The Western Standard is going through the biggest change since we returned to publication in 2019. .Last week we launched our new website, westernstandard.news. It's not just a pretty face..Membership.In addition to the new, sleeker layout, it includes a significantly more advanced and secure membership/subscriptions system. Of course, this requires us to transition your membership, and that transition can have some hiccups. But to ensure we make this as painless as possible, we've hired extra staff in our Membership Services Department to help you..In order to keep your information safe and secure, we do not store your password, so in order to activate your membership on the new website, you need to reset your password. Renewing your membership on the new website has no extra cost, and will automatically cancel your old one. .If you are still having any membership or login issues, please email us at membership@westernstandard.news, or phone us at 866-479-WEST (9378). Our team will be very happy to help you with any issues you may have. .Return of the Alberta Report & other new WS publications.Now to the fun stuff. The new Western Standard website has several sub-sections for our new publications. These new publications are all hosted at the new Western Standard website, but each one will focus on your own province. And don't worry, your Western Standard membership gives you unlimited access to all of them. .The most anticipated of these is the return of the legendary Alberta Report. The Alberta Report was far and away the most influential news and opinion magazine in Alberta from its beginnings in the 1970s until it finally closed in 2003, after which it was replaced by the original Western Standard's print magazine. And just as we brought the old Western Standard magazine back to life as a digital publication, we are proud to return the Alberta Report to you online. .But we are the "Western" Standard, not just the Alberta Standard. That's why we've also launched the West Coast Standard for British Columbians, the Saskatchewan Standard, the Manitoba Standard, and even (dare I say) the Ontario Standard. This will provide a homegrown source of independent media with a focus on your province that won't clutter your news feed with local city hall news from places you may not care much about..More reporters, more news.We have radically expanded the size of our staff, bringing full-time reporters to new bureaus across Canada..In Edmonton, we have hired Rachel Emmanuel as our new Alberta Legislative Bureau Chief. In Ottawa, we hired Matthew Horwood as our new Parliamentary Bureau Chief. In Regina, we brought on Christopher Oldcorn as our Saskatchewan Reporter. Also joining the team are freelance reporters Arthur Green and Jonathan Bradley. More opinion, and more showsIn our Opinion and Broadcast Division we have also upped our game. We have brought on David Krayden as our new senior parliamentary columnist. And in addition to our daily Triggered: With Cory Morgan Show, we have added the Danielle Smith Show four times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays).ForwardThe Western Standard has grown at a breakneck speed over the last year and a half, fuelled by a massive increase in the number of paid members.As more people sign up, we reinvest those membership dues straight back into increasing the volume of our content, and improving its quality. We have in a short period of time built the Western Standard into one of the most-read news and opinion publications in Canada.And we've done it all without a penny of the federal governments corrupt media bailout.
