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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/commons-tracks-canadians-facebook-posts-about-mps-in-internal-security-files/73192</loc>
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<news:title>Commons tracks Canadians’ Facebook posts about MPs in internal security files

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/china-espionage-threat-persists-as-csis-flags-political-interference-concerns/73191</loc>
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<news:title>China espionage threat persists as CSIS flags political interference concerns

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/hilton-obrien-alberta-should-treat-teaching-like-a-trade-not-a-degree/73188</loc>
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<image:caption>Classroom</image:caption>
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<news:title>HILTON O’BRIEN: Alberta should treat teaching like a trade — not a degree</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-nation-building-plan-under-fire-as-mps-say-zero-projects-approved-nearly-a-year-after-law-passed/73132</loc>
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<image:caption>Aaron Gunn, MP for North Island—Powell River.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Federal 'nation-building' plan under fire as MPs say zero projects approved nearly a year after law passed

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-judge-rules-ei-overpayments-must-be-repaid-even-if-caused-by-government-error/73130</loc>
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<image:caption>William Pentney of the Federal Court</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Federal judge rules EI overpayments must be repaid even if caused by government error

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Alberta, Cdnpoli, Employment Insurance, Service Canada, Justice William Pentney, Maya Knauth, Battle River Power Co-op in Camrose</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/auto-giants-warn-china-ev-quota-will-gut-canadian-industry-and-jobs/73050</loc>
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<image:caption>GM Canada HQ in Oshawa</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Auto giants warn China EV quota will gut Canadian industry and jobs

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Business, Cdnpoli, General Motors, Toyota, Tony Baldinelli, Honda, Chinese EVs, Sarah Goldfeder, Brendan Sweeney, Pacific Manufacturing Association of Canada</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/dur-seventeen-babies-born-alive-and-then-left-to-die-in-alberta/73187</loc>
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<image:caption>Baby Hand</image:caption>
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<news:title>DUR: Seventeen babies born alive — and then left to die in Alberta</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Abortion, Opinion, Opinion Column, left to die</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/youth-job-market-strain-deepens-as-unemployment-concerns-outpace-headline-rates/73097</loc>
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<image:caption>Youth unemployment rate increases</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Youth job market strain deepens as unemployment concerns outpace headline rates

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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/temporary-foreign-worker-permits-cost-taxpayers-millions-as-ottawa-fails-to-recover-fees/73094</loc>
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<image:caption>Temporary Foreign workers on a farm outside Victoria, BC</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Temporary foreign worker permits cost taxpayers millions as Ottawa fails to recover fees

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Jason Kenney, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Department Of Employment, Brad Vis</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/macleod-carney-wants-independence-from-the-us-so-why-not-start-with-oil/73148</loc>
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<image:caption>Sovereignty</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Canadian Crude Oil Imports</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MACLEOD: Carney wants independence from the US — so why not start with oil?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Oil, Mark Carney, Opinion, Opinion Column, American oil, major projects</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/liberals-table-long-promised-financial-crimes-agency-bill-with-few-details/73049</loc>
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<image:caption>Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Liberals table long-promised financial crimes agency bill with few details

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, françois-philippe champagne, national financial crimes agency, Michael Saghbini</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-ramps-up-invasive-mussel-fight-with-record-inspections-and-new-border-controls/73060</loc>
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<image:caption>Invasive mussels checkpoint</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T14:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta ramps up invasive mussel fight with record inspections and new border controls

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<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Ableg, Alberta Irrigation Districts Association, Grant Hunter, Alberta Invasive Species Council, Zebra mussels inspection Alberta</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/burton-canadas-trillion-dollar-failure-we-didnt-lose-it-we-drove-it-away/73186</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2023-11/32a34895-0dac-456e-a541-80c4a3a2f429/20_dollar_bill_stox.jpeg</image:loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BURTON: Canada’s trillion-dollar failure — we didn’t lose it, we drove it away</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Canada, Justin Trudeau, Economy, Opinion, Opinion Column, foreign investment, lost decade, Trillion Dollar</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/in-depth-why-do-mps-cross-the-floor/72652</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-01/9l644tcd/ChatGPT-Image-May-1-2026-025304-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>floor crossing, Marilyn Gladu, Lori Idlout, Chris d’Entremont</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Stewart Campbell, getting hit with eggs (not actually how he looked like)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IN-DEPTH: Why do MPs cross the floor?</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Features, Liberal Party, Cdnpoli, Marilyn Gladu, Matt Jeneroux, Jared Wesley, Lori Idlout, Liberal Majority, Floor Crossing, #cdnpoli, Chris d’Entremont, Michael Ma, floor crossing Canada, MPs floor crossing, history of floor crossing, Why do MPs floor cross?, No I in Team</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/top-ten-ontarios-highest-crime-areas/73141</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-02/lr03yp4z/Screenshot-2025-04-02-131430.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Toronto police</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TOP TEN: Ontario’s highest crime areas  </news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Ontario, Ontario, News, Crime, Ontario news, list, Top ten</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-to-spend-27m-on-ai-learning-kits-for-k-12-students-in-push-to-modernize-classrooms/73041</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-02-03/9e0zvzof/Heading.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Premier Danielle Smith has said Alberta’s energy advantage will become increasingly crucial as artificial intelligence (AI) drives soaring global demand for reliable power in the near future.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta to spend $2.7m on AI learning kits for K-12 students in push to modernize classrooms

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Nate Glubish, Ableg, Ai, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Rundle Academy</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-canada-doesnt-need-a-sovereign-wealth-fund-it-needs-to-stop-scaring-away-investors/73147</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-01/77sq0u8z/Screenshot-2025-03-27-081047.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Money on Canadian Flag</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-03T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>MORGAN: Canada doesn’t need a ‘Sovereign Wealth Fund’ — it needs to stop scaring away investors</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Debt, Federal Government, Mark Carney, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Opinion, Opinion Column, Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-mp-blasts-lack-of-ombudsman-reports-on-corporate-abuses-abroad-as-ongoing-failure/73131</loc>
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<image:caption>Arnold Viersen</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta MP blasts lack of ombudsman reports on corporate abuses abroad as ‘ongoing failure’

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canadian Labour Congress, Arnold Viersen, Sheri Meyerhoffer, Francis Scarpaleggia, Federal Court Justice Patrick Gleeson, Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/insurers-warn-auto-theft-claims-drop-in-2025-but-remain-far-above-historic-levels/73125</loc>
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<image:caption>Insurers warn auto theft claims drop in 2025 but remain far above historic levels</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Insurers warn auto theft claims drop in 2025 but remain far above historic levels

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canada Border Services Agency, Insurance Bureau Of Canada, Chief economist at CIBC Capital Markets, Stolen Vehicles</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canadians-split-on-carney-government-one-year-in-as-cost-of-living-dominates-concerns/73021</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-01-26/zctxg91r/Carney-Grocery-Store</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mark Carney speaking at a grocery store in Ottawa</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadians split on Carney government one year in as cost of living dominates concerns

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Angus Reid Institute, Mark Carney</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/wenzel-calgarys-water-crisis-isnt-your-fault-so-why-are-you-paying-for-it/73185</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-05/910c2af0-e25c-41f9-80c4-4b6abbf45772/IMG_3283.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sprinkler</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T17:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WENZEL: Calgary’s water crisis isn’t your fault — so why are you paying for it?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Calgary, Calgary, Water, Opinion, Opinion Column, Water Restrictions</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/air-travel-complaints-backlog-prompts-ottawa-to-overhaul-passenger-rights-system/73096</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-01/db656460-b3bd-4a7c-aacf-01adaa71be77/photos_pearson_international_airport.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>A person at Toronto Pearson International Airport</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Air travel complaints backlog prompts Ottawa to overhaul passenger rights system

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Air Travel, Air Passenger Protection Regulations, Canadian Transportation Agency</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/ottawa-penthouse-purchase-sparked-backlash-as-officials-warned-of-optics-amid-cost-of-living-crisis/73090</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-14/oyur1g4n/Heading.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tom Clark and his $8.8 million Manhattan penthouse</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ottawa penthouse purchase sparked backlash as officials warned of optics amid cost-of-living crisis

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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Department Of Foreign Affairs, Tom Clark, Manhattan</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/slobodian-ai-jesus-is-here-and-its-charging-by-the-minute/73183</loc>
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<image:caption>Jesus and AI</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-02T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>SLOBODIAN: AI Jesus is here, and it’s charging by the minute</news:title>
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