The results from the recent Alberta election will be made official on Thursday. The UCP won a slim majority winning 49 seats to the NDP’s 38. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the relationship between Premier Read More
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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
As we are now in the last week of campaigning leading up to the election. NDP Lethbridge West and East candidates Shannon Phillips and Rob Miyashiro say their main priority is just continuing their conversation Read More
NDP Lethbridge-West candidate Shannon Phillips outlined her party’s goals for attracting and retaining family doctors on Thursday morning. It’s estimated that around 40,000 residents in our region are without a family physician. “First, the 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
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley was in Lethbridge on Tuesday with an announcement for more funding for improved hockey rinks and improved infrastructure, if her party is elected. Notley says the Hometown Alberta program will Read More
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A conversation with NDP candidate for Lethbridge East, Rob Miyashiro
The Alberta election is just over three weeks away. Rob Miyashiro is the NDP candidate for Lethbridge East. He tells BCN’s Jeannette Rocher a big part of his party’s focus is health care Read More
A prominent politician in southeastern Alberta has decided to not seek re-election on May 29th. Drew Barnes who sat as an independent and a one time UCP MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat will be giving up Read More
With a North American shortage of healthcare workers some may be wondering where will these professionals will come from and what will entice them to come to Alberta. NDP candidate for Lethbridge-West Shannon Phillips says Read More
Rob Miyashiro and Shannon Phillips, the NDP candidates for Lethbridge East and West held a press conference on Friday outlining their plans to improve public safety and add affordable housing to our city. Miyashiro outlined Read More
The UCP Livingstone-Macleod candidate and Mayor of Claresholm, Chelsae Petrovic, is coming under fire for recent comments she made about heart attack victims. During an appearance on The Canadian Story podcast she said people who Read More
Alberta’s official Opposition say if elected, Albertans will have access to even more cardiac care as the party is pledging a major expansion at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Lethbridge West candidate Shannon Phillips and Read More
Alberta’s NDP justice critic is calling for a full independent investigation following news that Premier Smith is under investigation by the ethics commissioner. Calgary MLA Irfan Sabir says the ethics investigation is not enough. Read More
The Alberta NDP says despite what the province says, there is a crisis in our healthcare system especially when it comes to obstetric care. There is currently only one OBGYN operating in the city. Lethbridge Read More
A recent poll has the UCP and NDP in a virtual tie in our province. There is also a large percentage of Albertans (22 per cent) who are undecided. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, talk a Read More
Alberta Trade Minister and Calgary northeast MLA Rajan Sawhney announced that she will not be seeking re-election in May. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says as we get closer to election day on May 29th Read More
If the provincial election was held today it would appear as though Danielle Smith and the UCP would be re-elected. A recent poll by Think HQ says the UCP currently has 48 per cent support compared 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
The Alberta government announced a new program to help free up ambulances and paramedics to more quickly respond to emergency situations. Alberta Health Services will now arrange for alternative transportation for non-medical patients to make Read More
There were amendments made to the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act prior to passing at the Alberta Legislature. Political reporter Tyler Dawson explains. Tyler will also talk about the help parents will get 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
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
In an effort to increase support ahead of next spring’s provincial election, Alberta’s official opposition held their own convention in Calgary over the weekend. This marked the unofficial launch of the party’s Read More
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Political reporter has details on Smith’s unvaxxed discriminated comment.
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the comments from Premier Smith of how the unvaxxed in our province were discriminated against will resonate with many Albertans but it will also upset a number of others. Read More
Lethbridge East MLA, Nathan Neudorf, explains how many family physicians are on their way to Lethbridge and why he is throwing his support behind UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith. MLA Neudorf explains in this one-on-one Read More
Next month we will find out who the new premier of Alberta will be. The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Many political experts say Danielle Smith is one of the Read More
The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Albertans will then be headed back to the polls next spring. Will the UCP remain in government or will Rachel Notley and the NDP Read More
Alberta now has a $13.2-billion budget surplus. We asked our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, what will become of the large provincial windfall. Will it go towards our provincial debt? The Heritage Savings Trust Fund? He Read More
It appears as though more family physicians are on their way to our city. Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf says this should help alleviate the need for some who are in dire need of a Read More
