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Travis Dhanraj

UPDATED: Former CBC journalist Travis Dhanraj says CBC stuck in ‘endless merry-go-round of gaslighting Canadians’

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

13 hours ago

4 min read

Smith easily dodges recall bullet — with signatures 10,000 short

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

11 hours ago

1 min read

Trump refers to Carney as ‘future governor of Canada’

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

11 hours ago

1 min read

WATCH: Canadian Armed Forces recruitment ad featuring all-white cast sparks debate over DEI policies

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

13 hours ago

3 min read

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout

NDP MP crosses floor to join Liberal Party, leaving Carney two seats short of a majority

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

4 hours ago

2 min read

CBC News sign

OLDCORN: The CBC cannot be fixed — former host Travis Dhanraj's testimony proved it

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

10 hours ago

3 min read

The former CBC host’s testimony points to a broadcaster warped by ideology, protected by public money, and beyond meaningful reform.

News

Carney speaking in Vaughn

FLIP-FLOP: Carney changes mind again, says Canadians will never fight Iran

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

7 hours ago

3 min read

Vancouver city councillor sues Mayor Sim over Christmas drug claim

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

7 hours ago

1 min read

Bearspaw update: Water use below target level as residents respond to restrictions

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

7 hours ago

2 min read

Government of Alberta proposes legislation to apply actions from Budget 2026, including a new caregiver credit and a tourism tax increase

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

9 hours ago

4 min read

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout

NDP MP crosses floor to join Liberal Party, leaving Carney two seats short of a majority

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

4 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has called on all members of the Alberta legislature to sign a pledge denouncing Alberta independence.

Nenshi pushes UCP after First Nations chief calls their MLA a 'seperatist'

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

7 hours ago

2 min read

WATCH: Poilievre, Carney clash over crime, Iran and food prices during Question Period

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

9 hours ago

2 min read

WATCH: BMW driver does donuts around Calgary cops

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

10 hours ago

1 min read

Smith easily dodges recall bullet — with signatures 10,000 short

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

11 hours ago

1 min read

Trump refers to Carney as ‘future governor of Canada’

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

11 hours ago

1 min read

UPDATED: Former CBC journalist Travis Dhanraj says CBC stuck in ‘endless merry-go-round of gaslighting Canadians’

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

13 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

CBC News sign

OLDCORN: The CBC cannot be fixed — former host Travis Dhanraj's testimony proved it

Christopher Oldcorn

10 hours ago

3 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney

BORG: Frequent flyer Mark Carney’s absentee leadership problem

14 hours ago

3 min read

Indigenous

CARPAY: Reconciliation or Apartheid 2.0? How Canada’s race-based land pact threatens equality before the law

15 hours ago

4 min read

Stay Free Alberta’s much-anticipated event at the Calgary Stampede’s Big Four Building went off without a hitch on Monday as thousands of supporters gathered to sign the independence petition and listen to speakers later in the evening.

MACLEOD: From legal petition to national witch hunt — the disgraceful smearing of Alberta’s voice

Western Standard Guest Columnist

19 hours ago

3 min read

Israel strikes Iran missile base

WHISSELL: Canadian soldiers must not be deployed to Iran

Mavros Whissell

09 Mar 2026

4 min read

Musqueam Declaration

GIESBRECHT: Musqueam Madness — secret land deals and the end of property rights in BC

Brian Giesbrecht

09 Mar 2026

12 min read

Oil and Money

KAPLAN: War-driven oil prices are no excuse for Alberta’s fiscal complacency

Western Standard Guest Columnist

09 Mar 2026

3 min read

US and China flags

MCGREGOR: Canada is gambling with its US alliance — it won't end well

Western Standard Guest Columnist

09 Mar 2026

4 min read

Watch

Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre

WATCH: Poilievre, Carney clash over crime, Iran and food prices during Question Period

9 hours ago

2 min read

Blue BMW, CPS

WATCH: BMW driver does donuts around Calgary cops

10 hours ago

1 min read

Travis Dhanraj

UPDATED: Former CBC journalist Travis Dhanraj says CBC stuck in ‘endless merry-go-round of gaslighting Canadians’

13 hours ago

4 min read

A new recruitment advertisement from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) featuring an all-white-male cast is drawing attention online.

WATCH: Canadian Armed Forces recruitment ad featuring all-white cast sparks debate over DEI policies

13 hours ago

3 min read

Features

MAiD

IN-DEPTH: MAiD deaths predicted to surge to 100,000 by spring 2026 — How did we get here?

08 Mar 2026

5 min read

The Frontenac Active Club in Montreal.

IN-DEPTH: Rachel Gilmore, 'Anti-Hate Network' accused of working with feds to attack nationalist group

06 Mar 2026

6 min read

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