Alberta Premier Danielle Smith named her new cabinet. Of note…Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf becomes Deputy Premier and Infrastructure Minister. Other appointees noted below: Deputy Premier and Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions – Kaycee Read More
Alberta has a new Premier, the have the highest influx of Canadians moving in from other provinces, we have some of the lowest fuel and utility prices – and currently, our economy and research and development Read More
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
Close to 85,000 votes were submitted at Calgary’s BMO Centre during the election process for the United Conservative party to pick their new leader Danielle Smith. She came out with a majority of valid votes Read More
UCP Leader Candidate Danielle Smith is making one last push in hopes she will become leader of the Conservative Party this week. During a media availability over zoom, Smith recalled some of the biggest issues 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
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
The Alberta government announced a blueprint for a provincial police service that would add 275 frontline police officers to our province’s 42 detachments. Justice Minister, Tyler Shandro, says Alberta is still studying the potential of a Read More
UCP leader candidate Brian Jean made a stop in Lethbridge Saturday to meet with party supporters at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization hoping to sell some more memberships and tell them about his policies. A Read More
Following the UCP leaders debate Wednesday in Medicine Hat, Rebecca Schulz says the best thing for people to focus on when choosing the next leader of the UCP is who can lead the party effectively Read More
Seven candidates running to be the next leader of the United Conservative Party squared off in a heated debate last night at the HALO Air Ambulance Hanger in Medicine Hat. BCN’s Angela Stewart was Read More
UCP leadership candidate, Danielle Smith, landed in a little hot water recently. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson explains it had to do with a comment she made about those dealing with cancer. She allegedly made Read More
UCP leadership hopeful Travis Toews was in Lethbridge on Tuesday chatting about his leadership platform. Toews held a meet and greet at the Nord-Bridge Seniors Centre. The issue of no doctors accepting new patients in Read More
More than 3,800 Ukrainian refugees are making their way to Alberta. The Alberta government is giving those arriving after July 25th six months of temporary income assistance. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the province continues Read More
Alberta Premier hopeful, Danielle Smith, getting some praise and at the same time heaps of criticism over her promise to implement the “Alberta Sovereignty Act” if the UCP leadership is in her future. She joined Read More
A total of nine candidates are battling it out to see who will become the next Alberta premier and leader of the UCP. Rebecca Schulz, the MLA for Calgary-Shaw and former Minister of Children’s Read More
Political reporter and the Alberta correspondent with the National Post, Tyler Dawson, discusses who the front runners are in the UCP leadership race. The party will choose Alberta’s new premier in October. Dawson also Read More
Many of us here in Alberta have been wondering where those utility rebates are. The province said back in February and March that we would be receiving help with our natural gas and electricity bills 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
Reaction to Jason Kenney’s resignation made its way to Lethbridge as well. Local politicians commented on the decision Thursday. As Micah Quinn explains, there are some who have already put their names forward vying Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responded to UCP MLA Brian Jean filing a complaint with Elections Alberta. This comes after Jean claims eight credit cards were used to buy over 4,600 UCP memberships. Jean says the bulk Read More
There has been a doctor shortage in Alberta and Lethbridge for quite some time. Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf says the province is working to get more physicians to our region fairly soon.Read More
The UCP leadership review is underway. Voting members have until May 11th to get their votes in to decide whether Jason Kenney should remain on as leader. The results will be known on May 18th. Read More
When it comes to winning the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada the key will be winning over the hearts and minds of western Canadians. That is according to our legislative reporter and the Read More
Many parents and educators protested the new Alberta draft curriculum at various sites across the province this past weekend, including at Lethbridge City Hall. Mel Lefebvre, a concerned parent says the fact that many school Read More
She’s coming out of retirement from provincial politics, former leader of the Wildrose Party Danielle Smith is making her return. As BCN’s Angela Stewart explains, the nominee hopes to accomplish many things for Read More
The United Conservative Party has decided to make a massive switch for the upcoming leadership review of Premier Jason Kenney on April 9. It has been changed from an in-person vote to mail-in ballots. Opponents of Read More
The UCP leadership is coming up April 9th. We chat with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney discussing the leadership, doctor shortage in our province and why Alberta pastors were thrown in jail during the pandemic.Read More
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