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A new survey has shown Alberta voters are massively divided along partisan lines over whether new coal mining should be prohibited in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains.

POLL: Most NDP voters, minority of UCP back Alberta coal ban

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

27 minutes ago

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Calgary real estate market takes a summer vacation

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

1 hour ago

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Conservatives call for fuel tax holiday extension

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

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Study finds 95% of surveyed Jewish students reported experiencing 'antisemitism' on campus

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

3 min read

Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish.

EXCLUSIVE: Alberta's technology minister says he wants Alberta to be the smartest data centre hub, not the fastest

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

11 seconds ago

4 min read

Dominion Society founder Daniel Tyrie (left) with Greg Wycliffe (right).

Former Dominion Society director addresses resignation, says opponents ‘desperate’ to stop remigration message

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

25 minutes ago

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News

Anita Anand

Canada opens Benin embassy, announces over $16M in new funding

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

23 minutes ago

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Former Dominion Society director addresses resignation, says opponents ‘desperate’ to stop remigration message

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

25 minutes ago

2 min read

POLL: Most NDP voters, minority of UCP back Alberta coal ban

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

27 minutes ago

2 min read

Calgary real estate market takes a summer vacation

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

1 hour ago

3 min read

Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish.

EXCLUSIVE: Alberta's technology minister says he wants Alberta to be the smartest data centre hub, not the fastest

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

11 seconds ago

4 min read

Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum was fatally shot while livestreaming.

WATCH: Mexican influencer César Gastélum shot dead during livestream

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

3 minutes ago

1 min read

Egyptian surgeon banned in Britain after joining wrong parts in bowel surgery

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

1 hour ago

2 min read

Conservatives call for fuel tax holiday extension

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

2 min read

Study finds 95% of surveyed Jewish students reported experiencing 'antisemitism' on campus

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

2 hours ago

3 min read

Saskatoon police seek suspect after synagogue vandalized with eggs

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

1 min read

Tumbler Ridge survivor Maya bonds with new puppy in latest recovery milestone

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

3 hours ago

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Opinion

'Expensive Distraction' with Danielle Smith and $100 bill

WATCH LIVE: Why $100 cheques and grocery ‘bonuses’ are just expensive distractions

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

1 min read

Pensions

DAVIS-CLAYDON: Why Alberta should leave the CPP — even an 'idiot' can see the numbers

Western Standard Guest Columnist

3 hours ago

3 min read

Canadian Armed Forces chaplains

BRULOTTE: Canada's Military shouldn't censor God

Western Standard Guest Columnist

8 hours ago

4 min read

Canada’s first LNG export facility, the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia.

EYRE: More headlines than pipelines — how Canadian LNG must make up for lost time

23 hours ago

3 min read

President Donald Trump

STIRLING: The Angus Reid Trump tariff poll misses the real threat to Canada

Michelle Stirling

04 Aug 2026

4 min read

A major fire has decimated a 92-year-old church in Saint-Romain, Quebec.

CLIFTON: Canada has a double standard on hate

Western Standard Guest Columnist

04 Aug 2026

3 min read

Elon Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX’s stock began trading Friday morning on the Nasdaq at $150 per share.

LISIKH: Beyond the blue — how SpaceX and reusable rockets are fuelling a new space economy

Western Standard Guest Columnist

03 Aug 2026

5 min read

Alberta

LUCYSHYN: Kill the capital gains tax to save the Alberta Advantage

Western Standard Guest Columnist

03 Aug 2026

3 min read

Watch

Mexican social media influencer César Gastélum was fatally shot while livestreaming.

WATCH: Mexican influencer César Gastélum shot dead during livestream

3 minutes ago

1 min read

'Expensive Distraction' with Danielle Smith and $100 bill

WATCH LIVE: Why $100 cheques and grocery ‘bonuses’ are just expensive distractions

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

1 min read

Indian high commissioner on oil

WATCH: Indian High Commissioner backs more Alberta pipelines

04 Aug 2026

2 min read

Officers dance to the comedy sketch song as their city contends with crime and drug abuse

WATCH: Sudbury police ‘tight pants’ video goes viral amid high local crime and drug concerns

04 Aug 2026

2 min read

Features

Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish.

EXCLUSIVE: Alberta's technology minister says he wants Alberta to be the smartest data centre hub, not the fastest

11 seconds ago

4 min read

Calgary Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Yedlin

IN DEPTH: The Calgary Chamber under Deborah Yedlin — who does it really represent

03 Aug 2026

6 min read

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