A recent poll says not much has changed when it comes to support for the Alberta NDP now that Naheed Nenshi has taken over from Rachel Notley. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, the Read More
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It appears as though the Trudeau government is still toying with the idea of implementing a capital gains tax on your primary residence. That means when you sell the home you live in you would Read More
A group representing childcare providers is urging the Alberta government to opt out of the $10 a day national childcare program. The Association of Childcare Entrepreneurs says it applauds Premier’s Smith recent decision to opt Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is upset that the federal government spent $1.7-million taxpayer dollars promoting the federal carbon tax to other countries in the world. The group’s federal director, Franco Terrazzano, shares the details Read More
A new report by Urbanation and Rentals.ca shows the average advertised rental price for a home in Canada reached a record high in May. Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge also shares how the Read More
Many would argue that our economy has been struggling to gain ground. According to Stephen Johnston, the director of Omnigence Asset Management, Canada’s economic troubles began long before the pandemic and will take some Read More
There are reports that the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the Trudeau government put a gag order on him to not talk about research showing most Canadians pay more than what they get back with the Read More
When we plan our far-away getaways we hope that our airline will fly us to a carefree place, but sometimes trouble happens because of the airline, and it’s important to know your rights as Read More
Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said that Canada will be allowing around 5-thousand Gazans to flee the war with Israel and come to Canada. A big concern for many including political reporter and Sun Read More
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is angry over the $3-million tab the federal government is leaving taxpayers. As the group’s federal director, Franco Terrazzano explains to BCN’s Hal Roberts, it stems from the COP28 Read More
Infertility is becoming a real concern in Canada. A recent report showed that in 2022, our country’s fertility rate hit the lowest point on record in more than a century. Dr. Caitlin Dunne, a physician Read More
Political columnist Brian Lilley chats with BCN’s Hal Roberts on if the Trudeau government will reverse course on decriminalization of hard drugs in BC or double down. Mr. Lilley will also discuss the many Read More
You may have noticed that gas prices have increased quite a bit in many regions of the country. In Alberta, it is due in large part to the return of the provincial fuel tax along Read More
Lethbridge MP, Rachael Thomas, explains why she was not impressed with the Trudeau government’s budget.Read More
The federal budget was tabled on Tuesday by federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Political reporter and Sun columnist, Brian Lilley, tells BCN’s Hal Roberts what the impact of the budget will have on Canadians.Read More
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
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
As you have heard on BCN, the federal carbon tax is going up by 23 per cent on April 1st. According to political reporter Brian Lilley federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault was asked if we could Read More
Contract negotiations continue between WestJet and its regional pilots. You may recall the mainline pilots reached a deal with the airline last May. The chair of the WestJet Encore Master Executive Council of the Air Read More
The Trudeau government wants to pass legislation moving the date of our next federal election. Instead of October 20th, 2025 it would be October 27th or a week later. Some say the reason is that by Read More
The vote for non-confidence in the Trudeau government was defeated on Parliament Hill. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre brought forth the motion to declare non-confidence in the prime minister and his government increasing the carbon tax 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
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is sounding the alarm over Bill C-63. They say it is the most aggressive assault on free speech in modern Canadian history. To talk about this in more detail 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
Canadian pet owners are facing vet bills that are sometimes through the roof. More and more people are thinking of getting pet insurance to help alleviate the costs especially when Fido or Fluffy has to 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
Universal childcare programs are seen by many as the answer to challenges faced by many working parents. Andrea Mrozek, Senior Fellow with the non-partisan think tank, Cardus points out a limiting factor when it comes Read More
Political reporter and Sun columnist Brian Lilley says many of the pro Palestinian demonstrations in Canada are also pro Hamas supporting the terrorist organization. He says Toronto police really dropped the ball when it came Read More
This is budget day in Alberta and it looks like a fairly lean one. Premier Danielle Smith has told Finance Minister Nate Horner to keep spending increases beneath the rate of inflation and population growth. 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
