As grocery bills start creeping up in Southern Alberta, families are bracing for a tighter budget this year. Rising costs are prompting questions about who will feel the pinch the most, and what is causing Read More
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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
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
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
When it comes to doing business in Lethbridge, optimism still remains high among Lethbridge business owners. That is according to the 2023 Brighter Together survey. The study launched by Economic Development Lethbridge, the Chamber and the Read More
Hundreds of community members made their way to the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge on Thursday morning to hear the mayor’s State of the City address. Mayor Blaine Hyggen touched on many topics including the Read More
Do you remember the Freedom Convoy back in 2022? How can we forget it and how the federal government worked with a wide variety of banks to freeze accounts of those who supported our truckers? Bridge Read More
Political reporter and Sun columnist Brian Lilley says Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre should not bring up the findings of the Manning report into Alberta’s handling of the pandemic during the next election. He says Read More
Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas says Canadians simply cannot get ahead. She says poor decision making by the Trudeau government continues to hurt families financially including many here in Alberta. She explains in this Q and Read More
With Canada’s inflation rate dropping slightly to 2.8 per cent, officials at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden says they have been seeing more visitors at the park. Eric Granson, the Marketing Manager for Nikka Yuko, says Read More
Many parents across the country are expressing their concerns over gender identity and expression being taught in the classrooms. According to political reporter, Brian Lilley, they are protesting. Mr. Lilley also made reference to some Read More
The federal government says we may be headed to a recession. Many Canadians are already finding it tough with six per cent inflation. The cost of food and rent continues to climb. It appears as Read More
We have all seen the huge increase in food prices as inflation is still hovering well over six per cent. Some food items, however, have seen an increase of 10 to 20 per cent over the past Read More
Thanks to inflation dining out is getting more expensive. This is not only having an effect on individuals but also on restaurants. Vicky Vanden Hoek, owner and operator of Honkers Pub and Eatery says business Read More
When it comes to the cost of food a recent survey says 24 percent of Canadians are buying less of it due to higher prices. The study says inflation is hurting many including our seniors, single Read More
A number of Canadian farmers we have interviewed say they are not happy with Ottawa’s recommendation that they cut their fertilizer use by 30 percent in order to cut emissions. Political reporter Brian Lilley says Read More
Inflation continues to have an effect on everything, especially the price of food. Stats Canada says grocery bills climbed as the price increased by 9.9 per cent year over year. Trevor Lewington with Economic Development Lethbridge Read More
Inflation is high right now and a spokesperson with a Lethbridge trucking company says they are seeing a rise in the number of things needed for the trucking industry such as fuel and equipment for Read More
Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas joins BCN’s Jeannette Rocher to discuss inflation, farmers, Canadian energy, Bill C-11, the ArriveCan app, and leading by example.Read More
With inflation at an all time high, life is getting to be quite costly for Canadians especially when we pull up to the pumps. I asked political reporter Brian Lilley, what is causing the price Read More
Thanks to a $13,650 grant through a community foundation group, the Town of Raymond will soon have a fully functioning food storage shed for people to come and grab what they need. As BCN’s Angela Read More
Many Alberta families are hurting due to the high cost of fuel for their vehicles, higher natural gas prices for their homes and the cost of groceries is also going thru the roof. Many are Read More
Canadians can expect to fork out more money as the federal carbon tax went into effect today, increasing about 11 cents per litre at the pumps. However, Albertans will feel a little bit of relief as Read More
Political reporter Brian Lilley discusses some of the biggest stories from Parliament Hill in 2021 including the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal election and inflation.Read More
According to Food Banks Canada’s annual HungerCount report that was released Thursday morning, more than 116,300 Albertans visited a food bank in March 2021. That reflects a 30 percent increase from previous years. Executive Director with the Read More
