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The controversy continues around social media comments made by a popular Airdrie pizza restaurant, which sparked massive backlash online as well as an outpouring of support, with the city’s mayor becoming involved and calls for the business to be shut down escalating.

Pauls Pizza owner defends social media comments as Airdrie mayor confronts backlash

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David Wiechnik

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Judge questions sentencing priorities for prioritizing foreign-born criminals in Ontario extortion ruling

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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WATCH: Brawl after severe case of road rage involving four cars in Edmonton

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Finnish President suggest Canada could join EU during visit to Ottawa

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

WATCH LIVE: Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

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A former BC indigenous chief has said that she "wishes" Dr. Frances Widdowson would be beaten and raped so she would understand “what our people went through” with regards to the legacy of indigenous residential schools.

Former BC chief says she 'wishes' Widdowson was 'raped' to 'understand' residential school violence

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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News

Dodge Challenger impounded after 207 km/h speeding stop on Hwy. 97C in BC

Dodge Challenger impounded after 207 km/h speeding stop on Hwy. 97C in BC

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Feds send another $120M to Sudan as war drags on

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

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Two wanted Mission suspects arrested after dramatic mall chase in Richmond

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Pauls Pizza owner defends social media comments as Airdrie mayor confronts backlash

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

4 min read

A former BC indigenous chief has said that she "wishes" Dr. Frances Widdowson would be beaten and raped so she would understand “what our people went through” with regards to the legacy of indigenous residential schools.

Former BC chief says she 'wishes' Widdowson was 'raped' to 'understand' residential school violence

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

10 minutes ago

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President of Finland Alexander Stubb

Finnish President suggest Canada could join EU during visit to Ottawa

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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President of Finland Alexander Stubb says he can "envisage a much larger EU, whether Canada is a part of it or not is up to Canada to decide" during trip to Ottawa

WATCH: Brawl after severe case of road rage involving four cars in Edmonton

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MP committee blasts Ontario college over foreign student surge and profits

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ZOLTAN: Who needs enemies with friends like this?

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

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BC MLAs debate K’ómoks Treaty one day after Eby’s DRIPA retreat

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

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7-Eleven sandwiches, subs, and wraps recalled across Western Canada over listeria risk

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Opinion

Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

WATCH LIVE: Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

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Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney facing off on either side of an oil pipeline.

KAPLAN: Alberta’s net zero betrayal — why Smith is handing Ottawa a blank check

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Prime Minister Mark Carney with the latest floor-crosser, former Tory MP Marilyn Gladu

HANNAFORD: Does the Conservative Party even take a candidate's pulse?

Nigel Hannaford

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US Supreme Court

CARPAY: While the US Supreme Court defended free speech, Canada made it a crime to think differently

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OLDCORN: Canada’s woke circus makes the planet laugh as NDP MP defends ridiculous MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ acronym

Christopher Oldcorn

21 hours ago

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Pope Leo XIV found himself the target of a scathing attack by US President Donald Trump.

QUESNEL: Pope Leo vs Trump — when religious leaders pick the wrong battles

14 Apr 2026

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Mark Carney speaking in Quebec

WHISSELL: Forget the EU — Carney's real threat to Canada is coming from within

Mavros Whissell

14 Apr 2026

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Ambulance outside an Albertan abortion clinic

DUR: ‘Safe and routine’ — so why are there silent ambulances at abortion clinics?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

14 Apr 2026

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Watch

Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

WATCH LIVE: Premier Smith must schedule an independence referendum

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28 minutes ago

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WATCH: Brawl after severe case of road rage involving four cars in Edmonton

WATCH: Brawl after severe case of road rage involving four cars in Edmonton

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Kelsi Sheren

WATCH: Kelsi Sheren breaks down Canada's expanding MAiD system

11 Apr 2026

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Caroline Barghout launched into a heated on-camera confrontation with Pierre Poilievre’s press secretary Maal Teng-yang

WATCH: Video captures CBC reporter’s outburst over denied question

10 Apr 2026

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Business

Danielle Smith speaking to reporters on February 20, 2026.

Alberta launches China advisory committee to boost trade investment and exports

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09 Apr 2026

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Avi Lewis

WATCH: Lewis attacks oil and gas industry on first day on the job as NDP leader

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30 Mar 2026

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Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau

BREAKING: Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to resign

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30 Mar 2026

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There have been renewed calls for Canada to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic and bolster its defences amidst growing threats from China and Russia in the region.

Canada’s Arctic build-up fuels new generation of defence contractors

27 Mar 2026

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A new economic outlook from ATB Financial forecasts Alberta’s economy to outperform the rest of Canada in 2026, in large part due to surging oil prices despite ongoing global instability and supply chain disruptions.

Alberta forecasted to lead Canada’s economy in 2026 despite global instability

27 Mar 2026

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Features

AI 2026

IN-DEPTH: Strangest things AI can do in 2026

11 Apr 2026

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Paywall, taxpayer money

IN-DEPTH: Feds spend $16 billion in research funding over decade — half locked behind paywalls

06 Apr 2026

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