Western Standard

Alberta reverses bar and restaurant alcohol pricing change after industry backlash

43 minutes ago

2 min read

Carney caught on hot mic saying MPs are just ‘useful for votes’

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

2 min read

OLDCORN: Canada should bring back the death penalty for cop killers — after 3 police deaths in June (so far)

Christopher Oldcorn

30 minutes ago

4 min read

Recent line-of-duty deaths in Northern Ontario, Toronto, and Montreal show why Ottawa must reopen the capital punishment debate.

Active shooter in Montreal on Decarie at PA Grocery Store.

WATCH: Montreal police officer and civilian shot dead, another cop fighting for her life; Suspect 'neutralized'

Walid Tamtam

3 hours ago

2 min read

A source told the Western Standard said the shooter called 911 then opened fire on police where they arrived.

UK officer strikes teenage girls during confortation

International

WATCH: South Yorkshire Police investigate footage of officer striking teen girls

Alyson Fraser

39 minutes ago

1 min read

Three correctional officers hospitalized following fentanyl exposure at Pacific Institution

Alex Zoltan

40 minutes ago

2 min read

Alberta reverses bar and restaurant alcohol pricing change after industry backlash

43 minutes ago

2 min read

Alberta

UCP halts procurement for joint fire and Emergency Health Services operators

Will Vasseur

1 hour ago

2 min read

Alberta

'Our country is not perfect, but no family ever is:' UCP minister declares federalist stance on Alberta independence

Will Vasseur

6 minutes ago

2 min read

International

Dutch trans teen who thought she was a dog, arrested on suspicion of killing parents; shares graphic images with classmates

Alyson Fraser

28 minutes ago

1 min read

Calgary senior charged with manslaughter after 67-year-old killed in Tomkins Park

1 hour ago

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Toronto police seek suspect after child sexually assaulted at Scarborough grocery store

1 hour ago

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Carney caught on hot mic saying MPs are just ‘useful for votes’

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

2 min read

THIS BITES: Why Calgary's mosquito numbers haven't exploded — yet

2 hours ago

4 min read

WATCH: Montreal police officer and civilian shot dead, another cop fighting for her life; Suspect 'neutralized'

Walid Tamtam

3 hours ago

2 min read

OLDCORN: Canada should bring back the death penalty for cop killers — after 3 police deaths in June (so far)

Christopher Oldcorn

30 minutes ago

4 min read

PAPPANO: Canada’s banks are finally turning against the net-zero activists

4 hours ago

4 min read

MACLEOD: Bruce McAllister said what many Albertans are thinking about indigenous accountability

Colin MacLeod

6 hours ago

4 min read

Danielle Smith speaking to reporters after announcing her referendum question regarding Alberta independence the day prior.

MARRIOTT: Independence debate — chaos or ‘method to the madness’

9 hours ago

4 min read

OLDCORN: Regina is not Riyadh — time to enforce noise bylaws on mosque loudspeakers

Christopher Oldcorn

21 Jun 2026

4 min read

NEMETH: Shivering in the dark — a ‘virtual power plant’ could decide how much power your home gets this winter

21 Jun 2026

4 min read

BARBER: The biggest lie in global politics is the ‘Rules-Based International Order’

Dr. A.W. Barber

21 Jun 2026

5 min read

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.

BURTON: Canada's Constitutional crisis began in 1982

21 Jun 2026

4 min read

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Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Let's hear it for Canada's dads

'When kids do better, nations do better.'

Nigel Hannaford

20 Jun 2026

3 min read

WATCH: Alberta independence movement launches 'Alberta's Done Waiting' campaign

19 Jun 2026

2 min read

WATCH: Chow declares 'JerkFest' day in Toronto

Jeremy Borg

19 Jun 2026

1 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: Alberta's federalists may vote 'yes' to independence referendum

Nigel Hannaford

19 Jun 2026

3 min read

TOP NINE: Countries moving to ban social media for under-16s

20 Jun 2026

5 min read

DONUT WAR: Tim Hortons scrambles to reclaim Canadian coffee culture with new PR campaign