https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-carney-must-tell-indigenous-chiefs-where-to-go/77745 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-09-03/qsjh832z/Indian%20with%20flaming%20arrow.png Opaskwayak Cree Nation Chief Maureen Brown shoots the flaming arrow as part of the opening ceremonies at the community's annual Opaskwayak Indigenous Days celebration, the first woman to do so. Cory Morgan makes the case that Western independence would work well for Indigenous people westernstandard en 2026-10-12T15:30:00.000Z MORGAN: Carney must tell indigenous chiefs where to go Opinion, Energy, Bcpoli, Abpoli, Pacific Link, Cold Lake band https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/green-west-coast-pipeline-gets-green-light-with-potential-carbon-capture-risks/77724 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/9d7v82cg/IMAGE-west-coast-pipeline-editorial-lighter.webp West Coast Pipeline and Carbon Capture westernstandard en 2026-10-12T15:30:00.000Z GREEN: West Coast pipeline gets green light with potential ‘carbon capture’ risks Opinion, Alberta, Danielle Smith, Pipeline, West Coast, Heavy Crude Oil, Carbon Capture, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column, west coast pipeline https://www.westernstandard.news/news/champagne-wont-promise-alto-high-speed-rail-will-stay-under-90-billion/77619 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-11-12/srrp1q1p/Champagne.webp Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne westernstandard en 2026-10-12T15:00:00.000Z Champagne won't promise Alto high-speed rail will stay under $90 billion News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Steven Mackinnon, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Jasraj Hallan, Jean-Denis Garon, Alto https://www.westernstandard.news/news/cra-business-tax-delinquencies-surge-83-over-decade/77659 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-01-27/zq75uvlg/Screenshot-2026-01-27-at-12.00.05-PM.png Canada Revenue Agency westernstandard en 2026-10-12T14:00:00.000Z CRA business tax delinquencies surge 83% over decade News, Canadian, Business, Canada Revenue Agency, Cdnpoli, Canada Emergency Business Account, Pat Kelly, Bankruptcies https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/lytle-the-net-zero-illusion-canadas-self-destructive-climate-policy/77691 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/5v8zbj08/IMAGE-net-zero-illusion.webp Net Zero Illusion westernstandard en 2026-10-12T13:30:00.000Z LYTLE: The net zero illusion — Canada's self-destructive climate policy Opinion, Alberta, Pipeline, Net Zero, Opinion, Opinion Column, net zero by 2050 https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/quesnel-the-anti-american-trap-is-ruining-canada/77693 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/dfvibbkf/IMAGE-canada-us-editorial.webp Mark Carney vs Donald Trump westernstandard en 2026-10-12T12:30:00.000Z QUESNEL: The anti-American trap is ruining Canada Opinion, Donald Trump, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column, Trade War, Mark Carney elbows up, anti-American https://www.westernstandard.news/news/industry-advisor-says-ai-data-centre-developers-must-earn-albertans-trust-before-announcing-projects/77607 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/u6wch4e9/brett-wightman.webp Brett Wightman at the Calgary Petroleum Club on October 5, 2026. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-04-13/243ckt0k/data.webp Rendering of a proposed AI data centre in Olds, Alberta. westernstandard en 2026-10-12T12:00:00.000Z Industry advisor says AI data centre developers must earn Albertans’ trust before announcing projects News, Alberta, Energy, Business, Energy, Nate Glubish, Natural Gas, Artificial Intelligence, Alberta Utilities Commission, AI data centres, Synapse Data Center, alberta AI data centres, brett wightman, Perigee North, Gas Processing Association of Canada, CSV Midstream Solutions, Bill Whitelaw https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/rubenstein-the-kamloops-burial-deception-time-to-exhume-the-truth/77699 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/3i9njpx3/IMAGE-kamloops-editorial-v2.webp Kamloops Indian Band Chief Rosanne Casimir https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/b1zwyvcr/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-6.35.57-AM.webp Kamloops Press Release westernstandard en 2026-10-12T11:30:00.000Z RUBENSTEIN: The Kamloops burial deception — time to exhume the truth Opinion, Indigenous, Opinion, Hoax, Kamloops Residential School, Opinion Column, Kamloops Indian Band, 215 unmarked graves, grave hoax https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ranked-canadas-minimum-wage-by-province-from-highest-to-lowest/77683 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/5442c4i5/73ed8b01-6941-4347-a520-3df4d793073b.png Canada map, money westernstandard en 2026-10-11T19:00:00.000Z RANKED: Canada's minimum wage by province, from highest to lowest News, Canadian, Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage Increase, #cdnpoli, minimum wage increase Canada, ranked minimum wage per province https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/in-depth-what-is-killing-marinelands-belugas/77355 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-02/5qz9pxtf/Stormy-Beluga-Aquarium-Sanctuary.png Dark beluga pool westernstandard en 2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z IN DEPTH: What is killing Marineland’s belugas? Canadian, News, Features, Marineland, Necropsy, Shedd Aquarium, Beluga whales, Marineland beluga relocation, Peekachu the beluga, Rain the beluga, Jelly Bean the beluga, Oceanografic, Osiris the beluga, Gastrointestinal disease https://www.westernstandard.news/usa-news/top-ten-creepiest-mugshots-from-the-us/77596 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/ou61sj5e/Gritty-True-Crime-Mugshot-Collage-1.png Creepiest mugshots from the US https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/0s3nugml/hardistermugshots16x9.jpg Matthew Medlin https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/sjlj739b/mugshot1016x9.jpg Solomon Galligan https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/1y0lzl5k/mugshot0716x9.jpg Alyssa Zebrasky https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/d5krbmg8/mugshot1116x9.jpg Morgan Joyce Varn https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/zcg9kcvi/mugshot0616x9.jpg Richard Ramirez https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/e3za7e3z/mugshot0416x9.jpg Aileen Wuornos https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/jjo73k0q/mugshot0516x9.jpg Carlos Rodriguez https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/c5qd1s2n/mugshot0116x9.jpg Robert Hardister https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/ocwi2ozu/charlesmansoncorrected16x9.jpg Charles Manson https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/urzkq1do/mugshot0816x9.jpg Mark Stephen Asea westernstandard en 2026-10-11T18:00:00.000Z TOP TEN: Creepiest mugshots from the US USA News, News, Features, stalking, Online stalking, Top ten, Mugshots, Creepy mugshots, Soloman Galligan, Richard Ramirez, The Night Stalker, Aileen Wuornos, Charles Manson, St. Lucie County Jail, The Marshall Project https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadians-are-tipping-less-and-service-staff-have-noticed/77675 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/import/westernstandard.news/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/ce/1cea0cf2-5e24-11ee-b072-e7a36c3461b5/6515b751310e9.image.jpg Attitudes of Canadians towards tipping are souring as the service industry reports across the board decline in tipping westernstandard en 2026-10-11T17:00:00.000Z Canadians are tipping less, and service staff have noticed News, Canadian, Tipping, Service Industries, Hospitality Industry, fast-food restaurants, Tipping Culture, State of Tipping in Canada Report, Canadian Tipping Culture https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-court-rejects-liberal-appointees-conflict-of-interest-challenge/77663 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-10/2bpkxnox/judge-holding-gavel-in-courtroom.jpg Gavel westernstandard en 2026-10-11T16:00:00.000Z Federal court rejects Liberal appointee’s conflict of interest challenge News, Canadian, Atlantic, Cdnpoli, Konrad Von Finckenstein, Mario Dion, nspoli, Justice David Stratas, Lloyd Hogan, Veterans Review and Appeal Board https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/macleod-a-new-independence-party-or-a-fight-inside-the-ucp/77715 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/nbo625za/IMAGE-alberta-editorial.webp New Party or UCP westernstandard en 2026-10-11T15:30:00.000Z MACLEOD: A new independence party — or a fight inside the UCP Opinion, Independence, Alberta Ucp, Opinion, Independence Party, Western, Opinion Column https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/deep-dive-a-riding-by-riding-analysis-the-island-spine/77568 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-04/58y6pi6c/1000017849.jpg Island spine. Left to right: Stephanie Higginson, NDP, Ladysmith-Oceanside; Debra Toporowski, NDP, Cowichan Valley; Dana Lajeunesse, NDP, Juan de Fuca-Malahat; Ravi Parmar, NDP, Langford-Highlands; George Anderson, NDP, Nanaimo-Lantzville. The Malahat and the Strait of Juan de Fuca behind them. Western Standard photo illustration. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/n4m8gh4f/Juan-de-Fuca-Malahat-map.png Juan de Fuca-Malahat under the 2023 redistribution. The riding runs the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Sooke and East Sooke west on Hwy. 14 through Jordan River to Port Renfrew, with Juan de Fuca Provincial Park and the edge of Pacific Rim National Park inside the lines. Sooke Lake sits inland. Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill come in on the north end, taken from Cowichan Valley. Langford-Highlands is the neighbour on the east. Cowichan Valley is north. Mid Island-Pacific Rim is to the northwest. Washington is across the strait. Sheet scale 1:370,000. Inset A covers the north end at Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/datxs69h/Cowichan-Valley-map.png Cowichan Valley under the 2023 redistribution. Cowichan Lake, Youbou, Honeymoon Bay and Caycuse sit on the west. Duncan, North Cowichan, Chemainus, Crofton and Maple Bay sit on the east, with the Cowichan River between them. Thetis Island and Penelakut Island are inside the lines. Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill sit on the Juan de Fuca-Malahat sheet, south of this line. That riding is the southern neighbour. Ladysmith-Oceanside is north. Mid Island-Pacific Rim is west. Salt Spring Island, in Saanich North and the Islands, is across the water. Sheet scale 1:305,000. Inset A covers Cowichan Bay, Cherry Point and Koksilah. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/ftt4lmto/Langford-Highlands-map.png Langford-Highlands under the 2023 redistribution. The riding takes the Langford grid, Happy Valley, Luxton and Braemar Heights, and the rural Highlands north of them. Goldstream Provincial Park, Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, Mount Work and Thetis Lake sit inside the lines. Finlayson Arm and the Saanich Inlet are the northwest wall. Hwy. 1, Millstream Rd. and Veterans Memorial Pkwy. cross the district. Juan de Fuca-Malahat is the neighbour on the west and the south, including Metchosin. Esquimalt-Colwood is to the east. Saanich South is to the northeast. Sheet scale 1:77,000. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/xtzw3ahn/Ladysmith-Oceanside-map.png Ladysmith-Oceanside under the 2023 redistribution. The riding runs from Qualicum Beach, Parksville and Nanoose Bay south through Cassidy to Ladysmith and Saltair, and takes Lasqueti Island in the Strait of Georgia. Coombs, Errington and the Englishman River sit inland. Hwy. 19 is the spine. Nanaimo-Lantzville is the neighbour on the east. Nanaimo-Gabriola Island meets it at Cedar and Yellow Point. Cowichan Valley is south. Mid Island-Pacific Rim is west. Sheet scale 1:410,000. Inset A covers the Lantzville edge. Inset B covers Ladysmith, Cassidy and Yellow Point. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/rzsc92e9/Nanaimo-Lantzville-map.png https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-05/6l2nr3as/Nanaimo-Gabriola-Island-map.png Nanaimo-Gabriola Island under the 2023 redistribution. The riding takes south Nanaimo, Chase River, South Wellington, Cedar and Cinnabar Valley, and the islands to the east: Gabriola, Mudge and De Courcy. Valdes Island sits outside the line. The Nanaimo River crosses the south. Nanaimo-Lantzville is the neighbour on the north, through Departure Bay and Northfield. Ladysmith-Oceanside is west and south. Cowichan Valley is across the water to the southeast. Sheet scale 1:130,000. Inset A covers the Northfield edge. Inset B covers Yellow Point and Cedar. A third box shows the offshore extents. westernstandard en 2026-10-11T15:00:00.000Z DEEP DIVE: A riding-by-riding analysis — the Island spine BC, News, Bcpoli, Ravi Parmar, Cowichan Valley, juan de fuca-malahat, BC Election 2026, Langford-Highlands, Ladysmith-Oceanside, Nanaimo-Gabriola Island, Nanaimo-Lantzville, Stephanie Higginson, Debra Toporowski, Dana Lajeunesse, George Anderson https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/pringle-the-high-cost-of-climate-alarmism-co2-is-not-the-enemy/77700 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/ncg7flzn/IMAGE-climate-carbon-capture-editorial.webp Carbon Capture westernstandard en 2026-10-11T14:30:00.000Z PRINGLE: The high cost of climate alarmism — CO2 is not the enemy Opinion, Danielle Smith, Pipeline, Carbon Capture, Mark Carney, Co2 Emissions, Co2, Opinion, Opinion Column, Climate alarmism https://www.westernstandard.news/news/calgary-zoo-warns-visitors-about-fraudulent-ticket-websites/77627 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-10-09/sd3bb7a3/Screenshot-2025-10-09-at-9.26.15-AM.png Calgary zoo turns invasive shrubs into giraffe snacks with NCC westernstandard en 2026-10-11T14:00:00.000Z Calgary Zoo warns visitors about fraudulent ticket websites News, Alberta, Calgary, Yyc, Abpoli, Yyccc, Calgary Zoo https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/wagner-pierre-trudeau-broke-our-british-roots-a-bc-premier-tried-to-stop-him/77531 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-02/kkvolbky/IMAGE-bennett-trudeau-constitutional-roots.webp W.A.C. Bennett and Pierre Trudeau westernstandard en 2026-10-11T13:30:00.000Z WAGNER: Pierre Trudeau broke our British roots — A BC premier tried to stop him Opinion, Pierre Trudeau, Bc Premier, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Opinion, Opinion Column https://www.westernstandard.news/news/most-mind-boggling-scientific-breakthroughs-of-2026/77517 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/pvri9ppy/f3a3248f-9237-4392-baac-49cc2a787a2d.png Brain, space, black hole https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-01/duy1b8sh/image-14.jpg Main divisions of the brain https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-06/5rldtwal/image-14.jpg Black hole and a launching jet https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/o0y0e7ug/14fb1c91-cae4-47c9-872b-415417353861-1.png Health Brain vs Alzheimer's Brain w/amyloid plaques https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/d1d7j136/image-14.jpg Cortex of the brain westernstandard en 2026-10-11T13:00:00.000Z Most mind-boggling scientific breakthroughs of 2026 News, International, Features, Science, scientific breakthroughs, Most mind-boggling scientific breakthroughs of 2026, scientific discoveries, science 2026, humans two brains, Stanford Medicine, non opioid, alzheimer's disease, black holes https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/mason-emotion-nostalgia-and-faux-patriotism-shouldnt-decide-your-vote-on-question-10/77689 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-07/hhxniwyp/IMAGE-alberta-referendum-v3.webp Alberta Referendum westernstandard en 2026-10-11T12:30:00.000Z MASON: Emotion, nostalgia, and faux patriotism shouldn't decide your vote on Question 10 Opinion, Opinion, Western, Western Independence, Opinion Column, October 19 Referendum, Question 10, Easterner https://www.westernstandard.news/edmonton/edmonton-housing-market-sees-slow-september/77574 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-22/9owv2tl7/edmonton-city-hall-67b8ce8fd949f.webp Edmonton City Hall westernstandard en 2026-10-11T12:00:00.000Z Edmonton housing market sees slow September Edmonton, News, Yeg, Yegcc, Realtors Association Of Edmonton, Edmonton housing market, Edmonton home prices, Darlene Reid, Edmonto home sales https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-the-unlikely-alliance-quebec-can-be-albertas-greatest-ally/77676 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/k9fkz1pd/IMAGE-quebec-flag-illustration.webp Quebec Flag westernstandard en 2026-10-11T11:30:00.000Z MORGAN: The unlikely alliance — Quebec can be Alberta's greatest ally Opinion, Alberta, Quebec, Independence, Opinion, Laurentian Elite, Western, Alliance, Opinion Column https://www.westernstandard.news/news/smith-gets-a-fail-on-bubble-zone-laws-from-prolife-alberta/77754 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-09/lv6s9ns4/7b1b8adc-4631-4ffa-a2fc-5353ff364d03.png Danielle Smith, report card https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-09/sukcrrj4/Danielle-Smiths-Report-Card-Explained.png Smith report card westernstandard en 2026-10-10T20:00:00.000Z Smith gets a 'fail' on bubble zone laws from Prolife Alberta News, Canadian, Alberta, Abpoli, Danielle Smith, Prolife Alberta, #abpoli, prolife alberta smith report card https://www.westernstandard.news/news/caf-faces-human-rights-hearing-over-denial-of-marriage-counselling-to-sexual-minority-officer/77714 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-08/vaz9zquq/Screenshot-2026-10-08-at-9.16.40-AM.png Corrin Haag westernstandard en 2026-10-10T19:00:00.000Z CAF faces human rights hearing over denial of marriage counselling to sexual minority officer News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canadian Armed Forces, Department Of National Defence, Canadian Human Rights Act, Corrin Haag https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-ev-rebates-paid-millions-to-six-figure-earners-who-planned-to-buy-electric-anyway/77586 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-06-23/tcxacddu/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(3).png Electric vehicle westernstandard en 2026-10-10T18:00:00.000Z Federal EV rebates paid millions to six-figure earners who planned to buy electric anyway News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Department Of Transport, Ctf, Electric Vehicles, Aaron Wudrick https://www.westernstandard.news/watch/watch-can-alberta-unite-to-fix-canada/77778 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-10/9fogywcy/CMS-Template-2026-10-09T223322.581.jpg Can the West unite? westernstandard en 2026-10-10T17:30:00.000Z WATCH: Can Alberta unite to fix Canada? Watch, Opinion, Podcast, Nation of People Podcast https://www.westernstandard.news/news/nearly-two-thirds-of-canadians-want-limits-on-data-centre-development/77672 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-09-28/m4xxp4kb/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-28-2026-at-113807-AM.png An AI-generated image of an AI data centre facility located outside of Calgary. westernstandard en 2026-10-10T17:00:00.000Z Nearly two-thirds of Canadians want limits on data centre development News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Angus Reid, data centres https://www.westernstandard.news/news/suzuki-says-smith-has-carney-by-the-ass-over-pacific-link-pipeline/77780 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-03-20/0ev79r6s/suzuki.webp David Suzuki https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-01/d04pku3k/Screenshot-2026-10-01-at-9.08.40-AM.webp Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith on October 1, 2026. westernstandard en 2026-10-10T16:38:40.867Z Suzuki says Smith has Carney ‘by the ass’ over Pacific Link pipeline News, Alberta, Canadian, Abpoli, Cdnpoli, Danielle Smith, David Suzuki, Abpol, David Suzuki Foundation, Mark Carney, Cdnpol, Oil Pipeline, Oil Pipeline Project, Major Projects Office, Pacific Link pipeline, Pacific Link, kelsey jacko, cold lake first nations https://www.westernstandard.news/news/coast-guard-eyes-drones-as-24b-budget-counts-toward-nato-defence-spending/77661 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-29/t2adek8z/1024px-CanadaSearchandRescue.jpg A Canadian Armed Forces CH-149 Cormorant helicopter and Coast Guard vessel during a search and rescue operation in British Columbia waters. File photo illustrating the type of assets used in the Strait of Georgia charter boat incident near Sea Island. westernstandard en 2026-10-10T16:00:00.000Z Coast Guard eyes drones as $2.4B budget counts toward NATO defence spending News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canadian Coast Guard, NATO defence spending targets, Robert Bragdon, Marc Mes, Robert Wight