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Support for original MAiD law strong but Canadians divided on mental illness expansion

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Fraser defends religious freedom protections under Bill C-9

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Carney stays silent as Canada enters recession

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BURTON: Eby cannot blame others for BC’s investment problem

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Kerry-Lynne Findlay (centre right) celebrates with supporters after winning the BC Conservative Party leadership on Saturday in Vancouver. The victory sets the stage for a polarized provincial election campaign expected in 2028. (Photo: Jarryd Jäger)

Exceptionally transparent data offers rare inside look at B.C. Conservative leadership race

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Rarely released riding-by-riding spreadsheets reveal how Findlay’s broad rural-suburban coalition narrowly defeated Elliott’s urban stronghold.

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Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

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Exceptionally transparent data offers rare inside look at B.C. Conservative leadership race

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Rarely released riding-by-riding spreadsheets reveal how Findlay’s broad rural-suburban coalition narrowly defeated Elliott’s urban stronghold.

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Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

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Fraser defends religious freedom protections under Bill C-9

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Carney stays silent as Canada enters recession

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Pierre Poilievre (Center) taking questions at press conference

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NDP leader calls on Canada to send fuel aid to Cuba, Poilievre disagrees

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Support for original MAiD law strong but Canadians divided on mental illness expansion

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BC MP warns shoplifting crisis costs Canadian retailers billions

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Montreal think tank says high Canadian taxes hurting NHL teams

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Reactions pour in following Findlay's BC Conservative leadership win

Alex Zoltan

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Liberals projected to add over $1 trillion to Canada's debt by 2030

Leah Mushet

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Carney’s Buy Canadian policy allows foreign-owned companies to win federal contracts

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BURTON: Eby cannot blame others for BC’s investment problem

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DONOVAN: The new Tower of Babel? How mass immigration is transforming Alberta's classrooms

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MACLEOD: Are Canadians being taught what to think?

Colin MacLeod

31 May 2026

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PAPAIOANNOY: Safer nicotine products are not going away — Canada needs to face reality

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31 May 2026

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Former BC Green Party MLA Adam Olsen rises in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia while wearing traditional regalia during debate on first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, October 24, 2019, in Victoria, British Columbia.

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MORGAN: The ‘duty to consult’ the indigenous is hamstringing the nation

Cory Morgan

31 May 2026

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WS: Common sense vs bureaucracy — has Alberta’s energy regulator lost the plot?

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30 May 2026

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Premier Danielle Smith addressing Albertans and introducing a referendum question on Alberta remaining in Canada.

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BROWN: Politics makes strange bedfellows — why Alberta independents might ultimately succeed (and how we could easily fail)

Western Standard Guest Columnist

30 May 2026

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Thomas Lukaszuk speaking to supporters at the Forever Canadian kickoff event.

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LYTLE: Forever Canadian, an overachieving petition?

Murray Lytle

30 May 2026

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SPECIAL REPORT: Four and a half years — disciplinary tribunal for vaccine-sceptic Ottawa cop nears its end

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31 May 2026

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WATCH LIVE: BC Conservatives Leadership Election

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30 May 2026

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The world is sitting up and taking notice as the Alberta independence movement continues to pick up speed, with US-based conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) releasing a new documentary detailing Alberta’s frustrations with Ottawa.

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'THIS IS ALBERTA': US conservative organization throws spotlight on independence movement

David Wiechnik

29 May 2026

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WATCH: Blue Origin rocket explodes during test

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29 May 2026

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Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

David Wiechnik

37 minutes ago

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Saskatchewan Energy Minister Chris Beaudry (left) and Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean at the Energy Roundtable in Calgary on May 28, 2026.

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Alberta, Saskatchewan energy ministers rip Canada's rail and port infrastructure

David Wiechnik

28 May 2026

2 min read

South Bow will not be moving forward with a partial revival of the Keystone XL pipeline until it has concrete assurances a US presidential permit won’t be reversed by a future administration.

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South Bow wary of reviving Keystone XL without stronger US permit guarantees

David Wiechnik

28 May 2026

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Corey Code (left), executive vice-president and CFO of Ovintiv, Kentaro Toyokawa, CEO of Diamond Gas Management Canada Ltd., Scott Burrows, president and CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO, did a panel together at the Calgary Energy Roundtable on May 28, 2026.

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Energy executives believe Canadian LNG has huge Asian potential despite carbon taxes, red tape

David Wiechnik

28 May 2026

3 min read

Artist rendition of proposed KsI Lisims project near Prince Rupert

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Canada, Germany expected to announce major Ksi Lisims LNG agreement

David Wiechnik

26 May 2026

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IN DEPTH: AI hacking tool not open to the public

Leah Mushet

23 May 2026

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Minister Tanya Fir in front of a backdrop picture of a music record.

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A track forward for Alberta's music industry

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10 May 2026

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Support for original MAiD law strong but Canadians divided on mental illness expansion

Fraser defends religious freedom protections under Bill C-9

Carney stays silent as Canada enters recession

BURTON: Eby cannot blame others for BC’s investment problem

Exceptionally transparent data offers rare inside look at B.C. Conservative leadership race

Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

News

Exceptionally transparent data offers rare inside look at B.C. Conservative leadership race

Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

Fraser defends religious freedom protections under Bill C-9

Carney stays silent as Canada enters recession

NDP leader calls on Canada to send fuel aid to Cuba, Poilievre disagrees

Support for original MAiD law strong but Canadians divided on mental illness expansion

BC MP warns shoplifting crisis costs Canadian retailers billions

Montreal think tank says high Canadian taxes hurting NHL teams

Reactions pour in following Findlay's BC Conservative leadership win

Liberals projected to add over $1 trillion to Canada's debt by 2030

Carney’s Buy Canadian policy allows foreign-owned companies to win federal contracts

Opinion

BURTON: Eby cannot blame others for BC’s investment problem

DONOVAN: The new Tower of Babel? How mass immigration is transforming Alberta's classrooms

MACLEOD: Are Canadians being taught what to think?

PAPAIOANNOY: Safer nicotine products are not going away — Canada needs to face reality

MORGAN: The ‘duty to consult’ the indigenous is hamstringing the nation

WS: Common sense vs bureaucracy — has Alberta’s energy regulator lost the plot?

BROWN: Politics makes strange bedfellows — why Alberta independents might ultimately succeed (and how we could easily fail)

LYTLE: Forever Canadian, an overachieving petition?

Watch

SPECIAL REPORT: Four and a half years — disciplinary tribunal for vaccine-sceptic Ottawa cop nears its end

WATCH LIVE: BC Conservatives Leadership Election

'THIS IS ALBERTA': US conservative organization throws spotlight on independence movement

WATCH: Blue Origin rocket explodes during test

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Trans Mountain CEO says pipeline will hit capacity as company eyes major expansion

Alberta, Saskatchewan energy ministers rip Canada's rail and port infrastructure

South Bow wary of reviving Keystone XL without stronger US permit guarantees

Energy executives believe Canadian LNG has huge Asian potential despite carbon taxes, red tape

Canada, Germany expected to announce major Ksi Lisims LNG agreement

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