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The federal government is urging the union of Postal Workers and Canada Post to negotiate a settlement ahead of a looming 72-hour strike notice by workers. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says Ottawa is hoping to 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
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
Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge says the federal budget wasn’t all bad and discusses some of the positives.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
The federal budget is set to be released on Tuesday but it may not be balanced says the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano who shares the details with BCN’s Hal 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
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
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
Officials say to watch out for red flags like professing their love before meeting in person, always having an excuse why they can’t see you in person, or guilting you into sending money. The Read More
It’s the season of love and you may be looking for someone special to spend it with this Valentines Day. The Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta, however, has issued a warning about romance Read More
Alberta is often referred to as being rat-free, but most people don‘t see the invasive species hidden in plain sight. More than 100 invasive plants are calling Alberta home, along with additional fish and animals. Read More
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
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
Lethbridge Police are warning about a Grandparent scam which is making the rounds. The Grandparent or Emergency scam as it is often called involves fraudsters targeting seniors by calling and pretending to be a family Read More
More money will be going to bring in more qualified nurses to Alberta. The province announced that $11 million will go toward nurse bridging programs to help train internationally educated nurses. Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney Read More
Here in Alberta, a million dollars has been approved by the city of Medicine Hat to help support HALO Air Ambulance for two years. This is the first time the city has approved support for Read More
We keep hearing about how much interest rates fluctuate. The chief editor of the Morgan Report, David Morgan, says when it comes to interest rates not all is as it seems. He explains in this Read More
A local realtor believes that first-time home buyers won’t be getting the desired budget they were hoping for when trying to lock down a mortgage. This is because of the recent interest rate hikes 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
Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden celebrated their grand opening of the newly finished Bunka Centre. The ceremony was celebrated on the 55th anniversary of the gardens Thursday which drew out many from around the community to Read More
Construction continues on the new Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre at Exhibition Park. BCN’s Angela Stewart caught up with the CEO of Lethbridge and District Exhibition to get an update on the build and Read More
Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari says a number of Americans feel the Biden administration needs to slow down how much money it is giving Ukraine in its war with Russia. She says the U.Read More
Many Canadians are finding it tough making ends meet especially with inflation at record levels. So how do you handle the financial pressures of today? Debbie Kirk has some thoughts. She is a successful business Read More
Lethbridge City Council voted unanimously to allocate $15,000 to a family physician and recruitment campaign. Council also directed the City Manager to explore opportunities to partner with The Chinook Primary Care Network and Alberta Health Services (Read More
Emergency Preparedness Week is an annual event to remind people to take action and prepare themselves for any emergency that could occur. Lethbridge City officials echoed what Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said having an Read More
The Town of Claresholm is hosting a special walk on May 14 at Patterson Park. You will have the opportunity to see superheroes gliding their way into the event. The walk is raising money for a 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
Northside Lethbridge Dodge made a generous financial announcement on Monday morning that will support post-secondary education at Lethbridge College. A total of $100,000 is being given out for the Rita Simons Memorial Scholarship. In 2017, a total Read More
