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Court to hear WS's Cory Morgan's challenge Siksika Nation trespass tickets and bylaw

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EXCLUSIVE: Feds took 16 months to explain why consecutive sentencing for traffickers wasn't enforced — then axed the law

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

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NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis says Canada should not spend 2% of GDP on defence, should focus funds on 'climate emergency'

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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WATCH: LUCKIEST KIDS IN THE WORLD: Kids have miraculous escape after drunk driver plows into New Jersey preschool

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In an exclusive poll conducted by Mainstreet Research for the Western Standard, 48% of decided Alberta voters surveyed said that they would back Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP government if a provincial election were held today.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Smith’s UCP holds eight-point lead over Nenshi's NDP

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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King Charles I and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Former Prince Andrew the first member of royal family arrested since 1647

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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Arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor marks the first time a member of the royal family has been arrested since the arrest and beheading of King Charles I in 1647

News

In an exclusive poll conducted by Mainstreet Research for the Western Standard, 48% of decided Alberta voters surveyed said that they would back Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP government if a provincial election were held today.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Smith’s UCP holds eight-point lead over Nenshi's NDP

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

27 minutes ago

3 min read

Court to hear WS's Cory Morgan's challenge Siksika Nation trespass tickets and bylaw

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

51 minutes ago

1 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Feds took 16 months to explain why consecutive sentencing for traffickers wasn't enforced — then axed the law

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

1 hour ago

4 min read

Calgary man charged with six counts of extortion after months-long police investigation

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Home for sale

Winter storms put a freeze on Canadian home sales in January

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

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King Charles I and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Former Prince Andrew the first member of royal family arrested since 1647

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

9 minutes ago

2 min read

Arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor marks the first time a member of the royal family has been arrested since the arrest and beheading of King Charles I in 1647

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis says Canada should not spend 2% of GDP on defence, should focus funds on 'climate emergency'

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

2 hours ago

2 min read

Lewis faces backlash after suggesting that Canada should not spend 2% of GDP on defence saying 'we need that money for other things'

Champagne welcomes Jeneroux after Conservative MP crosses the floor to liberals

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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WATCH: LUCKIEST KIDS IN THE WORLD: Kids have miraculous escape after drunk driver plows into New Jersey preschool

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UPDATED: Federal court backs CBC secrecy on advertising spend under access to information law

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Former Prince Andrew arrested in UK on suspicion of misconduct in public office

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Opinion

The Federal
Conservatives are losing Alberta

WATCH LIVE: The Federal Conservatives are losing Alberta

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Mark Carney speaking at a grocery store in Ottawa

WHISSELL: Carney talks ‘unity’ but then brokers third-floor crossing

Mavros Whissell

3 hours ago

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Premier Danielle Smith at a press conference in Calgary on February 17, 2026.

KAPLAN: Alberta’s Budget 2026 is a stress test for government credibility

Western Standard Guest Columnist

5 hours ago

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Unemployment office

BURTON: The credential bubble — why a degree is no longer a golden ticket

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Western Standard projects a Liberal majority

WATCH: Western Standard projects a Liberal majority

Derek Fildebrandt

19 hours ago

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A screenshot of Matt Jeneroux and Mark Carney meeting in Edmonton.

HANNAFORD: Jeneroux sold out too cheap

Nigel Hannaford

18 Feb 2026

3 min read

Premier Danielle Smith at the Conservative Party of Canada's national convention in Calgary on January 31.

KAPLAN: Alberta Budget 2026 ‘wild card’ — is Danielle Smith cooking the books with oil?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

18 Feb 2026

3 min read

Canada’s bureaucratic class contributes to the mass immigration mess

WATCH LIVE: Canada’s bureaucratic class contributes to the mass immigration mess

Western Standard News Services

18 Feb 2026

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Watch

The Federal
Conservatives are losing Alberta

WATCH LIVE: The Federal Conservatives are losing Alberta

Western Standard News Services

39 minutes ago

1 min read

WATCH: LUCKIEST KIDS IN THE WORLD: Kids have miraculous escape after drunk driver plows into New Jersey preschool

WATCH: LUCKIEST KIDS IN THE WORLD: Kids have miraculous escape after drunk driver plows into New Jersey preschool

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

1 min read

Western Standard projects a Liberal majority

WATCH: Western Standard projects a Liberal majority

Derek Fildebrandt

19 hours ago

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Canada’s bureaucratic class contributes to the mass immigration mess

WATCH LIVE: Canada’s bureaucratic class contributes to the mass immigration mess

Western Standard News Services

18 Feb 2026

1 min read

Business

Environment and Protected Areas Minister Grant Hunter.

Alberta announces $28 million for energy innovation and emissions reduction projects

16 Feb 2026

2 min read

Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel (left) says his company won't fund a proposed Alberta-BC pipeline.

Enbridge CEO says company won't fund proposed Alberta-BC pipeline

13 Feb 2026

2 min read

Brad Parry, president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development (far left), Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson, Geraldine Anderson, vice president of communications and marketing at Calgary Economic Development, and Financial Post Western Bureau Chief Reid Southwick at an event in Calgary on February 13, 2026.

Hodgson puts LNG at heart of Canada’s energy ambition during Calgary event

13 Feb 2026

4 min read

Aluminum production at Kitimat's Alcan plant.

Trump planning tariff rollbacks for aluminium and steel products

13 Feb 2026

2 min read

Alberta’s energy minister has said that Canadian oil production is at “record levels” and that “Alberta is leading the way.”

Alberta oil production reached record levels in 2025

13 Feb 2026

2 min read

Features

least affordable cities in North America

Take a break from hard news: Least affordable and most affordable homes in North America

14 Feb 2026

3 min read

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

The delicate balancing act of handling Alberta's grizzly population

24 Jan 2026

2 min read

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