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ROBSON: Tough-on-crime rhetoric means nothing if RCMP DNA labs can’t deliver
Daniel Robson
4 hours ago
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Delayed biology casework, mounting backlogs, and reliance on private testing expose a broken evidence pipeline that threatens Canada’s justice system from the inside.
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IN-DEPTH: Why are MAiD deaths so high among white Canadians?
Leah Mushet
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MACLEOD: Could Alberta defend itself? The myth and math of an independent military
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SIMS: Alberta Budget is terrible for taxpayers
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UPDATED: Khamenei reportedly killed during US-Israeli attack on Iran's Islamic regime
Jarryd Jäger
13 hours ago
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"The hour of your freedom is at hand," Trump told the people of Iran.
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Carney, Poilievre supports US moves on Iranian regime, 'stands with' people of Iran
Jarryd Jäger
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Prime Minister Carney called on all involved to minimize civilian casualties.
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Minister admits no security review done on $1B loan for Chinese-built BC Ferries vessels
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Carney, Poilievre supports US moves on Iranian regime, 'stands with' people of Iran
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Ottawa weighs hiking $10 boat fee as wrecked vessel cleanup costs soar
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UPDATED: Khamenei reportedly killed during US-Israeli attack on Iran's Islamic regime
Jarryd Jäger
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"The hour of your freedom is at hand," Trump told the people of Iran.
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Taxpayers lose $12.7M on failed National Research Council subsidies to insolvent companies
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Ottawa seeks financial advisors for $4.3B Toronto–Quebec City high-speed rail project
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IN-DEPTH: Why are MAiD deaths so high among white Canadians?
Leah Mushet
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Shared Services Canada awarded thousands of rolling sole-sourced contracts without competitive bids
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Alberta
Medicine Hat bakery posts a misleading, deadly fictional story about an ICE raid at the local high school
Will Vasseur
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HEINRICHS: Has Canada stopped caring about freedom?
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LETTERS: Mr. Prime Minister, where are Alberta’s 84 rocketships to the moon?
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ROBSON: Tough-on-crime rhetoric means nothing if RCMP DNA labs can’t deliver
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MACLEOD: Could Alberta defend itself? The myth and math of an independent military
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SIMS: Alberta Budget is terrible for taxpayers
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FLETCHER: The problem with being our own best customer
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WS OPINION: Deport them all — why cutting handouts to illegal immigrants is just the first step
Western Standard Editorial Board
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WHISSELL: Thomas Lukaszuk’s war on Alberta conservatives — from $20K scandal to ‘Nazi’ smears
Mavros Whissell
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HANNAFORD: Pity about the budget but investors should still love Alberta
'Alberta among best places in Canada to invest, if not the world, until we can enact deregulation and usher in economic certainty.'
Nigel Hannaford
27 Feb 2026
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Alberta
WATCH LIVE: Alberta Budget 2026 Announcement
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26 Feb 2026
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WATCH LIVE: LNG from Australia and a failed gun ban: What is Ottawa doing?
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WATCH: Polls show Alberta independence & UCP gaining
Derek Fildebrandt
26 Feb 2026
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Calgary among North America’s fastest-growing tech talent markets
David Wiechnik
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Taxpayers lose $12.7M on failed National Research Council subsidies to insolvent companies
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Stats Canada report shows Canadian economy shrunk by 0.6% in final quarter of 2025
Jackson Loy
27 Feb 2026
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Canadian energy leaders warn against ‘self-sacrifice' on climate policy
David Wiechnik
27 Feb 2026
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Energy leaders warn Canada still not competitive despite Carney–Smith pipeline MOU
David Wiechnik
27 Feb 2026
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