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A town in Ontario is planning to open an "outdoor research facility," commonly termed a "human body farm," where the process of decaying bodies will be observed.

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Audit finds missing paperwork, weak oversight in Anita Anand’s foreign affairs department

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Feds weighed $1B school bus electrification plan despite cost concerns and policy reversals

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Poilievre calls for emergency probe into property rights after B.C. Aboriginal title ruling

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Calgary Stampede canvas auction sees historic $6 million haul

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China, United States, and Canadian flags

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Canadian flag at a Free Iran protest in Vancouver

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QUESNEL: As America debates birthright citizenship, Canada should too

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BRAR: Marilyn Gladu's floor crossing is a mandate heist and Carney’s behind it

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HANNAFORD: Ottawa is trying to redefine what it means to be Canadian

'Where who you represent is becoming more important than what you did.'

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Podcaster Joe Rogan in episode 2478 of the Joe Rogan Experience with Theo Von as a guest.

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WATCH: Joe Rogan, Theo Von, discuss Canadian gun grab

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Danielle Smith speaking to reporters on February 20, 2026.

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Alberta launches China advisory committee to boost trade investment and exports

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Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Rousseau

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BREAKING: Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to resign

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There have been renewed calls for Canada to assert its sovereignty in the Arctic and bolster its defences amidst growing threats from China and Russia in the region.

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Canada’s Arctic build-up fuels new generation of defence contractors

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A new economic outlook from ATB Financial forecasts Alberta’s economy to outperform the rest of Canada in 2026, in large part due to surging oil prices despite ongoing global instability and supply chain disruptions.

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Alberta forecasted to lead Canada’s economy in 2026 despite global instability

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27 Mar 2026

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IN-DEPTH: Feds spend $16 billion in research funding over decade — half locked behind paywalls

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'OH THE HUMANITY!': Decades before the Hindenburg disaster, Calgary had brush with dirigible disaster

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"MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+': Canada becomes international laughing stock

Ontario town could become home to 'human body farm'

ANALYSIS: Gladu’s past positions glaringly contrast with Carney’s Liberal agenda

CBSA harassment scandal prompts emergency meetings after MP forces probe into toxic workplace claims

Poll shows UCP widening lead in Alberta as independence concerns and cost pressures shape political mood

Western Standard retains counsel to fight multiple human rights complaints filed by transgender activist Jessica Simpson (Yaniv)

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Ontario town could become home to 'human body farm'

"MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+': Canada becomes international laughing stock

Court to weigh whether personal religious belief qualifies for vaccine mandate exemption in Ontario case

CBSA harassment scandal prompts emergency meetings after MP forces probe into toxic workplace claims

Poll shows UCP widening lead in Alberta as independence concerns and cost pressures shape political mood

Western Standard retains counsel to fight multiple human rights complaints filed by transgender activist Jessica Simpson (Yaniv)

Audit finds missing paperwork, weak oversight in Anita Anand’s foreign affairs department

ANALYSIS: Gladu’s past positions glaringly contrast with Carney’s Liberal agenda

Feds weighed $1B school bus electrification plan despite cost concerns and policy reversals

Poilievre calls for emergency probe into property rights after B.C. Aboriginal title ruling

Calgary Stampede canvas auction sees historic $6 million haul

Opinion

MACLEOD: While Ottawa plays with China — Alberta depends on America

JOHNSON: Congress has the power to end the Iran War — will it use it?

BERNARDO: When a political agenda becomes the arbiter of truth

HANNAFORD: Ottawa is trying to redefine what it means to be Canadian

MACLEOD: A 2% GST hike is theft by another name — Alberta shouldn’t subsidize Ottawa’s spending problem

WATCH LIVE: Why hold byelections when you can just buy elections?

QUESNEL: As America debates birthright citizenship, Canada should too

BRAR: Marilyn Gladu's floor crossing is a mandate heist and Carney’s behind it

Watch

HANNAFORD: Ottawa is trying to redefine what it means to be Canadian

WATCH LIVE: Why hold byelections when you can just buy elections?

WATCH: Floor crossing gives Liberals their majority

WATCH: Joe Rogan, Theo Von, discuss Canadian gun grab

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Alberta launches China advisory committee to boost trade investment and exports

WATCH: Lewis attacks oil and gas industry on first day on the job as NDP leader

BREAKING: Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to resign

Canada’s Arctic build-up fuels new generation of defence contractors

Alberta forecasted to lead Canada’s economy in 2026 despite global instability

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IN-DEPTH: Feds spend $16 billion in research funding over decade — half locked behind paywalls

'OH THE HUMANITY!': Decades before the Hindenburg disaster, Calgary had brush with dirigible disaster