We have heard a lot about the political and legal term ‘notwithstanding’, after the United Conservative Party (UCP), introduced Bill 2, invoking the notwithstanding clause to order striking teacher to return to work. The clause, found Read More
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The Lethbridge West riding will remain orange. The NDP’s Rob Miyashiro won with 53 per cent of the vote during Wednesday night’s by-election. He beat out John Middleton-Hope of the UCP by 1150 votes. In Read More
Voting Day for the Lethbridge-West byelection has arrived, and BCN’s Landon Hickok provides ways that residents can still get there vote in time.Read More
December 18 is the day Lethbridge-West chooses it’s new MLA. With only days remaining, the candidates are walking the neighbourhoods trying to get in as much door-knocking as they can.Read More
Public Interest Alberta hosted a town hall in Lethbridge on Wednesday to discuss what changes might happen if Alberta moves to a provincial pension plan from the current federal system.Read More
It is only day two of the race to see who is going to be Lethbridge-West’s newest MLA. The fight is between the United Conservatives’ John Middleton-Hope and the Alberta NDP’s Rob Miyashiro. Read More
UCP Candidate John Middleton-Hope and NDP Candidate Rob Miyashiro speak on their excitement on the now-called Lethbridge West byelection set for December 18th.Read More
Elections Alberta have confirmed the byelection for Lethbridge-West to be held on December 18th. The UCP and NDP candidates share what they hear from constituents and how they prepared their campaigns accordingly.Read More
As you have heard on Bridge City News the Trudeau government wants to put an emissions cap on our oil and gas sector which would be 35 per cent less than 2019 levels. Premier Danielle Smith has Read More
Premier Danielle Smith and John Middleton-Hope addressed the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to layout policy and answer questions ahead of the soon-to-be-called Lethbridge-West byelection.Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and UCP Candidate for Lethbridge-West John Middleton-Hope took questions from the media, including when the Lethbridge-West byelection will be called.Read More
The UCP held a leadership review at their AGM in Red Deer over the weekend and passed 35 resolutions. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson shares the details with BCN’s Hal Roberts.Read More
The United Conservative Party’s annual general meeting is coming up this Friday and Saturday in Red Deer. Organizers say it may be one of the largest ever attended with over 5-thousand members attending. Our Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visited Lethbridge on Monday to campaign for UCP nominee for Lethbridge-West, John Middleton-Hope. The two along with Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf took questions from the media on the by-election and other Read More
The UCP will be holding its convention Nov 1 and 2 in Red Deer. Just over 54-hundred members are registered to attend. They will be debating 35 party resolutions including banning transgender people from women’s washrooms and Read More
The province is looking at tweaking the Alberta Bill of Rights. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, it will include strengthening firearm and property rights. He says this will offer the government a playbook Read More
The UCP now has their candidate for the Lethbridge West riding. Lethbridge City Councilor John Middleton-Hope won on the first ballot Monday night when he received two votes over 50 per cent. He defeated Erin Leclerc Read More
The UCP recently held a forum where party members had the opportunity to ask the three nominees of Lethbridge West why they are the best candidate. The nominees are John Middle Hope, Erin Leclerc and Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that 8.6 billion dollars will be going towards building more schools and creating around 200-thousand new spaces for students over the next seven years. According to our legislative reporter, and the Read More
As you have heard on Bridge City News, the UCP now has three nominees vying to become the sole candidate for the Lethbridge West riding. The three are city councilor John Middleton Hope, realtor Shauna Read More
Shauna Gruninger is also seeking to become the candidate for the UCP in Lethbridge West. She is a real estate agent, businesswoman, wife and mother. Gruninger says she and the party are a good Read More
Lethbridge city councilor and former police chief, John Middleton-Hope announced his running for UCP candidate for Lethbridge-West.Read More
The Alberta NDP have opened nominations to replace Shannon Phillips for the Lethbridge West riding. A by-election must be held by January the first. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, this seat is a Read More
A recent poll says not much has changed when it comes to support for the Alberta NDP now that Naheed Nenshi has taken over from Rachel Notley. According to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, the Read More
There are many differing opinions on how things should be run in Alberta. One conservative grassroots organization called the 1905 Committee has some policy ideas that are picking up steam. Nadine Wellwood, co-founder of the 1905 Committee, Read More
Some political experts feel that former Calgary Mayor, Naheed Nenshi, who is the new leader of the Alberta NDP is more of a centrist and that may cause some infighting within the party with those Read More
The wife of former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has died. Colleen Klein was 83 years old. Lisa Pinder wrote on social media that her mother had a brief period of failing health. She says her mom Read More
Some sobering stats in our province which show that more than 18-hundred Albertans died from a drug overdose last year. But according to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, there is some good news on the Read More
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, talks about the potential new rail line between Calgary and Edmonton. How the province is backing down on Bill 20 which would give the UCP the power to fire mayors and Read More
It appears as though the Alberta government is backing down on its controversial Bill 20. That is the bill which would see the provincial cabinet have the power to fire municipal councillors and mayors. It would Read More
