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David Herle interviewing Steven Guilbeault on The Herle Burly podcast.

Podcast host and former federal Liberal policy advisor claims an independent Alberta is impossible

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

1 hour ago

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Chinese celebrity Border Collie 'Chutou' stolen and eaten for $27

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

1 hour ago

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‘FEAR OVER FACTS’: Coal Association fires back at Corb Lund’s anti-coal campaign

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

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UCP and Alberta independence support tumbles in first polls following Smith's referendum announcement

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

2 hours ago

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Devin Dreeshen

Dreeshen mulls giving Alberta police the power to impound Alberta speeders' vehicles

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

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One of China’s largest privately owned petrochemical companies is weighing a possible deal to buy oil from the proposed Alberta-BC coast pipeline, according to sources close to the matter.

Alberta's proposed oil pipeline attracts interest from Chinese petrochemical giant

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

34 minutes ago

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Durham police announce 46 arrests, 1,400 charges of 'criminal tourists'

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

3 hours ago

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Carney defends gun grab program on National Day Against Gun Violence

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

4 hours ago

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Alberta spends $15 million to advance Calgary-Edmonton passenger rail plans

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

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WATCH: Edmonton girl dancers blow away judges on AGT

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

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Indian 'idol immersions' could harm Canadian ecosystems

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

5 hours ago

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Opinion

Bible

CROSSON: Bill C-9 — what Canadians need to know about speech and religious freedom

Western Standard Guest Columnist

34 minutes ago

5 min read

Students at Blue Quills Residential School, on the Saddle Lake Indian Reserve.

CAMPBELL: The real threat isn't residential school ‘denialism' — it's censorship

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

4 min read

Republic of Alberta flag

MACLEOD: Why Alberta should choose independence — prosperity on our own terms

8 hours ago

4 min read

BC NDP MLA Joan Phillip stands with her husband, Stewart, the Grand Chief of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. The Syilx Okanagan Chiefs Executive Council said they stand with MLA Phillip against the provincial government suspending or amending DRIPA.

RUSS: Do Eby and the NDP want DRIPA to wreck BC?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

10 hours ago

4 min read

Christians can resist government — but not through violence

HANNAFORD: Scripturally bound to gather – but not to take up arms

Nigel Hannaford

20 hours ago

3 min read

Henry Nowak

WIECHNIK: Henry Nowak — the West's breaking point?

04 Jun 2026

4 min read

Danielle Smith speaking to reporters after announcing her referendum question regarding Alberta independence the day prior.

MARRIOTT: The Great Alberta Referendum campaign – the missing middle

Western Standard Guest Columnist

04 Jun 2026

4 min read

Alberta independence: Does $400 billion in startup cost pass the smell test?

WATCH LIVE: Alberta independence: Does $400 billion in startup cost pass the smell test?

Western Standard News Services

04 Jun 2026

1 min read

Watch

WATCH: Edmonton girl dancers blow away judges on AGT

WATCH: Edmonton girl dancers blow away judges on AGT

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

1 min read

Brantford council

WATCH: Brantford councillor calls land acknowledgements 'virtue signalling'

7 hours ago

2 min read

Christians can resist government — but not through violence

HANNAFORD: Scripturally bound to gather – but not to take up arms

Nigel Hannaford

20 hours ago

3 min read

Alberta independence: Does $400 billion in startup cost pass the smell test?

WATCH LIVE: Alberta independence: Does $400 billion in startup cost pass the smell test?

Western Standard News Services

04 Jun 2026

1 min read

Business

One of China’s largest privately owned petrochemical companies is weighing a possible deal to buy oil from the proposed Alberta-BC coast pipeline, according to sources close to the matter.

Alberta's proposed oil pipeline attracts interest from Chinese petrochemical giant

34 minutes ago

2 min read

The Coal Association of Canada says Albertans have been presented with a one-sided picture of the coal industry as the signing period for country singer Corb Lund’s citizen-led anti-coal petition comes into its final stretch.

‘FEAR OVER FACTS’: Coal Association fires back at Corb Lund’s anti-coal campaign

2 hours ago

4 min read

Meadowbrook Carbon Storage Hub

Alberta opens Canada’s first commercial carbon storage hub near Edmonton

Western Standard News Services

04 Jun 2026

2 min read

Canada’s first LNG export facility, the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia.

LNG Canada moves ahead with work for potential Phase 2 expansion

03 Jun 2026

2 min read

A new filing by BC Hydro to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) reveals that the NDP government’s CleanBC policies are in conflict with the province’s growing electricity demand, grid reliability concerns and economic development.

BC Hydro warns CleanBC goals conflict with grid reliability and power needs

03 Jun 2026

3 min read

Features

Anthropic, Mythos

IN DEPTH: AI hacking tool not open to the public

23 May 2026

3 min read

Minister Tanya Fir in front of a backdrop picture of a music record.

A track forward for Alberta's music industry

10 May 2026

2 min read

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