Local employment agencies have seen an increase in traffic since Alberta rang in the New Year with an unemployment rate more than double this time last year. As Halen Kooper reports, the limited number of jobs not only affects home grown Albertans but those looking to make a living here as well.
Rachael Harder makes history
No matter how you feel about politics or the candidates who ran, history was made right here in Lethbridge the night of the 2015 Federal Election. Conservative candidate, Rachael Harder, won the riding of Lethbridge, with one catch. She’s a woman and the first ever to accomplish this feat. “I’m not always sure how people…
Rachael Harder wins her riding
On a night when the votes were finally tallied Rachael Harder came out victorious. Jonathan Guignard reports.
Polling and politics
Canadians have spoken and their voices have been heard. Monday night marked the official results of the federal election. The votes poured in and the Liberals swept the nation with a majority government. Although this may have been shocking for some, many polls had already predicted similar results prior to the election. As the weekend…
He’s just not ready?
Last night Justin Trudeau alongside his Liberals in red overthrew the Conservative government that had been in power for the better part of 10 years. Trudeau did not just get elected as Prime Minister, the Liberals as a whole overpowered the polls. How could this have happened? Did Canada really want change that much? I…
Rachel Harder wins Lethbridge riding
Our city has a new advocate in Ottawa. Last night Rachel Harder was elected as the new MP for the Lethbridge riding. The conservative party won the majority of the votes in the local constituency. Harder discusses her role and her plans as she moves forward. Harder received 56.8 per cent of votes for the…
Green Party roundup for federal election in Coalhurst
Candidate Kas MacMillan along with family members and Green supporters took to the Coalhurst Legion on Monday night to watch the election poll results. Monday’s results were disappointing for the party, which had ambitions to win at least a handful of ridings across the country. “I’m not too pleased with the Green Party results, the…
Perspective of a First Nations citizen
As the polls were starting to close in the East and numbers were pouring in fast, in Lethbridge sat Liberal candidate Mike Pyne watching the TV as his own party took an early lead in the election race. It was exciting to watch our country form a majority government right before our eyes. This Federal…
One man’s loss is another country’s gain
A lot of people talk the talk, but very few walk the walk. According to Mike Pyne, the Liberal candidate for Lethbridge, that’s just what he did when he decided to join the race to Ottawa. As the 2015 Federal Election wrapped up last night, it was clear that Pyne had lost his riding, but…
Angry Young Journalist: Thrill of victory, agony of defeat
Winning is easier than losing, simple as that. You do not feel like you’ve wasted all your time. You do not feel like what matters most to you has been tossed aside. But you learn more from losing. You learn how to keep your emotions under control and do the job you need to do.…