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EXCLUSIVE: Banman says social issues 'important' but economy must be BC Conservatives' 'number one priority'

Jarryd Jäger

9 minutes ago

4 min read

"There is no reason we should be in the economic slump that we are," he declared.

News

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

David Wiechnik

11 minutes ago

2 min read

Ontario

City seizes homeowner’s F--K Trudeau, Carney signs twice, raising Charter concerns

Western Standard News Services

29 minutes ago

1 min read

Alberta

Kenny calls Bad Bunny's controversial Super Bowl XI halftime show 'the best one ever'

Will Vasseur

2 hours ago

2 min read

Mike Dawson's letter refusing the 4.2% pay raise

Canadian

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

Jackson Loy

16 seconds ago

2 min read

MP Mike Dawson refuses 4.2% pay raise for MPs, gets kudos from Canadian Taxpayer Federation

An immigration consultant of Indian descent based in Brampton has become caught up in online controversy after branding himself the “Canadian Visa King” on social media and posting a video flaunting how many visas he claims to have secured for clients.

Opinion

OLDCORN: End ‘Visa King’ and immigration consultants — Canadian immigration is not a Cracker Jack box prize

Christopher Oldcorn

5 minutes ago

3 min read

Brampton consultant's $300,000 luxury watch and Instagram empire expose how badly we've lost control of who enters this country.

Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BD&P) cemented its position as one of Canada’s leading energy law firms in 2025, advising on eight of the country’s ten largest upstream oil and gas transactions during that period.

News

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

David Wiechnik

11 minutes ago

2 min read

Ontario

City seizes homeowner’s F--K Trudeau, Carney signs twice, raising Charter concerns

Western Standard News Services

29 minutes ago

1 min read

Calgary

Calgary administration: Federal housing funds could stop if blanket upzoning repealed

Myke Thomas

2 hours ago

3 min read

Alberta

Kenny calls Bad Bunny's controversial Super Bowl XI halftime show 'the best one ever'

Will Vasseur

2 hours ago

2 min read

Canadian

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

Jackson Loy

16 seconds ago

2 min read

MP Mike Dawson refuses 4.2% pay raise for MPs, gets kudos from Canadian Taxpayer Federation

News

EXCLUSIVE: Banman says social issues 'important' but economy must be BC Conservatives' 'number one priority'

Jarryd Jäger

9 minutes ago

4 min read

"There is no reason we should be in the economic slump that we are," he declared.

News

UPDATED: New surveillance images show suspect in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

2 min read

Canadian

Carney says 'Canada paid' for Gordie Howe Bridge after Trump threatens to block opening

Jackson Loy

2 hours ago

2 min read

News

Outdated laws cost Yukon millions in gold royalties

David Wiechnik

3 hours ago

3 min read

News

University of Ottawa professor threatens to defund University of Alberta research programs if it drops DEI hiring policy

Will Vasseur

3 hours ago

3 min read

News

Poll shows deep divide as Canadians weigh treason claims in Alberta independence debate

David Wiechnik

4 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

OLDCORN: End ‘Visa King’ and immigration consultants — Canadian immigration is not a Cracker Jack box prize

Christopher Oldcorn

5 minutes ago

3 min read

Opinion

WHISSELL: Why legacy media suddenly loves Stephen Harper — it’s not about saving Canada

Mavros Whissell

2 hours ago

4 min read

Radical Leftist yelling at a conservative

Opinion

WENZEL: Stop calling every conservative a ‘radical’

Shane Wenzel

6 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

PINDER: The West also has ‘special status’

Herb Pinder

8 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

THOMAS: Canada's $11.5 billion housing boondoggle — why taxpayers funding a crisis already solving itself?

Myke Thomas

23 hours ago

3 min read

Carney and Smith sign memorandum of understanding in Calgary.

Opinion

EYRE: Read the room, Canada — why the Carney-Smith ‘MOU’ is ‘Mission Outstandingly Unlikely’

Bronwyn Eyre

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Opinion

WS GUEST: Alberta's challenge to Federal judicial appointments threatens Liberal control of the courts

Western Standard Guest Columnist

09 Feb 2026

4 min read

Opinion

BARUA: Next steps for Premier Smith on healthcare reform

Western Standard Guest Columnist

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Watch

A Calgary-based non-profit is giving children and teens a taste of real-world business and entrepreneurship by letting them plan, build, market, and sell their own products — then keep the profits.

News

WATCH: Calgary non-profit teaches kids business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship program

Mini Titans was founded on the belief that hard work, resilience, and discipline are best learned through experience.

David Wiechnik

22 hours ago

3 min read

Watch

WATCH: Decriminalization Didn’t Work: BC’s Drug Policy Collapse

Leah Mushet

07 Feb 2026

1 min read

News

WATCH : Bus runs red light before multi‑vehicle crash injures 10 in Brampton

Western Standard News Services

06 Feb 2026

1 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Go nuclear or freeze

Nigel Hannaford

06 Feb 2026

2 min read

News

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

David Wiechnik

11 minutes ago

2 min read

The Sulphur Creek mining operation near Dawson City, Yukon.

News

Outdated laws cost Yukon millions in gold royalties

David Wiechnik

3 hours ago

3 min read

News

WATCH: Calgary non-profit teaches kids business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship program

David Wiechnik

22 hours ago

3 min read

Agriculture

The AI revolution is already reshaping Canada's agriculture sector

David Wiechnik

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

News

Warning raised as youth unemployment threatens students’ lifetime earnings

Western Standard News Services

08 Feb 2026

2 min read

Resident grizzly bears have been spotted on Vancouver Island for the first time since the Ice Age

Alberta

The delicate balancing act of handling Alberta's grizzly population

Will Vasseur

24 Jan 2026

2 min read

Alberta

Loewen's 80-km African quest to support domestic violence victims

Will Vasseur

12 Jan 2026

3 min read

Western Standard

Top Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Banman says social issues 'important' but economy must be BC Conservatives' 'number one priority'

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

City seizes homeowner’s F--K Trudeau, Carney signs twice, raising Charter concerns

Kenny calls Bad Bunny's controversial Super Bowl XI halftime show 'the best one ever'

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

OLDCORN: End ‘Visa King’ and immigration consultants — Canadian immigration is not a Cracker Jack box prize

News

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

City seizes homeowner’s F--K Trudeau, Carney signs twice, raising Charter concerns

Calgary administration: Federal housing funds could stop if blanket upzoning repealed

Kenny calls Bad Bunny's controversial Super Bowl XI halftime show 'the best one ever'

New Brunswick Tory MP turns down pay raise

EXCLUSIVE: Banman says social issues 'important' but economy must be BC Conservatives' 'number one priority'

UPDATED: New surveillance images show suspect in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother

Carney says 'Canada paid' for Gordie Howe Bridge after Trump threatens to block opening

Outdated laws cost Yukon millions in gold royalties

University of Ottawa professor threatens to defund University of Alberta research programs if it drops DEI hiring policy

Poll shows deep divide as Canadians weigh treason claims in Alberta independence debate

Opinion

OLDCORN: End ‘Visa King’ and immigration consultants — Canadian immigration is not a Cracker Jack box prize

WHISSELL: Why legacy media suddenly loves Stephen Harper — it’s not about saving Canada

WENZEL: Stop calling every conservative a ‘radical’

PINDER: The West also has ‘special status’

THOMAS: Canada's $11.5 billion housing boondoggle — why taxpayers funding a crisis already solving itself?

EYRE: Read the room, Canada — why the Carney-Smith ‘MOU’ is ‘Mission Outstandingly Unlikely’

WS GUEST: Alberta's challenge to Federal judicial appointments threatens Liberal control of the courts

BARUA: Next steps for Premier Smith on healthcare reform

Watch

WATCH: Calgary non-profit teaches kids business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship program

WATCH: Decriminalization Didn’t Work: BC’s Drug Policy Collapse

WATCH : Bus runs red light before multi‑vehicle crash injures 10 in Brampton

HANNAFORD: Go nuclear or freeze

Business

Calgary-based law firm drives Canada’s biggest upstream oil and gas deals

Outdated laws cost Yukon millions in gold royalties

WATCH: Calgary non-profit teaches kids business skills through hands-on entrepreneurship program

The AI revolution is already reshaping Canada's agriculture sector

Warning raised as youth unemployment threatens students’ lifetime earnings

Features

The delicate balancing act of handling Alberta's grizzly population

Loewen's 80-km African quest to support domestic violence victims