom, professor of political science at the U of L explains what would Read More
An Alberta judge is appealing to the provincial government for safer donation bins for clothing across the province after working on cases of deaths of people climbing into bins for shelter.Read More
Canada Post says they are back at full service delivering domestic mail and parcels following the month long workers strike which froze all mail deliveries sent across Canada.Read More
Lethbridge Polytechnic broke into the top 10 best research facilities in Canada on this years Research InfoSource ranking of the top 50 research centres. NAIT and SAIT are other Alberta schools that also made the top 10.Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is holding Alberta government officials’ feet to the fire since the province promised to reduce the income tax bracket from 10 to eight per cent in the new year. The UCP said Read More
It turns out the GST tax holiday is becoming a real pain for a number of small businesses across Canada. The federal government is pausing the levy on a number of items including prepared foods Read More
Statistics Canada released their third-quarter report on population estimates across the country. Alberta saw the biggest increase out of any province, but only by 0.9%.Read More
Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation in Cabinet, raising questions is Justin Trudeau would step down following the release of the fall economic statement. Sun Political Columnist Brian Lilley shares his thoughts.Read More
A sign installed at Kelowna’s downtown nativity scene that expressed the words “Keep Christ in Christmas” was removed after complaints from a local humanist group.Read More
Kevin O’Leary is working with the Albertan government to build a $70 billion AI data research park just south of Grand Prairie. It would be the world’s largest data centre and employ thousands.Read More
As you have heard on BCN, the Trudeau government will be implementing a GST break for two months beginning on December 14th. Ottawa says prepared foods, snacks, children’s clothing and footwear will be exempt. Read More
Town officials in Taber have decided to not look into becoming a city but instead remain as the town of Taber. Officials say after listening to public feedback they decided to keep their town status. Read More
A recent study showed that Alberta is the 4th most dangerous province in Canada to work in by the average of lost-time claims due to injuries. Quebec, BC and Manitoba take the top 3 spots.Read More
The Canadian Armed Forces are sending more troops to Latvia to continue their NATO mission Operation Reassurance. Around 200 troops from Edmonton are making the trip to bring the total number of troops in Latvia to 2,000.Read More
November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD Awareness month, and according to Statistics Canada over 840,000 Canadians have been diagnosed with this condition. However, the Canadian Lung Association predicts that there are over 2 million people Read More
