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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/liberal-backed-petition-calls-for-public-naming-contest-for-proposed-west-coast-pipeline/75238</loc>
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<image:caption>Aaron Hagey-Mackey</image:caption>
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<news:title>Liberal-backed petition calls for public naming contest for proposed West Coast pipeline

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/justice-centre-proposes-eight-point-plan-to-roll-back-canadas-surveillance-powers/75244</loc>
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<image:caption>Justice Centre proposes eight-point plan to roll back Canada's surveillance powers</image:caption>
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<news:title>Justice Centre proposes eight-point plan to roll back Canada's surveillance powers

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/pringle-canadas-churches-face-a-defining-choice-obey-the-government-or-defend-biblical-truth/75307</loc>
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<image:caption>Church</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PRINGLE: Canada's churches face a defining choice — obey the government or defend biblical truth</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Churches, Christianity, Opinion, Opinion Column, bibilical truth, pandemic mandates, political pressure</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/gaming-industry-urges-mps-to-reject-sports-betting-advertising-restrictions/75202</loc>
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<image:caption>Sports betting ads appear everywhere, including on this billboard at BMO Field in Toronto.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gaming industry urges MPs to reject sports betting advertising restrictions

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Sports, Cdnpoli, Sports Betting, Sen. Marty Deacon, Sen. Percy Downe, Marjorie Michel, Canadian Gaming Association</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/poll-finds-most-canadians-want-carney-to-scrap-former-governors-general-expense-accounts/75206</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-08/c1krmif0/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20110931.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Governor General Mary Simon</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Poll finds most Canadians want Carney to scrap former governors general expense accounts

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Governor General, Cdnpoli, Franco Terrazzano, Ctf, Louise Arbour</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/aubut-canadas-house-of-mirrors-why-our-democracy-is-built-on-a-lie/75347</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/9awi10ol/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-5.01.13-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>House of Mirrors</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T12:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AUBUT: Canada’s house of mirrors — why our democracy is built on a lie</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Governor General, Prime Minister, Constitution, Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Crown, King, Opinion, Opinion Column, checks and balances</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-warns-goldfish-threaten-lakes-as-invasive-species-penalties-reach-100000/75183</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/1o8x5fbe/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-1.01.18-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A 30-centimetre, 2.4-pound goldfish, roughly the size of a dinner plate, was removed from the Drake Landing stormwater pond in Okotoks</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta warns goldfish threaten lakes as invasive species penalties reach $100,000

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<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Ableg, Grant Hunter, Goldfish</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-its-time-to-defund-the-assembly-of-first-nations/75249</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-09-03/qsjh832z/Indian%20with%20flaming%20arrow.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>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</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-26T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MORGAN: It's time to defund the Assembly of First Nations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, First Nations, Indigenous, Assembly Of First Nations, Defund, Opinion, Opinion Column</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-driver-caught-after-racing-230-kmh-in-80-zone-near-fairmont-hot-springs/75289</loc>
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<image:caption>Alberta driver caught after allegedly racing 230 km/h in 80 zone near Fairmont Hot Springs</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T21:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta driver caught after racing 230 km/h in 80 zone near Fairmont Hot Springs

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<news:keywords>News, Alberta, BC, Rcmp, Bcpoli, Abpoli, Fairmont Hot Springs</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/housing-starts-to-fall-again-as-cmhc-undercuts-carneys-housing-promises/75270</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-11/wapbhk8o/affordable-housing-crescent-heights.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Housing.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Housing starts to fall again as CMHC undercuts Carney’s housing promises</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Housing, Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Mark Carney, Cdnpol, Housing Affordability, Gregor Robertson</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-rejected-more-gaza-student-visa-applications-than-it-approved/75273</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-23/x0ygn541/etudiante-gaza-universite-programme-visa.png.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The federal government has rejected far more student visa applications from Gaza than it has approved, despite calls from advocacy groups urging Ottawa to fast-track permits for students accepted by Canadian colleges and universities.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa rejected more Gaza student visa applications than it approved</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, International, Immigration, Liberal Government, Department Of Immigration, Marc Miller, Gaza, Gazans, Gaza students Canada, Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-government-rejects-fords-billy-bishop-airport-expansion-plans/75349</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-25/x147ji5i/billy.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T18:22:27.493Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Federal government rejects Ford’s Billy Bishop Airport expansion plans</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Ontario, Ontario, Doug Ford, Toronto, Federal, Airport, Provincial, Billy Bishop</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-womens-department-becomes-first-to-delete-x-accounts-over-hateful-comments/75166</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-05-24/uyd6yzbl/Rechie_Valdez_2.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rechie Valdez</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Federal women’s department becomes first to delete X accounts over hateful comments

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Michelle Rempel Garner, X, Rechie Valdez, Women and Gender Equality Canada, Frances McRae</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/rcmp-has-no-record-explaining-why-ukraine-air-ps752-criminal-probe-was-abandoned-watchdog-finds/75239</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-22/ty9pecli/Screenshot-2026-07-22-at-9.12.07-AM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>PS752</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>RCMP has no record explaining why Ukraine Air PS752 criminal probe was abandoned, watchdog finds

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Justin Trudeau, Rcmp, Cdnpoli, Department Of Justice, Iran, Public Prosecution Service Of Canada, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/in-depth-did-quebec-sovereignty-drive-bmo-and-businesses-from-montreal-history-gives-a-complicated-answer/75151</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/kzbwx5a8/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-20-2026-at-103606-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>With the clock continuing to tick towards the inevitable October referendum on Alberta independence, a historical anecdote keeps resurfacing from the federalist camp as a cautionary tale — one that’s more nuanced than some let on.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/xwweragl/1920px-BankofMontrealHeadOfficeMontréalSoutheastview201704101.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>BMO's original building at Place d'Armes in Montreal, remains the bank's legal headquarters.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/svtyzt65/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-9.32.49-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Canadian Press article published in the Montreal Gazette on November 7, 1975, reported that there were rumours BMO was “searching for a new head office” but that the bank “emphatically” denied a move to Toronto.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/8tkcoxhj/first-canadian-place.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>First Canadian Place in Toronto has been BMO's operational headquarters since 1977.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/yijxhezt/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-9.40.27-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Front page of the Montreal Star, February 16, 1977.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Former BMO chairman Fred H. McNeil.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/import/westernstandard.news/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/36/336e9bae-595c-11ee-897b-ebd767316aba/650db1f052cd8.image.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IN-DEPTH: Did Quebec sovereignty drive BMO and businesses from Montreal? History gives a complicated answer
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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Features, Jeromy Farkas, Bank Of Montreal, Alberta Independence, Royal Bank, Rene Levesque, Keith Wilson, Bill 101, Bell Canada, Parti Quebecois, Trevor Tombe, Quebec Independence, Alberta independence movement, Corey Hogan, Quebec sovereignty movement</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/mccourt-ucp-no-fault-insurance-scheme-unjust-unnecessary-unconservative-un-albertan/75346</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-11-18/ojkrxwgq/car-crash-downtown-calgary.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Car crash downtown Calgary</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>McCOURT: UCP no-fault insurance scheme unjust, unnecessary, unconservative, un-Albertan</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Alberta, Nate Horner, Car Insurance, Opinion, Opinion Column, No Fault Insurance</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-report-finds-nearly-13000-canadians-sleeping-in-cars-parks-and-abandoned-buildings/75165</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-03-24/88n7gtqg/Gregor.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Liberal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Federal report finds nearly 13,000 Canadians sleeping in cars, parks and abandoned buildings

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Homelessness, Gregor Robertson</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/barclay-the-modern-witch-hunt-for-the-conservative-in-canada/75345</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-08-23/ky0fxhqx/DSC00326.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Protestors were present on Friday night but they were in the overwhelming minority.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T14:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BARCLAY: The modern witch hunt for ‘the Conservative’ in Canada</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Tim Houston, Conservative, Left Wing, Opinion, Opinion Column, left wing violence</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-says-food-affordability-now-critical-as-grocery-prices-keep-outpacing-inflation/75205</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-19/3prudz5d/101ac30d-1bd2-42de-b450-efed51a7e5db.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Grocery shopping Canada</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa says food affordability now 'critical' as grocery prices keep outpacing inflation

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Consumer Price Index, Cdnpoli, Department Of Agriculture, grocery prices, Food Banks Canada, Daily Bread Food Bank, connie cody</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/pinder-canadas-wildfires-are-fueling-climate-politics-and-albertas-independence-movement/75344</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-09-04/brt35pmp/Screenshot-2025-09-04-at-10.21.27-AM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Wildfires</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T12:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PINDER: Canada's wildfires are fueling climate politics — and Alberta's independence movement</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Donald Trump, Wildfires, Climate Change, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ethics-commissioner-bars-liberal-mp-lori-idlout-from-receiving-income-from-federal-contractor/75164</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-01-07/qiegdsg9/Lori-Idolout</image:loc>
<image:caption>Nunavut MP Lori Idlout</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ethics Commissioner bars Liberal MP Lori Idlout from receiving income from federal contractor

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Ethics Commissioner, Don Davies, Nvision Insight Group Inc, Lori Idlout, Bob Zimmer</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fletcher-canadas-bumpy-road-to-being-an-energy-superpower/75343</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/exqnaoxu/TMX-Kamloops-pipe.tmx.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Trans Mountain expansion project nears Kamloops. A third, larger line carrying diluted bitumen would follow a similar route to a new deep-water port in Delta, BC.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-25T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FLETCHER: Canada’s bumpy road to being an energy superpower</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Bc, Oil, Pipeline, West Coast, Opinion, Transmountain Pipeline, Opinion Column, MOU agreement</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/breaking-elections-alberta-validates-stay-free-albertas-successful-alberta-independence-petition/75342</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-04/1m4vcprc/IMG1143.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mitch Sylvestre and Jeffrey Rath are leaning on a stack of petition boxes as they get ready to submit them to Elections Alberta.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T21:29:40.541Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Elections Alberta validates Stay Free Alberta's successful Alberta independence petition </news:title>
<news:keywords>Alberta independence, Alberta separation, Alberta separatism, Stay Free Alberta, Alberta Prosperity Project, Mitch Sylvestre, Alberta independence court ruling </news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/cbsa-whistleblower-drops-out-of-public-eye-after-threats-advice-to-go-low-profile/75340</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/xu3fnz0i/GExJz6zakAAzQB3.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CBSA whistleblower Luc Sabourin testifying at Committee</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T20:46:15.774Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CBSA whistleblower drops out of public eye after threats, advice to go low-profile</news:title>
<news:keywords>Canadian, Quebec, News, Whistleblower, Cbsa, Fraud, Passport, Committee, Bloc Qubcois, Bill C-290, Luc Sabourin, House Standing Committee</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/livingston-we-hold-these-truths-the-enduring-message-of-the-us-declaration-of-independence/75341</loc>
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<image:caption>Declaration of Independence painting</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T20:41:01.418Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>LIVINGSTON: ‘We hold these truths’ — the enduring message of the US Declaration of Independence</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Usa, America, Opinion, Opinion Column, declaration of independence, US Declaration of Independence</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/usa-news/watch-orcas-ram-giant-sunfish-until-it-shatters-into-thousands-of-pieces/75337</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/q0p5jtpu/Untitled-design-81.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A group of orcas has been filmed using a newly documented feeding behavior known as "ram-to-fragment.''</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T20:39:53.588Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Orcas ram giant sunfish until it shatters into thousands of pieces</news:title>
<news:keywords>USA News, News, Watch, Orcas, Ram-to-fragment, Frontiers in Ethology, Dr. Kathryn Ayres, Sun fish hunting</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/international/brazilian-farmers-tokenize-dairy-cows-to-secure-loans/75336</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-06-06/jl5n3yuz/62228407c9242_image.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dairy cow</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:50:40.867Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Brazilian farmers tokenize dairy cows to secure loans</news:title>
<news:keywords>Cows, dairy cow, loans, banking, farmers, Brazil, Parana, Brazilian farmers</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/trump-threatens-big-tariff-on-canada-over-wildfire-smoke/75338</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-20/jqwbypaf/Heading-4.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could place tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke drifting south of the border, saying Canada will continue to respond to cross-border emergencies by working together instead of “pointing fingers.”</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:50:08.056Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump threatens ‘big tariff’ on Canada over wildfire smoke</news:title>
<news:keywords>Trump, Donald Trump, smoke, wildfire smoke, tariffs, tariff</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/international/oyster-the-monkey-rescued-after-being-left-in-cage-on-london-bus-3000-reward-offered-to-find-owner/75331</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/tsq0ovsa/Untitled-design-79.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Marmoset, named Oyster, was discovered after being left inside a small cage hidden within a laundry bag on a Route 302 bus in northwest London.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:31:40.944Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘Oyster’ the monkey rescued after being left in cage on London bus; £3,000 reward offered to find owner</news:title>
<news:keywords>International, News, London, Peta, CCTV footage, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, RSPCA, Oyster the monkey, Abandoned animals</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadian-doctors-advocate-for-death-by-organ-donation-for-maid-donors/75318</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/9facxd3z/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-1.00.22-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Organ donation, Canada</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:30:28.784Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadian doctors advocate for 'death by organ donation' for MAiD donors </news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Maid, Organ Donation, Canada MAID, MAiD organ donors, death by organ donation, paper want MAiD patients to die by organ donation, organ donation canada, Canada MAiD organ donation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/new-poll-shows-david-ebys-approval-collapsing-to-historic-low/75333</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-01/tofcoikd/EBYborder.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>David Eby at the BC-Washington border</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:15:21.303Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New poll shows David Eby’s approval collapsing to historic low</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Bcpoli, Angus Reid, David Eby, Danielle Smith, Bc Ndp, Bcndp, BC Conservative, Alberta-BC Pipeline</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-ontario-expands-transit-constable-powers-to-arrest-for-illegal-drug-use/75335</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/em648050/ttc.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>In a first for Canada, the TTC and other transit systems will grand special constables the authority to make arrests</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/5lyun7ci/taser2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sarah Kennedy called for access to tasers and other tools for constables</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/iqy96oyo/osca3_6415014.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Many Toronto residents report feeling unsafe using city transit, and would welcome the new powers</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T19:14:32.723Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Ontario expands transit constable powers to arrest for illegal drug use</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Ontario, Watch, Ontario, Crime, Doug Ford, Public Safety, Olivia Chow, Transit Safety, Special Constables</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-bc-rider-loses-motorcycle-after-pulling-wheelie-in-front-of-highway-patrol-officer/75334</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/847r8d3p/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-12.23.48-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>B.C. rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T18:27:11.224Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: BC rider loses motorcycle after pulling wheelie in front of highway patrol officer

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, BC, Bcpoli, Speeding, Richmond, Bc Highway Patrol</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/referendum-tpa-donation-roundup-albertans-pour-over-175k-into-independence-advertisers/75328</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-02-20/jsdfzk5h/ChatGPT-Image-Feb-20-2026-at-104007-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>As the country is set to mark another Canada Day, a new national poll suggests most Canadians remain confident the country will stay together despite growing independence sentiment in Alberta and Quebec ahead of a potentially consequential political Fall.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T18:17:17.701Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Referendum TPA donation roundup: Albertans pour over $175k into independence advertisers </news:title>
<news:keywords>Alberta independence, Alberta separation, Alberta separatism, Alberta separatists, Let Alberta Decide, Pathway to Independence, Alberta independence telethon, Stay Free Alberta, Alberta's Voice, Vote to Stay, Alberta referendum, Forever Canadian, Elections Alberta, Alberta vote, Danielle Smith, Keith Wilson, Thomas Lukaszuk </news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ircc-encourages-international-students-to-chose-canada-despite-government-promise-reduce-program/75327</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/e7njit7n/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-10.58.59-am.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Post from @CitImmCanada on Twitter/X</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T18:06:01.083Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IRCC encourages international students to chose Canada despite government promise reduce program </news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, IRCC, Canada immigration, Canadian international students</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/wagner-the-ontario-chief-justice-who-warned-against-pierre-trudeaus-charter/75332</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-07/kyav5gbw/622a21b7d113e_image.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pierre Trudeau paddling</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:56:54.133Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WAGNER: The Ontario Chief Justice who warned against Pierre Trudeau’s Charter</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Rights, Pierre Trudeau, Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Opinion, Opinion Column, personal rights</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/watch-surrey-man-stops-pickup-to-heroically-pull-boy-from-path-of-traffic/75329</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/a6fj18a1/image-8.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A man exits his vehicle and reaches for a young child who had walked into traffic at Highway 10 and 148 Street in Surrey on July 21.</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:35:16.460Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Surrey man stops pickup to heroically pull boy from path of traffic</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Watch, Child Safety, Surrey, Road Safety, Hero</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ford-set-to-call-three-byelections-as-new-poll-puts-liberals-ahead-by-five-points/75326</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/enobgk79/ford-cbc.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Doug Ford at the Toronto Metropolitan University</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/xe55yjr2/Screenshot-2026-07-24-at-1.11.24-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Liaison Strategies polls show strong disapproval of Doug Ford's leadership</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/unfwf9kg/candidates.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Scarborough Southwest is expected to be the most competitive race</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:20:10.826Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ford set to call three byelections as new poll puts Liberals ahead by five points</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Ontario, Ontario, Doug Ford, Polls, Byelections, Queens park, expense scandal</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/they-paid-for-that-bridge-us-democrat-says-canadians-have-every-right-to-be-mad/75330</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/zhcp967v/48100098712028661111970396138658002509479233n.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Debbie Dingell (Center)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:19:29.264Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>‘They paid for that bridge’: U.S. Democrat says Canadians have every right to be mad</news:title>
<news:keywords>Gordie Howe, Debbie Dingell, US Democrat, Gordie Howe bridge, deal, US, Donald Trump, Mark Carney</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/alberta/hikers-charged-after-video-shows-off-leash-dog-approaching-grizzly-bear-in-banff/75324</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-24/kmx1z9v8/Untitled-design-78.png</image:loc>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-24T17:07:51.237Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hikers charged after video shows off-leash dog approaching grizzly bear in Banff</news:title>
<news:keywords>Alberta, News, Grizzly Bear, Parks Canada, Banff National Park, National Parks Of Canada, viral video, Off-leash dog</news:keywords>
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