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Calgary’s Grey Cup festivities go ahead under water restrictions. Former mayors Naheed Nenshi and Jyoti Gondek are pictured.

THOMAS: Calgary's Grey Cup Festival is being watered down this year

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

4 hours ago

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Water restrictions during Grey Cup week trace back to more than three decades of neglect at city hall.

MORGAN: Smith must act on mass immigration

Cory Morgan

Cory Morgan

6 hours ago

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UPDATED: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resigns as reports of second affair surface

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

8 hours ago

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UCP constituency presidents refuse to sign independence referendum pledge

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

18 hours ago

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Danielle Smith

Alberta court ruling prompts Ottawa to revise Impact Assessment Act

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

1 min read

File photo from when a 49-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at the Frankfurt airport.

ZOLTAN IN UKRAINE: A woman in Frankfurt wanted to know if I would be neutral

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

3 hours ago

2 min read

I told her I was against all wars, smoked nine cigarettes, and then got on a plane.

News

Danielle Smith

Alberta court ruling prompts Ottawa to revise Impact Assessment Act

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

1 min read

Alberta NDP pitches job growth, shared prosperity and responsible spending

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

3 hours ago

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ZOLTAN IN UKRAINE: A woman in Frankfurt wanted to know if I would be neutral

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

3 hours ago

2 min read

'P’Nut' the squirrel's owner detained by ICE, faces deportation

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

4 hours ago

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Kamloops Residential School, 1930.

Ottawa commits $5M to combat residential school denialism

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

5 seconds ago

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The gunman behind Thursday's deadly shooting near the White House has been identified as a doctor embroiled in a longstanding condominium dispute.

UPDATED: DC shooter identified as doctor embroiled in condo dispute, posted ‘manifesto’ before attack near White House

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

7 hours ago

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Nanaimo RCMP search for woman who stole Legion poppy donations from pizza restaurant

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

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Ontario to make career colleges liable for student loans in crackdown on alleged abuse

Geoff Knight

Geoff Knight

4 hours ago

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Private career colleges lay off staff as Ontario’s OSAP freeze continues

Geoff Knight

Geoff Knight

4 hours ago

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Trump pulls Vance from Iran talks, orders fraud crackdown

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

6 hours ago

3 min read

Alberta truck driver charged in fatal Hwy. 43 hit-and-run near Grande Prairie

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

6 hours ago

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Opinion

Canada’s firearms ban faces a Supreme Court challenge as gun owners grapple with shifting rules and uncertain compensation.

EYRE: ‘Public safety debacle’ — firearms case hits the Supreme Court

2 hours ago

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Who killed Ontario auto?

WATCH LIVE: Stellantis exposes Canada’s investment problem

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

1 min read

Calgary’s Grey Cup festivities go ahead under water restrictions. Former mayors Naheed Nenshi and Jyoti Gondek are pictured.

THOMAS: Calgary's Grey Cup Festival is being watered down this year

4 hours ago

2 min read

Albertans weren’t ready to leave Canada, but they certainly appear willing to take back some semblance of control over their immigration policies.

MORGAN: Smith must act on mass immigration

6 hours ago

4 min read

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas is pictured in a collage about the city’s proposed 15% increase in property tax revenue from existing properties.

MACLEOD: Calgary's 15% tax hike is a bill for wants, not just pipes

9 hours ago

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Alberta voted to stay in Canada, giving up what Bruce Pardy calls its strongest bargaining chip with Ottawa.

PARDY: Alberta holds a referendum and shoots itself in the foot

Western Standard Guest Columnist

11 hours ago

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Carney's big immigration

WATCH: Carney smashes Trudeau's immigration numbers

Derek Fildebrandt

22 hours ago

1 min read

Use the mandate on immigration

WATCH: Premier Smith must get rolling with her immigration mandate

Western Standard News Services

11 Nov 2026

1 min read

Watch

Who killed Ontario auto?

WATCH LIVE: Stellantis exposes Canada’s investment problem

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

1 min read

Carney's big immigration

WATCH: Carney smashes Trudeau's immigration numbers

Derek Fildebrandt

22 hours ago

1 min read

Use the mandate on immigration

WATCH: Premier Smith must get rolling with her immigration mandate

Western Standard News Services

11 Nov 2026

1 min read

Fans can be seen celebrating as Alessandro Biello receives a red card for violent conduct after he pushed a ball boy during the second leg of the Canadian Premier League playoff semifinal against Cavalry FC in Calgary

WATCH: FC Supra player given red card for pushing ball boy who turns out to be Cavalry coaches' son

09 Nov 2026

2 min read

Features

TOP TEN: Most bizarre and horrifying theme park deaths

TOP TEN: Most bizarre and horrifying theme park deaths

01 Nov 2026

13 min read

Maggie Pollock's witch trail

WITCH OF THE GREAT WHITE NORTH: Maggie Pollock and Canada’s 1919 witch trial

31 Oct 2026

5 min read