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It’s time to end all race-based policies

WATCH LIVE: It’s time to end all race-based policies

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

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GoFundMe launched as 12-year-old victim of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting 'fights for her life'

Jarryd Jäger

Jarryd Jäger

3 hours ago

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The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt

4 hours ago

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OLDCORN: Another transgender mass shooter, and no, gun laws aren’t the problem

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

5 hours ago

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Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

BREAKING: RCMP name suspect in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, update death toll

Jarryd Jäger

Jarryd Jäger

20 minutes ago

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Nine people were shot dead in the small northern BC community on Tuesday afternoon.

Mark Carney speaks in the House of Commons about the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, other party leaders issue statements on Tumbler Ridge shooting

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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Carney, Poilievre, Blanchet, Davies, and May, all express condolences and call for unity and kindness following devastating Tumbler Ridge shooting

News

As the campaign to collect signatures for Stay Free Alberta’s independence petition continues, controversy doesn’t seem to be far behind, as this time it followed canvassers into Calgary’s downtown core.

EXCLUSIVE: Alberta independence petition clash in Brookfield-linked Calgary Plus 15 walkway

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

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Bonnyville minor league baseball coach charged in child porn, bestiality investigation

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

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GoFundMe launched as 12-year-old victim of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting 'fights for her life'

Jarryd Jäger

Jarryd Jäger

3 hours ago

1 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Suspect in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting identified by locals as 'trans'

Jarryd Jäger

Jarryd Jäger

18 hours ago

3 min read

Mark Carney speaks in the House of Commons about the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, other party leaders issue statements on Tumbler Ridge shooting

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

52 seconds ago

3 min read

Carney, Poilievre, Blanchet, Davies, and May, all express condolences and call for unity and kindness following devastating Tumbler Ridge shooting

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

BREAKING: RCMP name suspect in Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, update death toll

Jarryd Jäger

Jarryd Jäger

20 minutes ago

1 min read

Nine people were shot dead in the small northern BC community on Tuesday afternoon.

Tumbler Ridge — a town that once almost disappeared

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

4 hours ago

3 min read

In light of the tragedy that occurred in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday, the Western Standard has decided to delve into its past and highlight the historical resilience of its community.

The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt

Derek Fildebrandt

4 hours ago

1 min read

Condolences from world leaders pour in after Tumbler Ridge tragedy

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

4 hours ago

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Health Canada lost $20M in spoiled drugs after freezer door left open

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

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WATCH: Independence, Health Care Pressure, and Recall Politics

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

19 hours ago

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Opinion

It’s time to end all race-based policies

WATCH LIVE: It’s time to end all race-based policies

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

1 min read

Tumbler Ridge Secondary School

ROBSON: Tumbler Ridge shows Canada has a threat detection problem, not just a violence problem

4 hours ago

5 min read

The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Derek Fildebrandt

4 hours ago

1 min read

Jesse Strang

OLDCORN: Another transgender mass shooter, and no, gun laws aren’t the problem

Christopher Oldcorn

5 hours ago

3 min read

Gavel

CARPAY: Canada's judiciary crisis — why woke judges are failing Albertans and threatening justice

Western Standard Guest Columnist

8 hours ago

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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.

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

Christopher Oldcorn

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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

Mavros Whissell

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

Radical Leftist yelling at a conservative

WENZEL: Stop calling every conservative a ‘radical’

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

Watch

It’s time to end all race-based policies

WATCH LIVE: It’s time to end all race-based policies

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

1 min read

The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

The inside story on the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

Derek Fildebrandt

4 hours ago

1 min read

Independence, Health Care Pressure, and Recall Politics

WATCH: Independence, Health Care Pressure, and Recall Politics

19 hours ago

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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.

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

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Business

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.

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

10 Feb 2026

2 min read

The Sulphur Creek mining operation near Dawson City, Yukon.

Outdated laws cost Yukon millions in gold royalties

10 Feb 2026

3 min read

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.

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

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

As new technologies are transforming the agriculture sector in Canada at a pace never before seen, agricultural technology entrepreneur and futurist Robert Saik has said that artificial intelligence (AI) “will be the new operating system for the world.”

The AI revolution is already reshaping Canada's agriculture sector

09 Feb 2026

3 min read

Jason Jacques

Warning raised as youth unemployment threatens students’ lifetime earnings

Western Standard News Services

08 Feb 2026

2 min read

Features

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

Minister Todd Loewen hiking an Alberta mountain in preparation for Mount Kilimanjaro

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

12 Jan 2026

3 min read

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