Alberta NDP Finance Critic, Shannon Phillips, wants Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP to come clean about their plan for potentially pulling our province out of the Canada Pension Plan. A recent poll from Leger Read More
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Lethbridge-West MLA, Shannon Phillips, is calling on the Danielle Smith government to take action to address the housing crisis in our city. Phillips says we not only have rising poverty in the windy city but 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
It was a long night in Lethbridge on Monday evening. It was marred by delayed election results arriving from Elections Alberta. Candidates in Lethbridge were up late as they eagerly awaited the results. BCN’s Read More
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NDP’s Shannon Phillips elected to third term, Miyashiro falls short
The Owl Acoustic Lounge was packed full of NDP candidates and supporters Monday night while they awaited the results of the election. NDP Lethbridge-West candidate Shannon Phillips secured her spot as an MLA for a 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
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
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Cheryl Seaborn going head-to-head with Shannon Phillips in upcoming election
Cheryl Seaborn is the new UCP Lethbridge-West candidate following controversy from the previous candidate Tory Tanner who stepped down. Tanner accused Lethbridge teachers of showing pornography to students and subsequently resigned following a video of 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 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 total of one in three people in Alberta do not have access to a family doctor. That’s according to Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips. Phillips was at the Galt Museum discussing the doctor shortage Read More
Lethbridge West NDP MLA Shannon Phillips along with NDP Critic for Advanced Education David Eggen shared their thoughts on how the Alberta government can better support young people who choose to study and work in Read More
Alberta NDP Finance Critic, Shannon Phillips along with a Lethbridge senior, expressed their concerns over the province cutting funding for seniors’ medical exams for driver’s licenses. Phillips says in 2020, the UCP made the decision Read More
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‘Not working in tandem’: MLA Phillips on tent encampments, city
Downtown Lethbridge has been dealing with a number of the people camped out in tents as the city does not currently have a transitional housing option. Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips says the city and Read More
More and more Albertans are feeling the pinch in their wallets due to inflation. But those living on a fixed income may be feeling it even more particularly since the province stopped adjusting compensation according Read More
Pride Week in Lethbridge kicked off with a flag-raising taking place Monday evening at City Hall. The president of the Lethbridge Pride Society says the event was special as it was the first in-person event Read More
Is Alberta’s health care crisis growing? According to the province’s opposition NDP, it is. Health Critic David Shepherd and Finance Critic Shannon Phillips quoted Health Minister Jason Copping saying that Alberta’s health Read More
Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips has had her latest appeal against the Lethbridge Police Service denied by the Law Enforcement Review Board. In this case which goes back five years, Ms Phillips filed the appeal Read More
Alberta RCMP say the truckers near the village of Coutts decided to open a lane for both north and southbound traffic on Highway 4 near Highway 501 by the Coutts border crossing. Officials say this will allow Read More
Eight months ago, five Lethbridge Police officers were suspended after being accused of distributing inappropriate images. This quickly became known as ‘MemeGate’ In June, Constables Keon Woronuk, Matthew Rilkoff, Derek Riddell, David Easter, and Sgt. Read More
NDP Finance Critic and Lethbridge-West MLA, Shannon Phillips, had a harsh message Tuesday afternoon for the newly appointed Health Minister Jason Copping. Phillips says the Alberta government isn’t doing enough to help out residents Read More
Alberta NDP Finance Critic and Lethbridge-West MLA, Shannon Phillips met with the media today demanding for a stronger COVID-19 response from the UCP for all of us here in southern Alberta. The NDP is demanding Read More
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Alberta nurses hold ‘Day of Action’ protests in response to
Nurses and healthcare workers were outside Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday holding a ‘Day of Action’ information picket and protesting in solidarity in response to the recent wage cuts announced by the Alberta Government. Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews visited Lethbridge discussing the current state of the Alberta economy. Kenney also addressed the ongoing negotiations with the nurses union in our province. Micah Quinn has Read More
It’s no secret that the Lethbridge Police Service has been thrown negatively into the spotlight over the past year. But the question is how did this happen? Is this a case of poor administration Read More
Lethbridge West-MLA Shannon Phillips spoke out at the Legislature yesterday and alleges that not one or two, but five members of the Lethbridge Police Service did searches on her multiple times. She says the actions Read More
