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WATER WARS: Global experts sound the alarm for Canada

Alberta senator urges federal boycott of Twitter

CSIS refuses to name ridings targeted by Chinese interference in 2025 federal election

Passport fees to rise March 31 as Ottawa imposes automatic annual inflation hikes

WELLS: Left-wing enlightenment broke the world

BERNARDO: RCMP ‘clarification’ — will the Liberal government use the military against its own citizens again?

News

Passport fees to rise March 31 as Ottawa imposes automatic annual inflation hikes

BC healthcare workers make money off witnessing drug dosing

Deficit to climb beyond record $78.3B as new spending pushes red ink higher

Bill targets corporate tax dodgers with public naming scheme

Alberta senator urges federal boycott of Twitter

CSIS refuses to name ridings targeted by Chinese interference in 2025 federal election

Sask gov wants 'open conversations' on reproductive health

Edmontonians speak out about zoning bylaw; public hearing to be held Tuesday

Heritage minister warns Canadians about 'illegitimate' media, cites CBC role in social cohesion

MPs launch probe into EV subsidies and Chinese market access

Senator warns Northern airport security gaps weak link in Canada’s fentanyl crisis

Opinion

WELLS: Left-wing enlightenment broke the world

LETTERS: The pen is mightier than the sword!

BERNARDO: RCMP ‘clarification’ — will the Liberal government use the military against its own citizens again?

MACLEOD: Don’t panic — the calm case for taking Alberta’s future seriously

IRVINE: Nicotine policy 101 — where is the real Canada tobacco strategy?

DUR: Born too early for Alberta’s compassion

LOY: Before the grief has settled — the swift politicization of Tumbler Ridge by gun control advocates

MORGAN: Canada's DEI reckoning has begun — now it's time to finish the Job

Watch

WATCH: Bernier shames mainstream media for calling Tumbler Ridge shooter a woman

WATCH: Grande Prairie trans man posts online while awaiting sentencing for ‘heinous’ act against his children

HANNAFORD: Can Canada be defended at all?

WATCH LIVE: Let's Talk Up North

Business

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

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

Trump planning tariff rollbacks for aluminium and steel products

Alberta oil production reached record levels in 2025

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

Features

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

The delicate balancing act of handling Alberta's grizzly population