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Halifax Regional Police are searching for a man accused of shouting "anti-Muslim" remarks inside a Halifax Costco before allegedly assaulting a customer who was recording the confrontation.

WATCH: Man tells Muslim family to "get the f--- out of the country" at Halifax Costco

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

30 minutes ago

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Trump calls Iranians 'scum', says ceasefire is 'over' as US and Iran begin exchanging strikes overnight

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

24 minutes ago

2 min read

Meta making over $10B AI data centre investment in Alberta

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

22 hours ago

2 min read

ANALYSIS: Ford and Smith's pipeline proposal has a Manitoba problem

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

22 hours ago

4 min read

BC MAiD patient

BC MAiD oversight review flags thousands of case errors

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

2 minutes ago

2 min read

Calgary Police Service

Calgary family members — including eight-year-old boy — charged after children used in mall jewellery thefts

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

8 minutes ago

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News

American President Donald Trump at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey

Trump calls Iranians 'scum', says ceasefire is 'over' as US and Iran begin exchanging strikes overnight

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

24 minutes ago

2 min read

NATO summit thrown into uproar after US president declares war with Iran will resume, Trump also takes shot at Spain and Greenland

FIFA to consider lifting Russia ban after Olympics make the move

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

27 minutes ago

2 min read

WATCH: Man tells Muslim family to "get the f--- out of the country" at Halifax Costco

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

30 minutes ago

2 min read

WATCH: Woman confronts Bangladesh ‘newcomer’ men filming children at Saskatoon water park

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

Christopher Oldcorn

1 hour ago

2 min read

BC MAiD patient

BC MAiD oversight review flags thousands of case errors

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

2 minutes ago

2 min read

Calgary Police Service

Calgary family members — including eight-year-old boy — charged after children used in mall jewellery thefts

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

8 minutes ago

2 min read

Alberta man charged in international child exploitation crackdown tied to global dark web probe

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

1 hour ago

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Liberals block ethics probe into Carney’s $1.45 billion condo bailout plan

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

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BC NDP government retains counsel to pursue legal action against OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

17 hours ago

3 min read

WATCH: Aaron Gunn blasts taxpayer-funded Vancouver condo bailout

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

18 hours ago

1 min read

Cargo plane suspected crashed in Arabian Sea, five crew on board

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

19 hours ago

1 min read

Opinion

From Free Stuff to Federal Control

MACLEOD: The quiet nationalization of Canada — Ottawa's socialist blueprint is hiding in plain sight

5 hours ago

6 min read

Gun used in Edmonton shootout

BERNARDO: Paper bans, real bullets — the deadly delusion of Canada’s firearm prohibitions

Western Standard Guest Columnist

18 hours ago

3 min read

China and Canada Flags

NEWELL: Canada's China problem — why the Chinese Communist Party is winning while Ottawa looks away

Western Standard Guest Columnist

22 hours ago

5 min read

Calgary’s Hudson’s Bay store is one of the oldest heritage buildings in the country.

BURTON: Who really built Canada?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

07 Jul 2026

4 min read

Illegal immigrants

MACLEOD: Ottawa opened the mass immigration floodgates — Alberta is paying the price

06 Jul 2026

5 min read

Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1, 2026.

BARBER: Mark Carney failed on CUSMA — Canada could pay the price for decades

Dr. A.W. Barber

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

Donald Trump and Mark Carney

HANNAFORD: Carney offered Canadians words — Trump offered Americans results

Nigel Hannaford

06 Jul 2026

4 min read

Pierre Poilievre at the United Conservative Party’s annual Calgary Stampede BBQ on July 4, 2026.

WIECHNIK: Pierre Poilievre can’t win Alberta with hope alone

05 Jul 2026

3 min read

Watch

Halifax Regional Police are searching for a man accused of shouting "anti-Muslim" remarks inside a Halifax Costco before allegedly assaulting a customer who was recording the confrontation.

WATCH: Man tells Muslim family to "get the f--- out of the country" at Halifax Costco

30 minutes ago

2 min read

Two 'newcomers' who filmed children at Saskatoon water park

WATCH: Woman confronts Bangladesh ‘newcomer’ men filming children at Saskatoon water park

Christopher Oldcorn

1 hour ago

2 min read

Taxpayer-funded condo bailout?

WATCH: Aaron Gunn blasts taxpayer-funded Vancouver condo bailout

18 hours ago

1 min read

A Chilliwack motorcyclist is facing fines, a seven-day vehicle impound and a damaged Harley-Davidson after an illegal pass on the shoulder of Highway 1 ended with a crash into a pickup truck in Vancouver.

WATCH: Chilliwack motorcyclist crashes after illegal Highway 1 shoulder pass

Western Standard News Services

05 Jul 2026

2 min read

Features

Country Thunder Alberta cancelled, organizers blame it on city-created safety and operational barriers

IN-DEPTH: Could Calgary have avoided the Stampede noise dispute?

26 Jun 2026

6 min read

Countries, social media

TOP NINE: Countries moving to ban social media for under-16s

20 Jun 2026

5 min read

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