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KAVANAGH: School choices as diverse as our kids — only in Alberta

Western Standard Guest Columnist

12 hours ago

3 min read

One-size-fits-all education is holding students back, and it is time other provinces adopt Alberta's pluralist system.

Opinion

BRULOTTE: The dangerous illusion of Putin’s peace — a ceasefire without deterrence means a future war

Western Standard Guest Columnist

13 hours ago

5 min read

Opinion

FERGUSON: From campus to society — academic censorship threatens free expression everywhere

Western Standard Guest Columnist

14 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

FLETCHER: He’s not a lumberjack, and we’re not okay

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 hours ago

3 min read

Alberta

Smith says a public natural gas pipeline is unlikely

Will Vasseur

7 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

MACLEOD: Trading the US for Europe — Carney’s transatlantic fantasy will cost Alberta dearly

Colin MacLeod

11 hours ago

6 min read

Mark Carney’s dream of a European-led economic reset ignores the reality of pipelines, ports, and America's dominance.

Alberta

Smith says a public natural gas pipeline is unlikely

Will Vasseur

7 hours ago

2 min read

News

Canadians back social media ban for children under 16, federal focus groups find

Western Standard News Services

8 hours ago

3 min read

News

Tent cities disrupt Parks Canada camping program for immigrant families

Western Standard News Services

9 hours ago

2 min read

News

Federal Court faces 2,300 challenges to immigration law aimed at speeding deportations

Western Standard News Services

10 hours ago

2 min read

Calgary

Edmonton and Calgary have Canada's best housing demand/supply gaps

Myke Thomas

6 hours ago

3 min read

News

Federal workers ordered to report criminal activity under revised code of conduct

Western Standard News Services

7 hours ago

2 min read

News

Carney Senate appointee Tom Pitfield has yet to take seat two months after appointment

Western Standard News Services

11 hours ago

2 min read

News

Agriculture Canada acknowledges scientific misconduct involving federal employees

Western Standard News Services

12 hours ago

2 min read

News

Ottawa to cut 1,000 federal executive positions as government shrinks public service

Western Standard News Services

14 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Federal conservative federalist campaign reports zero donations

Will Vasseur

11 Sep 2026

2 min read

Alberta

Leaked report recommends Alberta government spend up to $162M to break natural gas pipeline monopoly

Will Vasseur

11 Sep 2026

3 min read

Opinion

MACLEOD: Trading the US for Europe — Carney’s transatlantic fantasy will cost Alberta dearly

Colin MacLeod

11 hours ago

6 min read

Opinion

KAVANAGH: School choices as diverse as our kids — only in Alberta

Western Standard Guest Columnist

12 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

BRULOTTE: The dangerous illusion of Putin’s peace — a ceasefire without deterrence means a future war

Western Standard Guest Columnist

13 hours ago

5 min read

Opinion

FERGUSON: From campus to society — academic censorship threatens free expression everywhere

Western Standard Guest Columnist

14 hours ago

2 min read

BC Premier David Eby congratulates rapper Shane Kimber on his performance at a news conference to protest US tariffs at Victoria’s inner harbour, Sept. 8, 2026.

Opinion

FLETCHER: He’s not a lumberjack, and we’re not okay

Western Standard Guest Columnist

15 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

SIBLEY: Remembering the falling man — the unheeded warning of 9/11

Western Standard Guest Columnist

11 Sep 2026

8 min read

Opinion

BARBER: EU annexation by stealth — Mark Carney sold out Canada to Brussels and Beijing

Dr. A.W. Barber

11 Sep 2026

5 min read

Still from circulating video posted by Tanya Gaw

Opinion

WHISSELL: Thought police at the door — are the RCMP now an Antifa lackey?

Mavros Whissell

11 Sep 2026

4 min read

Watch

Mayor of New York Zorhan Mamdani and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pictured laughing at 9/11 memorial service in New York

Watch

WATCH: New York Mayor Mamdani, AOC seen laughing at 9/11 memorial service

AOC and Mamdani pictured laughing at 9/11 memorial, sparking online backlash and scorn from Republicans

Jackson Loy

11 Sep 2026

1 min read

Public reaction online appeared to be largely negative, amid concerns that such displays would become more common in the city.

Watch

WATCH: Drone ad for PC Health lights Toronto harbour after 11 p.m.

Geoff Knight

11 Sep 2026

2 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: 9/11, the day 'everything changed'

Nigel Hannaford

10 Sep 2026

4 min read

Watch

WATCH LIVE: 25 years after 9/11, Canada is a very different country

Western Standard News Services

10 Sep 2026

1 min read

News

THE DAY THE SKY FELL: Remembering 9/11, 25 years later

Leah Mushet

11 Sep 2026

6 min read

News

Are laptops making law students dumber? U of T and others think so

Leah Mushet

05 Sep 2026

4 min read

Top Stories

KAVANAGH: School choices as diverse as our kids — only in Alberta

BRULOTTE: The dangerous illusion of Putin’s peace — a ceasefire without deterrence means a future war

FERGUSON: From campus to society — academic censorship threatens free expression everywhere

FLETCHER: He’s not a lumberjack, and we’re not okay

Smith says a public natural gas pipeline is unlikely

MACLEOD: Trading the US for Europe — Carney’s transatlantic fantasy will cost Alberta dearly

News

Smith says a public natural gas pipeline is unlikely

Canadians back social media ban for children under 16, federal focus groups find

Tent cities disrupt Parks Canada camping program for immigrant families

Federal Court faces 2,300 challenges to immigration law aimed at speeding deportations

Edmonton and Calgary have Canada's best housing demand/supply gaps

Federal workers ordered to report criminal activity under revised code of conduct

Carney Senate appointee Tom Pitfield has yet to take seat two months after appointment

Agriculture Canada acknowledges scientific misconduct involving federal employees

Ottawa to cut 1,000 federal executive positions as government shrinks public service

Referendum TPA donation roundup: Federal conservative federalist campaign reports zero donations

Leaked report recommends Alberta government spend up to $162M to break natural gas pipeline monopoly

Opinion

MACLEOD: Trading the US for Europe — Carney’s transatlantic fantasy will cost Alberta dearly

KAVANAGH: School choices as diverse as our kids — only in Alberta

BRULOTTE: The dangerous illusion of Putin’s peace — a ceasefire without deterrence means a future war

FERGUSON: From campus to society — academic censorship threatens free expression everywhere

FLETCHER: He’s not a lumberjack, and we’re not okay

SIBLEY: Remembering the falling man — the unheeded warning of 9/11

BARBER: EU annexation by stealth — Mark Carney sold out Canada to Brussels and Beijing

WHISSELL: Thought police at the door — are the RCMP now an Antifa lackey?

Watch

WATCH: New York Mayor Mamdani, AOC seen laughing at 9/11 memorial service

WATCH: Drone ad for PC Health lights Toronto harbour after 11 p.m.

HANNAFORD: 9/11, the day 'everything changed'

WATCH LIVE: 25 years after 9/11, Canada is a very different country

Business

Frontier Centre conference to push northern infrastructure as Canadian nation-building project

Enbridge buys $2.55 billion stake in U.S. Rockies pipeline network

Carney exempts new interprovincial pipelines from Impact Assessment Act reviews

Indigenous-led Alberta partnership launches $4.6 million oil sands water treatment project

Tamarack Valley and Headwater announce $10 billion merger to create major Alberta oil producer

Features

THE DAY THE SKY FELL: Remembering 9/11, 25 years later

Are laptops making law students dumber? U of T and others think so