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As Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau watches, HM Queen Elizabeth II signs an agreement passing control of the British North America Act to Canada. It has since been known as the Constitution Act.

Opinion

ROYER: The real legacy of Pierre Trudeau’s Constitution — judges, not voters, now shape Canada

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 hours ago

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An explosive debate is growing over unelected courts’ controlling land, rights, and national decision-making.

Opinion

ALIAKBARI / MEJIA: Eby government should repeal DRIPA to help spur mining investment in BC

Western Standard Guest Columnist

13 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

RAJ: Dan McLean should not leave Calgary council for provincial politics

Western Standard Guest Columnist

9 hours ago

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News

Audit finds Parks Canada cabin program cost $15M amid unclear returns

Western Standard News Services

6 hours ago

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News

Pentagon suspends historic Canada-U.S. defence board amid growing tensions with Ottawa

Western Standard News Services

8 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

ANDRUS: The real threat to Danielle Smith are the Kenney-loyalists in her own government

Josh Andrus

10 hours ago

4 min read

Jason Kenney’s mark on the Alberta government remains in the caucus, cabinet and staffers that he brought into the movement

News

Pentagon suspends historic Canada-U.S. defence board amid growing tensions with Ottawa

Western Standard News Services

8 hours ago

3 min read

News

Justice Centre warns parliament Bill C-22 poses serious privacy risks

Western Standard News Services

8 hours ago

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News

Health Canada report warns youth vaping surge threatens Canada’s 2035 smoking reduction target

Western Standard News Services

9 hours ago

2 min read

Canadian

AI chatbots becoming increasingly woven into everyday Canadian life

Alyson Fraser

10 hours ago

3 min read

News

Audit finds Parks Canada cabin program cost $15M amid unclear returns

Western Standard News Services

6 hours ago

2 min read

News

Supply saved heating bills as record gas storage carries Canada through winter

Western Standard News Services

7 hours ago

2 min read

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Indigenous prisoners more likely to be gang-affiliated in federal institutions

Western Standard News Services

11 hours ago

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Federal agency spends $1.3M on lab animals amid ongoing debate over testing rules

Western Standard News Services

12 hours ago

2 min read

News

Feds spend $13 million on African businesses to promote 'gender equality' and 'climate action'

Leah Mushet

12 hours ago

1 min read

News

Bank study finds Canadian companies absorbed most of cost of counter-tariffs

Western Standard News Services

14 hours ago

2 min read

News

Immigration levels linked to housing demand as Canada adds more than 80,000 homes for new arrivals

Western Standard News Services

17 May 2026

2 min read

Opinion

RAJ: Dan McLean should not leave Calgary council for provincial politics

Western Standard Guest Columnist

9 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

ANDRUS: The real threat to Danielle Smith are the Kenney-loyalists in her own government

Josh Andrus

10 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

ALIAKBARI / MEJIA: Eby government should repeal DRIPA to help spur mining investment in BC

Western Standard Guest Columnist

13 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

ROYER: The real legacy of Pierre Trudeau’s Constitution — judges, not voters, now shape Canada

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

STIRLING: Strategic China vs complacent — or compromised West

Michelle Stirling

17 May 2026

4 min read

Opinion

BARBER: Carney’s anti-Trump strategy is backfiring on Canadian workers

Dr. A.W. Barber

17 May 2026

4 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith

Opinion

MORGAN: Alberta's humiliating negotiation process with Carney must end

Cory Morgan

17 May 2026

3 min read

Opinion

MACLEOD: From licenced citizen to ‘gun grab’ criminal

Colin MacLeod

16 May 2026

4 min read

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News

WATCH: Alberta driver faces impound after 163 km/h Hwy. 1 speeding incident in BC

Western Standard News Services

16 May 2026

2 min read

Ottawa’s media lite and the Carney government are silencing awkward questions

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Carney and press freedom

Nigel Hannaford

15 May 2026

4 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Once, we did immigration right – and we can do it right again

Nigel Hannaford

15 May 2026

3 min read

News

WATCH: Surrey mass fight between South Asian men sends six to hospital, two arrested

Western Standard News Services

14 May 2026

1 min read

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

Alberta

A track forward for Alberta's music industry

Will Vasseur

10 May 2026

2 min read

BC Conservative Interim Leader Trevor Halford

Do U.S. tribes present a 'sovereignty threat' to British Columbia under DRIPA?

Alex Zoltan

05 May 2026

5 min read

Top Stories

ROYER: The real legacy of Pierre Trudeau’s Constitution — judges, not voters, now shape Canada

ALIAKBARI / MEJIA: Eby government should repeal DRIPA to help spur mining investment in BC

RAJ: Dan McLean should not leave Calgary council for provincial politics

Audit finds Parks Canada cabin program cost $15M amid unclear returns

Pentagon suspends historic Canada-U.S. defence board amid growing tensions with Ottawa

ANDRUS: The real threat to Danielle Smith are the Kenney-loyalists in her own government

News

Pentagon suspends historic Canada-U.S. defence board amid growing tensions with Ottawa

Justice Centre warns parliament Bill C-22 poses serious privacy risks

Health Canada report warns youth vaping surge threatens Canada’s 2035 smoking reduction target

AI chatbots becoming increasingly woven into everyday Canadian life

Audit finds Parks Canada cabin program cost $15M amid unclear returns

Supply saved heating bills as record gas storage carries Canada through winter

Indigenous prisoners more likely to be gang-affiliated in federal institutions

Federal agency spends $1.3M on lab animals amid ongoing debate over testing rules

Feds spend $13 million on African businesses to promote 'gender equality' and 'climate action'

Bank study finds Canadian companies absorbed most of cost of counter-tariffs

Immigration levels linked to housing demand as Canada adds more than 80,000 homes for new arrivals

Opinion

RAJ: Dan McLean should not leave Calgary council for provincial politics

ANDRUS: The real threat to Danielle Smith are the Kenney-loyalists in her own government

ALIAKBARI / MEJIA: Eby government should repeal DRIPA to help spur mining investment in BC

ROYER: The real legacy of Pierre Trudeau’s Constitution — judges, not voters, now shape Canada

STIRLING: Strategic China vs complacent — or compromised West

BARBER: Carney’s anti-Trump strategy is backfiring on Canadian workers

MORGAN: Alberta's humiliating negotiation process with Carney must end

MACLEOD: From licenced citizen to ‘gun grab’ criminal

Watch

WATCH: Alberta driver faces impound after 163 km/h Hwy. 1 speeding incident in BC

HANNAFORD: Carney and press freedom

HANNAFORD: Once, we did immigration right – and we can do it right again

WATCH: Surrey mass fight between South Asian men sends six to hospital, two arrested

Business

Bank study finds Canadian companies absorbed most of cost of counter-tariffs

Edmonton money services firm fined whopping amount for anti-money laundering compliance failures

REPORT: Alberta’s resource economy driving growth despite global uncertainty

REPORT: Ottawa-Alberta energy strategy may require billions in public subsidies

UPDATED: TC Energy CEO warns Canada has 'fallen behind’ as billions in investment leaves country

Features

A track forward for Alberta's music industry

Do U.S. tribes present a 'sovereignty threat' to British Columbia under DRIPA?