The Alberta NDP says the annual report from the Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services shows that the UCP is not building enough affordable housing units compared to last year. From 2021 to 2022, the government Read More
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith dished out a variety of mandate letters to her ministers. One that was given to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is calling for her to address EMS response times and getting more Read More
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
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
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
Calgary street preacher and leader of the Solidarity Party, Artur Pawlowski made some serious accusations on the steps of the Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday. “I’m accusing this government of political bribery,” he begins, 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
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
The Aberta Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister Nathan Neudorf was in Lethbridge today to announce a new $19-million Lethbridge Recovery Community facility. It’s decked out with 50 new beds to help support those who are 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
As Albertans wait for the writ to drop, the election for many has already begun. Cheryl Seaborn is the new UCP candidate for West Lethbridge. She joined BCN’s Jeannette Rocher to talk about her Read More
Members of the Alberta government, Alberta Health Services and a local dialysis patient were on hand at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge for a huge funding announcement. The UCP is investing hundreds of millions Read More
Grant Hunter announced his official campaign launch on Thursday to be the UCP candidate for Taber-Warner. Hunter was first elected in 2015 and was given the title of the Alberta Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction 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
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted. Smith says the UCP is considering a defamation lawsuit against the public broadcaster. Smith Read More
The UCP Lethbridge-West candidate has resigned. Torry Tanner stepped down following a video on social media where she claimed that teachers in Alberta were introducing children to pornography and helping them change their gender identity. Read More
The Alberta election is coming up May 29th. There are some who feel that Alberta should separate from Canada. You can include Ed Kallio in that group. Ed is the leader of the Alberta 1st 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
Two new UCP candidates are seeking the nomination for the Lethbridge-West riding. Rick Dempsey and Torry Tanner are both in it to win it. Businessman Rick Dempsey says for the last thirty years, this city 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
Alberta Deputy Premier, Nathan Neudorf, is speaking out against PM Justin Trudeau’s “Just Transition” plan. Neudorf says we shouldn’t be so quick to transition away from our country’s oil and gas sector. 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
Drew Barnes is an independent MLA in Cypress-Medicine Hat. He was booted from the UCP caucus about a year and a half ago. Barnes says with the new leadership under Premier Danielle Smith he would Read More
