There has been a lot of talk of Alberta potentially pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan and creating our own. Some are in favour of the idea while others are simply saying…Leave our 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 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
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
It appears as though Tory leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can agree on one thing. That is that neither would like to see Alberta go its own way and pull out of Read More
A new poll suggests that Albertans want to keep the RCMP and not move forward with a provincial police force which the province had been pushing. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson says the idea was Read More
This week we chat with political reporter Brian Lilley about the Manitoba election, how a new Leger poll says most Canadians want the carbon tax scrapped, how Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe may use the notwithstanding Read More
According to recent polls a large percentage of Albertans do not want to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan in favour of an Alberta plan. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the province will Read More
Albertans may yet see the Sovereignty Act invoked this fall. That is according to our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson. He says it stems over fears of Ottawa implementing an emissions cap which would then lead Read More
As you have heard on Bridge City News there are those in the federal government who want to see Canada hit net zero emissions by the year 2035. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that is unreasonable Read More
A recent court ruling here in Alberta has undone a number of high profile COVID era prosecutions. As of last week there were only around 14 left and that number may in fact be lower this Read More
Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas who hosted a pre-Whoop Up Days pancake breakfast on Monday morning is responding to the Trudeau government’s second carbon tax that was implemented last month. Thomas says she has heard Read More
It appears as though Alberta may no longer pursuing a plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a provincial police force. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says Justice Minister Mickey Amery received his mandate Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith recently met with federal ministers including Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson discussing our province’s natural resource sector. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says with all things considered it went reasonably Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an investigation needs to take place to find out how many wildfires are being caused by arsonists. Political reporter Brian Lilley says those who say all of these wildfires were Read More
Lindsay Wilson is with a group called Alberta Proud. A host of Albertans who are passionate about many of the issues impacting our province. Wilson is also a social media influencer. Wilson, like many of Read More
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
Calgary street preacher and leader of the Solidarity Party, Artur Pawlowski made some serious accusations on the steps of the Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday. “I’m accusing this government of political bribery,” he begins, 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
As Albertans wait for the writ to drop, an election kickoff is expected May the 1st, which means we should see about a four-week election. The polls show Rachel Notley and Danielle Smith neck-and-neck, although 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
Premier Danielle Smith was at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Lethbridge for a luncheon event on Monday. It was hosted by the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce. Chamber CEO, Cyndi Bester, said it was important for Read More
In response to Premier Danielle Smith’s visit to Lethbridge and her not taking any questions from the media, Lethbridge-West candidate Shannon Phillips is reacting to the UCP’s new media policy change. Phillips says Read More
The Alberta election is coming up May 29th. There are some who feel that Alberta should separate from Canada. You can include Ed Kallio in that group. Ed is the leader of the Alberta 1st Read More
Prime Minister Trudeau says he would like to see Alberta transition away from oil and gas. This obviously does not sit well with Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta government. We asked our legislative reporter, Read More
Deputy Premier Nathan Neudorf was asked why the UCP wants the NDP to apologize regarding comments they made on the proposed Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act. Leader Rachel Notley called for the federal Read More
Our legislative reporter and the Alberta correspondent with the National Post, Tyler Dawson, says when it comes to a break at the pumps that Premier Smith says is coming for Albertans, it may be long Read More
Drew Barnes is an independent MLA in Cypress-Medicine Hat. He was booted from the UCP caucus about a year and a half ago. Barnes says with the new leadership under Premier Danielle Smith he would Read More
The Alberta provincial election is not until next May but according to political reporter Tyler Dawson the UCP has to shore up a lot of support between now and then. The latest polls suggest the Read More
The Alberta United Conservative Party held their annual general meeting over the weekend in Enoch, located just outside of Edmonton. During keynote speech, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took aim at Rachel Notley for her support Read More
