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As the country is set to mark another Canada Day, a new national poll suggests most Canadians remain confident the country will stay together despite growing independence sentiment in Alberta and Quebec ahead of a potentially consequential political Fall.

Alberta

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Albertans pour over $175k into independence advertisers

Will Vasseur

58 minutes ago

2 min read

News

IRCC encourages international students to chose Canada despite government promise reduce program

Jackson Loy

1 hour ago

1 min read

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

Alex Zoltan

2 hours ago

1 min read

Canadian

‘They paid for that bridge’: U.S. Democrat says Canadians have every right to be mad

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

2 min read

In a first for Canada, the TTC and other transit systems will grand special constables the authority to make arrests

News

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

Geoff Knight

1 minute ago

3 min read

Special constables gain authority to seize and destroy narcotics on Metrolinx, TTC and OC Transpo systems

News

WATCH: BC rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer

Western Standard News Services

48 minutes ago

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News

WATCH: BC rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer

Western Standard News Services

48 minutes ago

2 min read

Alberta

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Albertans pour over $175k into independence advertisers

Will Vasseur

58 minutes ago

2 min read

News

IRCC encourages international students to chose Canada despite government promise reduce program

Jackson Loy

1 hour ago

1 min read

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

Alex Zoltan

2 hours ago

1 min read

New poll shows David Eby’s approval collapsing to historic low

Alex Zoltan

16 seconds ago

2 min read

Support erodes sharply even among past NDP voters, new Angus Reid polling data shows.

News

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

Geoff Knight

1 minute ago

3 min read

Special constables gain authority to seize and destroy narcotics on Metrolinx, TTC and OC Transpo systems

News

Ford set to call three byelections as new poll puts Liberals ahead by five points

Geoff Knight

2 hours ago

3 min read

Premier’s approval sinks to 24% amid hotel expense scandal

Canadian

‘They paid for that bridge’: U.S. Democrat says Canadians have every right to be mad

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta

Hikers charged after video shows off-leash dog approaching grizzly bear in Banff

Alyson Fraser

2 hours ago

1 min read

News

Paddleboarder critically injured after striking bridge near Bowness Park; son pulled from river

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

2 min read

Calgary

Calgary wrestling-themed 'Art Bus' sparks online debate

Jackson Loy

3 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

WAGNER: The Ontario Chief Justice who warned against Pierre Trudeau’s Charter

Michael Wagner

1 hour ago

4 min read

Opinion

MACLEOD: Ottawa’s favourite Trudeau-appointed Alberta senator has a message for Alberta — know your place

Colin MacLeod

7 hours ago

6 min read

Justin Trudeau in a cemetery near a residential school holding a teddy bear

Opinion

CROSSON: Making residential school 'denialism' a crime would criminalize historical debate

Western Standard Guest Columnist

8 hours ago

3 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Don't like AI? Get a trade

Nigel Hannaford

18 hours ago

3 min read

A forest fire rages in BC’s central interior

Opinion

STIRLING: Elbows down, fix potholes — why Canadian mayors must end their delusional climate crusade

Michelle Stirling

23 hours ago

4 min read

Watch

WATCH LIVE: Trump slaps more tariffs on Canada

Western Standard News Services

23 Jul 2026

1 min read

Danielle Smith srving pancakes at the Premier's Pancake Breakfast to kickoff KDays in Edmonton.

Opinion

HANNAFORD: How ‘fascist pancakes’ sabotaged ‘live and let live’ — the radical tactics poisoning discourse

Nigel Hannaford

23 Jul 2026

4 min read

Mark Carney and Donald Trump in Washington

Opinion

BARBER: Carney the rockslide — how elite ego and anti-American posturing wrecked Canada-US relations

Dr. A.W. Barber

23 Jul 2026

3 min read

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News

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

Special constables gain authority to seize and destroy narcotics on Metrolinx, TTC and OC Transpo systems

Geoff Knight

1 minute ago

3 min read

A man exits his vehicle and reaches for a young child who had walked into traffic at Highway 10 and 148 Street in Surrey on July 21.

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

Alex Zoltan

2 hours ago

1 min read

A leopard entered a liquor store in India's Rajasthan state and attacked two workers

International

WATCH: Leopard enters Indian liquor store, injures two workers before being captured

Alyson Fraser

4 hours ago

2 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Don't like AI? Get a trade

Nigel Hannaford

18 hours ago

3 min read

Sports betting ads appear everywhere, including on this billboard at BMO Field in Toronto.

Alberta

IN-DEPTH: Alberta's pathway to third-party iGaming

Will Vasseur

11 Jul 2026

4 min read

Country Thunder Alberta cancelled, organizers blame it on city-created safety and operational barriers

News

IN-DEPTH: Could Calgary have avoided the Stampede noise dispute?

Alyson Fraser

26 Jun 2026

6 min read

Top Stories

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Albertans pour over $175k into independence advertisers

IRCC encourages international students to chose Canada despite government promise reduce program

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

‘They paid for that bridge’: U.S. Democrat says Canadians have every right to be mad

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

WATCH: BC rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer

News

WATCH: BC rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Albertans pour over $175k into independence advertisers

IRCC encourages international students to chose Canada despite government promise reduce program

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

New poll shows David Eby’s approval collapsing to historic low

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

Ford set to call three byelections as new poll puts Liberals ahead by five points

‘They paid for that bridge’: U.S. Democrat says Canadians have every right to be mad

Hikers charged after video shows off-leash dog approaching grizzly bear in Banff

Paddleboarder critically injured after striking bridge near Bowness Park; son pulled from river

Calgary wrestling-themed 'Art Bus' sparks online debate

Opinion

WAGNER: The Ontario Chief Justice who warned against Pierre Trudeau’s Charter

MACLEOD: Ottawa’s favourite Trudeau-appointed Alberta senator has a message for Alberta — know your place

CROSSON: Making residential school 'denialism' a crime would criminalize historical debate

HANNAFORD: Don't like AI? Get a trade

STIRLING: Elbows down, fix potholes — why Canadian mayors must end their delusional climate crusade

WATCH LIVE: Trump slaps more tariffs on Canada

HANNAFORD: How ‘fascist pancakes’ sabotaged ‘live and let live’ — the radical tactics poisoning discourse

BARBER: Carney the rockslide — how elite ego and anti-American posturing wrecked Canada-US relations

Watch

WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use

WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic

WATCH: Leopard enters Indian liquor store, injures two workers before being captured

HANNAFORD: Don't like AI? Get a trade

Business

Trans Mountain CEO confident Smith’s BC Coast pipeline will get built

New report finds Canada still overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuels despite decades of green policies

Bombardier signs letter of intent for up to 60 business jets with Saudi-backed operator

TC Energy launches $500M Alberta natural gas projects to boost NGTL capacity

Enbridge breaks ground on $4B BC pipeline expansion to boost LNG exports

Features

IN-DEPTH: Alberta's pathway to third-party iGaming

IN-DEPTH: Could Calgary have avoided the Stampede noise dispute?