Western Standard

Top Stories

Church arsons
Opinion

WHISSELL: Finding motive among the ashes of church arsons

Mavros Whissell
Mavros Whissell
Mavros Whissell
5 min read
The evil ritual of church arson continues in Canada years after the Kamloops claim.
Opinion

MACLEOD: The fear of independence — is it justified?

Colin MacLeod
Colin MacLeod
Colin MacLeod
5 min read
Opinion

MASON: Don’t vote with nostalgia on October 19

Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
6 min read
Canadian

BIZARRE BUT TRUE: One unusual law from each Canadian province and territory

Alyson Fraser
Alyson Fraser
Alyson Fraser
13 min read
Skeena MLA Claire Rattée (left) participates in a campaign stop in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson, Oct. 6, 2026. Rattée related her experience in the notorious neighbourhood as a homeless drug user at age 17.
Opinion

FLETCHER: David Eby’s desperate search for a villain targets Jimmy Pattison

Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
Western Standard Guest Columnist
3 min read
The anti-Trump tactic fizzled, so the BC NDP leader borrows false claims of grocery price gouging from Avi Lewis.
Ottawa's expanding grip on Alberta
Opinion

THOMAS: Ottawa's worst nightmare — Alberta must vote ‘yes’ on the nine

Myke Thomas
Myke Thomas
Myke Thomas
3 min read
If Albertans ever needed a reason to vote on all nine questions, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave them one.
Read More
logo
Western Standard
www.westernstandard.news