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Air Canada Plane Crash

Air Canada CEO apologizes after English-only response to deadly crash

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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Alberta town bans pride displays, foreign flags on municipal property

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

1 hour ago

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Spanish woman who was raped set to receive euthanasia Thursday

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

3 hours ago

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UFC boss Dana White steps up with medical, financial aid for Tumbler Ridge survivor

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

3 hours ago

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Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan

BC Conservative MLA Hon Chan removed from caucus over criminal charges

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

10 minutes ago

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A special prosecutor has been assigned to a case involving Hon Chan, Conservative Party of BC MLA for Richmond Centre, who was arrested in relation to a 2024 domestic violence incident.

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WATCH: New video shows another Ontario resident returning dumped trash to sender

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

37 minutes ago

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News

Alberta Legislature

Alberta electoral boundaries commission final report adds Calgary and Edmonton seats, sparks warning over rural losses

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WATCH: New video shows another Ontario resident returning dumped trash to sender

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

37 minutes ago

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Air Canada CEO apologizes after English-only response to deadly crash

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

44 minutes ago

2 min read

Smith suggests ideas for Alberta municipalities to generate new revenue streams

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

1 hour ago

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Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan

BC Conservative MLA Hon Chan removed from caucus over criminal charges

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

10 minutes ago

1 min read

A special prosecutor has been assigned to a case involving Hon Chan, Conservative Party of BC MLA for Richmond Centre, who was arrested in relation to a 2024 domestic violence incident.

Welcome to Alberta sign

Alberta introduces bill to cut red tape and boost interprovincial trade

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

24 minutes ago

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Alberta town bans pride displays, foreign flags on municipal property

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

1 hour ago

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Didsbury, an Alberta town, has decided to keep its public property neutral.

RCMP and Australian police seize 115 kgs of meth in international sting

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Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

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IOC confirms transgender women banned from women’s Olympic competition starting 2028

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

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Spanish woman who was raped set to receive euthanasia Thursday

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

3 hours ago

3 min read

UFC boss Dana White steps up with medical, financial aid for Tumbler Ridge survivor

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

3 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

Calgary Municipal Building

THOMAS: Calgary forced citizens to sign a DEI pledge just to speak at City Hall

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Plane Tragedy in New York and Ottawa’s Bilingualism Obsession

WATCH LIVE: Plane Tragedy in New York and Ottawa’s Bilingualism Obsession

Western Standard News Services

5 seconds ago

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Hijab

QUESNEL: Canada is using Bill 21 to feel righteous while ignoring real threats in its schools

59 minutes ago

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Yasir Baig being led out of his 2018 bail hearing in Brampton, Ontario

ROBSON: Stricter bail laws won't fix a legal system that can't track its own failures

2 hours ago

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US President Donald Trump talks to reports about the ongoing war in Iran

GIESBRECHT: ‘Fog of war’ or strategic deception? Trump’s Iran narrative raises more questions than answers

Brian Giesbrecht

5 hours ago

6 min read

Pipeline demonstration

BARBER: Winner-Takes-All — how Ottawa’s power play could cripple Alberta

Dr. A.W. Barber

7 hours ago

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The Liberals & Supreme Court’s war on the Constitution

WATCH: The Liberals & Supreme Court’s war on the Constitution

Derek Fildebrandt

18 hours ago

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Carney and Smith sign memorandum of understanding in Calgary.

WALLACE: A regulatory ‘House of Cards’ — the hidden costs of Canada’s climate agenda

Western Standard Guest Columnist

22 hours ago

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Plane Tragedy in New York and Ottawa’s Bilingualism Obsession

WATCH LIVE: Plane Tragedy in New York and Ottawa’s Bilingualism Obsession

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WATCH: New video shows another Ontario resident returning dumped trash to sender

37 minutes ago

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The Liberals & Supreme Court’s war on the Constitution

WATCH: The Liberals & Supreme Court’s war on the Constitution

Derek Fildebrandt

18 hours ago

1 min read

Supply management continues to screw Canada

WATCH LIVE: Supply management continues to screw Canada

Western Standard News Services

25 Mar 2026

1 min read

Business

Welcome to Alberta sign

Alberta introduces bill to cut red tape and boost interprovincial trade

Western Standard News Services

24 minutes ago

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TC Energy CEO François Poirier

TC Energy CEO says global supply instability puts LNG Canada expansion back on the table

24 Mar 2026

3 min read

An explosion at the Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, on Monday is underscoring the growing volatility in global energy markets as rising oil prices due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict heighten concerns over supply chain disruptions.

WATCH: Texas refinery explosion adds pressure to already surging oil and gas prices

24 Mar 2026

3 min read

Lithium

Alberta positioned to lead in lithium production

Western Standard News Services

24 Mar 2026

1 min read

Premier Danielle Smith

Alberta moves to fast-track major project approvals with 120-day timeline

Western Standard News Services

23 Mar 2026

1 min read

Features

MAiD

IN DEPTH: Is MAiD replacing palliative care in Canada?

18 Mar 2026

6 min read

computer powered by brain

IN DEPTH: Your brain could power your computer

15 Mar 2026

4 min read

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