An author and the head of a Christian Ministry says God is alive and well working in war torn regions of both Gaza and Ukraine. Alistair Petrie is the Executive Director of Partnership Ministries and Read More
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The war in Ukraine continues. The invasion by Putin’s Russian forces has continued for 19 months. Is there any end in sight? Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, chatted with BCN’s Hal Roberts and Read More
Lisa Daftari of the Foreign Desk discusses where she was on September 11th, 2001 when almost three-thousand people died during the al-Qaeda terrorist attacks including those on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says an investigation needs to take place to find out how many wildfires are being caused by arsonists. Political reporter Brian Lilley says those who say all of these wildfires were Read More
Since the war broke out in Ukraine over a year ago, Samaritans Purse Canada has been on the ground providing relief to those affected. But with recent events including a collapsed dam which caused massive Read More
A Ukrainian Lethbridge resident is now the proud recipient of the ASET CEO award. Otherwise known as The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta. Mila Wagner, a civil engineering technology professional, moved Read More
The Canadian government is trying desperately to get Canadians out of war-torn Sudan. The civil war continues in that country with two main factions fighting and scores of people killed. The clashes are between the Read More
The US Navy is sending a nuclear submarine to the Middle East. It is in retaliation to an attack US personnel faced in Syria that left one person dead and 12 other military members injured. Our 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
There does not appear to be any end in sight with the war between Ukraine and Russia. There is even talk that the conflict may turn nuclear. Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari explains. Daftari Read More
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The war Ukraine, one year later – Dr. David Marples
It’s been a year since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and the war may not end anytime soon according to David Marples, Professor of Russian and East European History at the University of Alberta. In Read More
Christmas begins on Saturday for Ukrainians, and families who have settled into Lethbridge will be celebrating. A Ukrainian family opened up their home on Friday to showcase some traditional food from their country as well. Read More
A Ukrainian woman detailed her harrowing journey to Canada at a SACPA session on Thursday. Alona Sinchuk was forced out of her country two weeks after the Russians invaded Ukraine. As BCN’s Micah Quinn Read More
A Canadian was among those injured in a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people in Seoul, South Korea on Sunday evening. Global Affairs Canada confirms that officials are in touch with local authorities to Read More
Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says there are reports coming from the UN allegedly informing migrants around the world how to get to the US and crossing the border illegally. Six migrants from Afghanistan Read More
As the war in Ukraine rages on, there are reports that the Russian military is now taking people off the streets and in homeless shelters to fight for Russia in the war. Our foreign affairs Read More
Ukrainian relief efforts are continuing thanks in part to the hard work of many Christian organizations. The Lethbridge Corn Maze held a fundraiser on Monday afternoon that brought in a massive haul. As BCN’s Read More
There are calls in Russia for Russian President Vladimir Putin to not only step down but also to be charged with treason in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Read More
A rally was held on Wednesday evening in Lethbridge to acknowledge a special day for Ukrainians. Wednesday was Ukraine’s Independence Day. The nonprofit group Project Sunflower hosted the event. As BCN’s Micah Quinn Read More
There are stories coming out of Ukraine of Russian soldiers being poisoned by Ukrainian food. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, has the details in this interview with BCN. Read More
The Ukrainian war with Russia continues. There are reports that the Russian military is beefing up its troops in the southern part of Ukraine preparing for another offensive. Is there any end in sight to 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
Our foreign affairs expert Lisa Daftari says a number of Americans feel the Biden administration needs to slow down how much money it is giving Ukraine in its war with Russia. She says the U.Read More
As the war in Ukraine rages on, the country’s agriculture minister says close to 25 percent of Ukraine’s arable crop land has been destroyed. Our foreign affairs expert, Lisa Daftari, says this has negatively Read More
More tasty fries are on the menu beginning Friday in Lethbridge. McCain Foods and Western Tractor are teaming up for a ‘Free FryDay’ donation drive. It is a fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees. If you visit Read More
A Ukrainian family has made the trek from their war torn country to the city of Medicine Hat after fleeing the violence of the Russian invasion. The family has now settled into the community and Read More
The war between Ukraine and Russia is now heading into its fourth month. European leaders are urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volydmyr Zelensky to end the war. We asked our Read More
A total of 28 Ukrainians touched down in Toronto recently thanks to the generosity of Samaritan’s Purse and the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel. The Christian organization helped fly the Ukrainians out of Poland on Read More
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Lethbridge newcomer faces education challenges after immigrating to Canada, hopes
Had she known about an Alberta Engineering Technology program through the Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET), a newcomer to Lethbridge says she would’ve been able to fast track her Read More
The Russian space agency chief is threatening western powers in its support of Ukraine during its war with Russia. The Russian official boasted about nuclear capabilities and claims that NATO would lose in 30 minutes. Our Read More
