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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-spends-14-million-on-ai-technology-to-boost-mri-scans-by-20/78679</loc>
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<image:caption>MRI scan</image:caption>
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<news:title>Alberta spends $14 million on AI technology to boost MRI scans by 20%

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-spends-11-million-to-help-rural-students-and-teachers-cope-with-classroom-complexity/78685</loc>
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<news:title>Alberta spends $11 million to help rural students and teachers cope with classroom complexity

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-pledges-up-to-560-million-for-tropical-forest-fund/78742</loc>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Mark Carney and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Manila.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T16:33:42.054Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa pledges up to $560 million for tropical forest fund
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/albertas-advanced-education-minister-says-universities-should-use-common-sense-with-campus-neutrality-legislation/78643</loc>
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<image:caption>Alberta's Advanced Education Minister Myles McDougall speaking to reporters at the University of Alberta.</image:caption>
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<news:title>Alberta's advanced education minister says universities should use 'common sense' with campus neutrality legislation </news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/liberal-appointed-senator-warns-bill-c-39-threatens-canadian-workers-right-to-strike/78673</loc>
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<image:caption>Sen. Hassan Yussuff</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Liberal-appointed senator warns Bill C-39 threatens Canadian workers' right to strike

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Supreme Court Of Canada, Canadian Labour Congress, Bill C-39, Sen. Hassan Yussuff</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/forseth-bc-conservatives-face-a-rough-ride-repealing-dripa/78737</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-31/515l10yh/IMAGE-bc-property-rights-editorial.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Lorne Doerkson and the Conservative Party of BC were handed an enormous mandate by voters in the 2026 British Columbia provincial election.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T14:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FORSETH: BC Conservatives face a rough ride repealing DRIPA</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Bc, West Coast, Undrip, Opinion, Opinion Column, Bc Conservative Party, Lorne Doerkson, DRIPA</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canada-ranks-last-among-11-wealthy-countries-for-maternity-care-workers-as-maternal-deaths-rise/78681</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-29/nrgtqv77/635069342406c_image.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pregnant women</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canada ranks last among 11 wealthy countries for maternity care workers as maternal deaths rise

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Health Care, Bacchus Barua, Secondstreet</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/wagner-canadas-bill-c-9-is-just-the-start-of-the-war-on-religious-liberty/78727</loc>
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<image:caption>Parliament casts a shadow across an open Bible in an illustration about Bill C‑9 and religious freedom.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WAGNER: Canada’s Bill C-9 is just the start of the war on religious liberty</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ontario-health-agency-projects-northern-smokers-will-miss-2035-target-as-ottawa-locks-up-pouches/78738</loc>
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<image:caption>Cigarettes and Zonnic nicotine pouches</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T13:20:45.095Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ontario health agency projects Northern smokers will miss 2035 target as Ottawa locks up pouches</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Ontario, News, Cigarettes, Nicotine, Pharmacists, nicotine pouches, Zonnic</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/thomas-calgary-council-finally-said-no-but-city-planners-still-wanted-yes/78666</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-12/tei0xv6b/circle.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Proposed townhouse development in Calgary's Britannia community</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T12:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>THOMAS: Calgary council finally said no, but city planners still wanted yes</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Calgary, Calgary City Council, Opinion, Opinion Column, Blanket rezoning, Townhomes in Calgary</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadian-social-workers-call-for-nationwide-decriminalization-of-heroin-cocaine-and-other-drugs/78672</loc>
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<image:caption>Heroin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadian social workers call for nationwide decriminalization of heroin, cocaine and other drugs

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Cocaine, Heroin, Decriminalization, British Columbia Coroners Service, Justice Catherine Murray, Canadian Association of Social Workers</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-smith-must-quit-pretending-ottawa-is-albertas-friend/78704</loc>
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<image:caption>Mark Carney speaks at a press conference alongside Danielle Smith.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MORGAN: Smith must quit pretending Ottawa is Alberta's friend</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Justin Trudeau, Alberta, Pipeline, Opinion, No More Pipelines, Opinion Column, MOU agreement, royalities</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/andrus-ucp-president-threatens-to-remove-constituency-presidents-who-refuse-referendum-pledge/78736</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-15/7839y4gi/IMG2105.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Premier Danielle Smith and UCP President Rob Smith (right) on stage at the 2025 UCP AGM.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-15T00:20:23.665Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ANDRUS: UCP President threatens to remove constituency presidents who refuse referendum pledge</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Abpoli, Danielle Smith, Ucp, United Conservative Party, Abpol, Alberta Independence, Rob Smith, Alberta referendum 2026, UCP constituency associations</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/fifth-soldier-dies-from-injuries-after-cfb-wainwright-fire/78735</loc>
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<image:caption>On Friday, Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco died as a result of injures sustained in the fire at CFB Wainwright last month.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T22:05:14.182Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fifth soldier dies from injuries after CFB Wainwright fire</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Canadian, Canadian Armed Forces, Fire, Environment And Climate Change Canada, Department Of National Defence, David Mcguinty, Jennie Carignan, CFB Wainwright, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Pte. William Douglas Dal Bianco</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/vile-attack-school-girls-in-chilliwack-viciously-beat-one-of-their-classmates-on-camera/78734</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-14/6yummvzs/Screenshot-2026-11-14-at-1.08.41-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>VILE ATTACK: School girls in Chilliwack viciously beat one of their classmates on camera</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T19:23:19.028Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VILE ATTACK: School girls in Chilliwack viciously beat one of their classmates on camera</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, BC, Rcmp, Bcpoli, Chilliwack, Chilliwack beating</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/hamilton-cadet-captain-still-unable-to-walk-after-restaurant-assault-during-poppy-drive/78732</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-14/2pbwae68/Screenshot-2026-11-13-at-7.39.57-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Capt. Ken Kunkel and his alleged attacker, Estela Quintanilla</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T19:07:03.091Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hamilton cadet captain still unable to walk after restaurant assault during poppy drive</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Ontario, Canadian, Ontario, Crime, Doug Ford, Public Safety, Hamilton, Assault, Cadets, Ken Kunkel, Estela Quintanilla</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-orders-100000-study-into-self-driving-cars-job-losses-and-economic-risks/78706</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/b2qea9js/c121662f-08e5-303d-a52f-84918887ed35_850.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Elon Musk, humanoid robot</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa orders $100,000 study into self-driving cars, job losses and economic risks

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Transport Canada, Ipsos, self-driving vehicles</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/rcmp-struggling-to-recruit-officers-for-northern-postings-as-living-costs-soar/78669</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-09-02/e0l52z8t/Screenshot-2025-09-02-at-12.02.13-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>RCMP</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RCMP struggling to recruit officers for northern postings as living costs soar

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Rcmp, Cdnpoli</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadians-warming-to-china-and-india-as-trump-tariffs-push-ottawa-to-seek-new-trade-partners/78684</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-24/z75m4rum/622a0f0a7a3d2_image.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>China and Canada Flags</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadians warming to China and India as Trump tariffs push Ottawa to seek new trade partners

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Donald Trump, Cdnpoli, Angus Reid Institute, China, Mark Carney, Tariffs</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-support-for-permanent-daylight-saving-time-drops-14-points-as-residents-report-problems/78682</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-03-23/ti9h8whk/DaylightTimepic.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A sign pointing to either side of the time change debate.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta support for permanent daylight saving time drops 14 points as residents report problems

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Angus Reid Institute, Ableg, Alberta time change</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/slobodian-liberals-preach-restraint-then-hand-refugee-healthcare-another-3498-million/78733</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-14/zmuybemk/IMAGE-slobodian-refugee-healthcare.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Refugee patients wait at a Canadian clinic.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SLOBODIAN: Liberals preach restraint, then hand refugee healthcare another $349.8 million</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Liberals, Opinion, Opinion Column, refugee benefits, refugee healthcare</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-to-extend-income-tax-filing-deadline-to-may-15-in-historic-change/78667</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-14/0bmtwnd1/580f5239-0d00-4b7e-bcb9-23f3dbcfdb1d.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Income tax</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa to extend income tax filing deadline to May 15 in historic change

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canada Revenue Agency Han, françois-philippe champagne, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/crosson-senate-must-stop-ottawa-from-turning-your-phone-into-a-surveillance-tool/78731</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/ypsqsm1u/IIMAGE-crosson-bill-c22-batters.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Senator Denise Batters and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in an illustration about Bill C‑22 and the privacy of Canadians’ phone records.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CROSSON: Senate must stop Ottawa from turning your phone into a surveillance tool</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Michael Geist, Senate, Denise Batters, Surveillance, Opinion, Opinion Column, Gary Anandasangaree, phone records</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/saskatchewan-bill-would-eliminate-freedom-of-information-fees-and-force-government-to-release-records/78680</loc>
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<image:caption>Saskatchewan Legislature</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saskatchewan bill would eliminate freedom-of-information fees and force government to release records

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Saskatchewan, Cdnpoli, Saskpoli, Ctv, Freedom Of Information, Gage Haubrich, Jordan McPhail</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/brulotte-ottawa-cant-grow-the-army-by-gutting-the-reserves/78728</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/681l4138/IMAGE-brulotte-army-reserve.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cuts to Reserve training undermine Ottawa’s plans to grow Canada’s Army.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BRULOTTE: Ottawa can't grow the Army by gutting the Reserves</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces, Opinion, Opinion Column, Reserves, Regular Force, Reserve Force</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/a-look-to-the-future-what-the-population-of-each-province-and-territory-is-projected-to-be-by-2050/78709</loc>
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<image:caption>A crowd of people outside the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A projection of the population of the NWT under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A projection of the population of Nunavut under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A projection of the population of the Yukon under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A projection of the population of PEI under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/pj4p1lb1/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_11_28_22_am.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A projection of the population of New Brunswick under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/2v4qi0lq/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_12_05_52_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Nova Scotia under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/az6kw4uv/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_12_16_45_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Saskatchewan under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/0jt91yq4/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_1_07_53_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Manitoba under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/aryodg80/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_1_12_35_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of BC under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/nwldi17e/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_1_30_53_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Alberta under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/0fenjr1x/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_1_46_18_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Quebec under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/1qrv1ukx/Screenshot_2026_11_13_at_2_08_15_pm.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A projection of the population of Ontario under all scenarios by 2050</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>A LOOK TO THE FUTURE: What the population of each province and territory is projected to be by 2050</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/rubenstein-indigenous-compensation-is-financially-unsustainable-and-morally-bankrupt/78715</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/ji0h3doy/IMAGE-rubenstein-atlantic-editorial.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Illustration of three First Nations adults studying a land survey map beside a lake.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T12:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RUBENSTEIN: Indigenous ‘compensation’ is financially unsustainable and morally bankrupt</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Indigenous, Federal Government, Deficits, Opinion, Opinion Column, Land Claims, aboriginal title</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canada-soccer-audit-withheld-until-after-world-cup-reveals-financial-mismanagement/78661</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-12/h5s2h2eu/Carney-raises-world-cup.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mark Carney (center) raising the World Cup, Gianni Infantino (right)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canada Soccer audit withheld until after World Cup reveals financial mismanagement

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Sports, Cdnpoli, Adam Van Koeverden, Department Of Canadian Heritage, Canada Soccer, 2026 World Cup, Samson &amp; Associates</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fletcher-slowly-carneys-canada-steps-back-from-net-zero-by-2050/78710</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/pjo8wgop/IMAGE-COP31.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Canada is slowly stepping back from its pledge to reach net zero by 2050.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-14T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FLETCHER: Slowly, Carney’s Canada steps back from ‘net zero by 2050’</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Climate Change, Net Zero, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column, cop, net zero by 2050, cop31</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/smith-says-ucp-representatives-need-to-accept-the-referendum-and-get-on-board-with-winning-the-2027-election/78729</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-10-15/7839y4gi/IMG2105.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Premier Danielle Smith and UCP President Rob Smith on stage at the 2025 UCP AGM</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T22:14:49.102Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Smith says UCP representatives need to accept the referendum and get on board with winning the 2027 election </news:title>
<news:keywords>Alberta politics, Alberta government, Alberta independence, Alberta UCP, Alberta separation, Alberta separatism, Daniellle Smith, UCP, Alberta election, Alberta referendum, Danielle Smith UCP</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/breaking-faa-orders-nationwide-ground-stop-as-equipment-outage-disrupts-us-air-travel/78730</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/mhyomjk9/Screenshot-2026-11-13-at-3.16.56-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>FAA statement</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T21:19:24.153Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UPDATED: FAA orders nationwide ground stop as equipment outage disrupts US air travel

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<news:keywords>News, USA News, Canadian, FAA, Ground Stop</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/make-it-stop-class-action-against-feds-offering-maid-to-veterans-grows-to-20-vets/78725</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/fjwessh2/cb3c22f9-4bc4-47d0-b464-a945c0622c93.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Canadian military, Canadian flag</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:40:56.856Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'MAKE IT STOP': Class action against feds offering MAiD to veterans grows to 20 vets</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Maid, Veterans Affairs Canada, #cdnpoli, class action against feds, MAiD offered to Canadian veterans, MAiD veterans, lawyer Catherine Christensen</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-ucp-government-unveils-flat-royalties-framework-for-new-oil-sands-projects/78714</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/41hvnfri/Screenshot-2026-11-13-at-2.21.01-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>BREAKING: UCP government unveils flat royalties framework for new oil sands projects</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:19:42.836Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UCP government unveils flat royalties framework for new oil sands projects</news:title>
<news:keywords>Alberta oil, Alberta oil and gas, Danielle Smith, Alberta gas, Alberta oil royalties, Alberta oil royalty, Alberta politics, Alberta government, UCP</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ford-visits-honda-plant-after-ontario-pledges-156m-for-hybrid-retooling/78726</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/ngoeelut/Screenshot-2026-11-13-at-2.41.35-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Doug Ford at the Alliston Honda plant</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T20:07:02.668Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ford visits Honda plant after Ontario pledges $156M for hybrid retooling</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Ontario, Canadian, Auto, Ontario, Doug Ford, Tariffs, Honda, Alliston</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/usa-news/minnesota-yarn-shop-apologizes-for-selling-harry-potter-kits-pulls-all-products/78723</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/ld0pcksh/Pulled-wizard-props-beside-a-yarn-shop.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Minnesota yarn shop has apologized for selling Harry Potter-themed kits, removed the merchandise and pledged the proceeds to a transgender support organization after customers raised concerns.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T19:19:44.186Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Minnesota yarn shop apologizes for selling Harry Potter kits, pulls all products</news:title>
<news:keywords>USA News, News, Cancel Culture, Jk Rowling, Harry Potter, Harry Potter yarn shop display, Needle &amp; Skein, St. Louis Park, Gilah Mashaal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/guilbeault-says-trump-administration-outperforming-carney-on-climate/78724</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/ombed9oz/Steven-Guilbeault-COP31.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Steven Guilbeault at COP31</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:57:37.856Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Guilbeault says Trump administration outperforming Carney on climate</news:title>
<news:keywords>Steven Guilbeault, climate change, cop31, enviroment, trump, climate, enviroment policy, oil and gas</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/three-dead-including-two-children-after-suv-collides-with-semi-near-kitscoty-alberta/78722</loc>
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<image:caption>Police Car Lights</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:43:51.060Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Three dead, including two children, after SUV collides with semi near Kitscoty, Alberta

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Rcmp, Abpoli, Vermillion, Kitscoty</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/whissell-mass-immigration-is-dehumanizing-and-insufficient-to-address-canadas-economic-woes/78720</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/6n15jdbn/IMAGE-whissell-editorial-illustration-v3.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>An editorial illustration juxtaposes Canada’s immigration policy with anti-austerity protests in France.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WHISSELL: Mass immigration is dehumanizing and insufficient to address Canada’s economic woes </news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Mass Immigration, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column, Immigration Levels Plan, France riots</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/stelco-will-recall-all-175-laid-off-hamilton-workers-on-dec-1/78721</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-11-13/4opwwtqr/rtx7F.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Stelco workers are being recalled</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-13T18:25:21.538Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stelco will recall all 175 laid-off Hamilton workers on Dec. 1</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Ontario, Canadian, Ontario, Hamilton, Mélanie Joly, Stelco</news:keywords>
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