https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/reactions-pour-in-following-findlays-bc-conservative-leadership-win/73884 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-31/h0d9939v/KLF.jpg Kerry-Lynne Findlay (centre right) celebrates with supporters after winning the BC Conservative Party leadership on Saturday in Vancouver. The victory sets the stage for a polarized provincial election campaign expected in 2028. (Photo: Jarryd Jäger) westernstandard en 2026-05-31T18:35:58.317Z Reactions pour in following Findlay's BC Conservative leadership win BC, News, Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre, David Eby, Ravi Kahlon, Ravi Parmar, Bc Ndp, Rob Shaw, Bc Greens, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Emily Lowan, BC Conservative leadership race https://www.westernstandard.news/news/liberals-projected-to-add-over-1-trillion-to-canadas-debt-by-2030/73705 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/r09p0h5h/82b17219-af97-4b29-8983-080833df7dd3.png Money rain on Parliament Hill westernstandard en 2026-05-31T18:00:00.000Z Liberals projected to add over $1 trillion to Canada's debt by 2030 News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Liberals, Debt, Liberal Government, Unemployment, Mark Carney, #cdnpoli, Canada debt, Liberals projected to add over $1 trillion to Canada's debt by 2030, Roman Barber, Canada $1 trillion debt, Canada's debt projections, spring economic update, unemployment Canada https://www.westernstandard.news/news/carneys-buy-canadian-policy-allows-foreign-owned-companies-to-win-federal-contracts/73789 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/xfufqj24/Screenshot-2026-05-25-at-11.10.04-AM.png Mark Carney speaking to reporters about the Alberta idependence referendum to hold a referendum. westernstandard en 2026-05-31T17:00:00.000Z Carney’s Buy Canadian policy allows foreign-owned companies to win federal contracts News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Department Of Public Works, Mark Carney, Tamara Jansen, Dominic Laporte, Buy Canada, Levent Ozmutlu https://www.westernstandard.news/news/labour-minister-defends-ottawas-repeated-strike-interventions/73785 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-05-28/pj03avti/Screenshot-2024-10-28-131211.png Patty Hajdu westernstandard en 2026-05-31T16:00:00.000Z Labour minister defends Ottawa’s repeated strike interventions News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Teamsters, Air Canada, Unifor, Canada Labour Code, Canadian Labour Congress, Patty Hajdu, Cupe, Canadian Union Of Postal Workers, International Longshore and Warehouse Canada, WestJet Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/macleod-are-canadians-being-taught-what-to-think/73870 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/nfnv2cnf/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-12.23.10-PM.webp Are Canadians being taught what to think? westernstandard en 2026-05-31T15:30:00.000Z MACLEOD: Are Canadians being taught what to think? Opinion, Federal Government, Ai, Artificial Intelligence, Activism, Opinion, Opinion Column, Influence, thought control https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-river-flow-forecast-improves-sharply-after-strong-mountain-snowpack/73717 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-02-19/2toi99hq/HP1.jpg Bow River westernstandard en 2026-05-31T15:00:00.000Z Alberta river flow forecast improves sharply after strong mountain snowpack News, Alberta, Abpoli, Ableg, Rivers, Grant Hunter https://www.westernstandard.news/news/liberals-reject-calls-to-police-truth-in-political-speech/73747 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-12-17/z5epej3j/DSC01375.webp Minister Steven MacKinnon westernstandard en 2026-05-31T14:00:00.000Z Liberals reject calls to police ‘truth’ in political speech News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Yvan Baker, Steven Mackinnon, Karim Bardeesy, Barbara George https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/papaioannoy-safer-nicotine-products-are-not-going-away-canada-needs-to-facereality/73875 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-03-03/6ki2d6s0/Zonnic-Pocket.webp Zonnic westernstandard en 2026-05-31T13:29:00.000Z PAPAIOANNOY: Safer nicotine products are not going away — Canada needs to face reality Opinion, Opinion, Nicotine, Vaping, Opinion Column, nicotine pouches, Zonnic, e-cigarettes, World No Tobacco Day https://www.westernstandard.news/news/special-report-four-and-a-half-years-disciplinary-tribunal-for-vaccine-sceptic-ottawa-cop-nears-its-end/73742 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2023-11/44656ed8-9eb7-4602-adb6-d1f938a463da/Screenshot_2023_11_13_12_37_06_PM.png Ottawa detective Helen Grus westernstandard en 2026-05-31T13:00:00.000Z SPECIAL REPORT: Four and a half years — disciplinary tribunal for vaccine-sceptic Ottawa cop nears its end News, Canadian, Ontario, Watch, Cdnpoli, Ontpoli, Ottawa Police Service, Helen Grus, Chris Renwick, Bath-Sheba van den Berg, Jessica Barrow, Ottawa Police Association https://www.westernstandard.news/news/crtc-report-shows-canadians-over-55-still-dominate-cable-tv-news-audience/73716 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-10-28/n8s45zi6/Screenshot%202024-09-03%20at%209.22.14 AM.png Canadians continue to tune out conventional TV westernstandard en 2026-05-31T12:00:00.000Z CRTC report shows Canadians over 55 still dominate cable TV news audience News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Crtc, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-the-duty-to-consult-the-indigenous-is-hamstringing-the-nation/73787 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-14/ck0umgzf/file00000000116071f58ef00df8521ce8a2.png Former BC Green Party MLA Adam Olsen rises in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia while wearing traditional regalia during debate on first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, October 24, 2019, in Victoria, British Columbia. westernstandard en 2026-05-31T11:30:00.000Z MORGAN: The ‘duty to consult’ the indigenous is hamstringing the nation Opinion, Indigenous, Opinion, Opinion Column, Land titles, aboriginal title, duty to consult https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/kerry-lynne-findlay-wins-bc-conservative-leadership-race/73883 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-12-10/z42ma5fz/KLF.webp Kerry-Lynne Findlay westernstandard en 2026-05-31T02:38:51.034Z Kerry-Lynne Findlay wins BC Conservative leadership race BC, News, Peter Milobar, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Yuri Fulmer, Caroline Elliott, BC Conservative leadership race, Iain Black https://www.westernstandard.news/watch/watch-live-bc-conservatives-leadership-election/73882 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-30/jsgu8p1f/CMS-Template-2026-05-30T153817.830.jpg BC Conservatives Leadership Election westernstandard en 2026-05-31T00:44:18.682Z WATCH LIVE: BC Conservatives Leadership Election Watch, News, BC https://www.westernstandard.news/news/tax-court-rejects-appeals-in-massive-canada-tax-shelter-scheme/73863 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-08-07/uxsyradd/Gavel-1.jpg Alberta’s top election official has asked a court to decide if a proposed referendum question about independence is allowed under the law. westernstandard en 2026-05-30T21:00:00.000Z Tax court rejects appeals in massive Canada tax shelter scheme News, Canadian, Canada Revenue Agency, Cdnpoli, Federal Court Justice David Graham, Global Learning and Gifting Initiative https://www.westernstandard.news/news/patty-hajdu-challenged-over-claims-air-canada-strike-threatened-medical-shipments/73858 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-16/5v61ss4c/Screenshot-2024-10-28-131211.png Patty Hajdu westernstandard en 2026-05-30T20:00:00.000Z Patty Hajdu challenged over claims Air Canada strike threatened medical shipments News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Canadian Union Of Public Employees, Garnett Genuis, Patty Hajdu, Air Canada Strike, Deputy Labour Minister Robert Wright https://www.westernstandard.news/news/road-horror-two-girls-aged-five-and-six-among-four-people-killed-in-rocky-mountain-house-crash/73881 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-03-12/5zok8x0g/RCMPP.webp RCMP westernstandard en 2026-05-30T19:36:28.667Z ROAD HORROR: Two girls — aged five and six — among four people killed in Rocky Mountain House crash News, Alberta, Rcmp, Abpoli, Rocky Mountain House, O'Chiese First Nation https://www.westernstandard.news/news/champagne-mocked-after-comparing-ev-subsidies-to-ford-model-t/73816 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-28/osbfqf77/Screenshot-2026-05-28-at-10.33.30-AM.png Ford Model T westernstandard en 2026-05-30T19:00:00.000Z Champagne mocked after comparing EV subsidies to Ford Model T News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Electric Vehicles, Raquel Dancho, françois-philippe champagne, Ford Model T https://www.westernstandard.news/news/assembly-of-first-nations-demands-mandatory-consultation-on-all-foreign-trade-deals/73715 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/5ztn8zrv/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-10.43.19-AM.webp The Alberta First Nations westernstandard en 2026-05-30T18:00:00.000Z Assembly of First Nations demands mandatory consultation on all foreign trade deals News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Assembly Of First Nations, Trade, Sen. Percy Downe https://www.westernstandard.news/news/mps-debate-removing-indigenous-names-from-federal-ridings-after-reconciliation-push/73786 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-27/xn48wis2/Screenshot-2026-05-27-at-10.46.18-AM.png Peter Loewen westernstandard en 2026-05-30T17:00:00.000Z MPs debate removing indigenous names from federal ridings after reconciliation push News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Peter Loewen, Bill C-25 https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/ws-common-sense-vs-bureaucracy-has-albertas-energy-regulator-lost-the-plot/73871 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-03-26/huipm91z/Firefly%20Canadian%20oil%20and%20gas%20rig%20at%20night%20in%20the%20mountains%20with%20wildlife%20and%20stars%2045042.jpg Oil rig westernstandard en 2026-05-30T16:30:00.000Z WS: Common sense vs bureaucracy — has Alberta’s energy regulator lost the plot? Opinion, Oil, Common Sense, Bureaucracy, Opinion, Alberta Energy Regulator, Opinion Column https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-health-officials-downplay-canada-losing-measles-free-status-amid-outbreak-concerns/73784 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-15/y5hdoutf/Screenshot-2025-04-15-at-1.17.41-PM.png Measles westernstandard en 2026-05-30T16:00:00.000Z Federal health officials downplay Canada losing measles-free status amid outbreak concerns News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Public Health Agency, World Health Organization, Measles, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Joss Reimer https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/brown-politics-makes-strange-bedfellows-why-alberta-independents-might-ultimately-succeed-and-how-we-could-easily-fail/73866 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-22/jfvqqqo7/IMG1240.jpeg Premier Danielle Smith addressing Albertans and introducing a referendum question on Alberta remaining in Canada. westernstandard en 2026-05-30T15:30:00.000Z BROWN: Politics makes strange bedfellows — why Alberta independents might ultimately succeed (and how we could easily fail) Opinion, Alberta, Opinion, Western, Opinion Column, Independents, Progressive Federalists, Conservative Federalists https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-housing-report-urges-ottawa-to-punish-cities-that-fail-to-build-enough-homes/73713 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-05-06/psq09ic9/BC-builders.png Housing Construction westernstandard en 2026-05-30T15:00:00.000Z Federal housing report urges Ottawa to punish cities that fail to build enough homes News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Housing, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Department of Housing https://www.westernstandard.news/news/federal-summer-jobs-program-cant-say-how-many-jobs-it-creates/73746 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-07/ef42087f-7fb3-440e-8764-ff258c248f23/Screenshot%202024-07-22%20at%209.20.18 AM.png Canada Summer Jobs westernstandard en 2026-05-30T14:00:00.000Z Federal summer jobs program can’t say how many jobs it creates News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Karen Hogan, Canada Summer Jobs https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/lytle-forever-canadian-an-overachieving-petition/73864 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-27/h50m6lzv/IMG1314.jpeg Thomas Lukaszuk speaking to supporters at the Forever Canadian kickoff event. westernstandard en 2026-05-30T13:30:00.000Z LYTLE: Forever Canadian, an overachieving petition? Opinion, Alberta, Referendum, Petition, Opinion, Western, Western Independence, Opinion Column, Alberta Forever Canadian https://www.westernstandard.news/news/analysis-is-toronto-worse-off-after-chows-mayoral-stint/73853 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/za5vj9yw/chjow-caribana-e1722882230966.webp Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow at Caribana westernstandard en 2026-05-30T13:00:00.000Z ANALYSIS: Is Toronto worse off after Chow's mayoral stint News, Ontario, Toronto, Toronto Mayor, Toronto Mayoral Election, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, Chow, Oliva Chow https://www.westernstandard.news/news/carney-government-refuses-to-reveal-cost-of-governor-general-swearing-in-ceremony/73709 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-05/j40zr6pv/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-8.12.58-AM.webp Louise Arbour westernstandard en 2026-05-30T12:00:00.000Z Carney government refuses to reveal cost of Governor General swearing-in ceremony News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, David Johnston, Julie Payette, Mark Carney, Adrienne Clarkson, Louise Arbour, Michaëlle Jean https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/fletcher-bcs-latest-treaty-soon-set-in-stone-except-for-its-costs/73878 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/hbalsfdd/Eby-Chandraa-Komoks-paddle-april14.26.bcg.webp K’omoks Chief Counsellor Nicole Rempel presents Premier David Eby and Indigenous Relations Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert with a ceremonial paddle at a meeting in the premier’s office at the BC legislature, April 14, 2026. westernstandard en 2026-05-30T11:30:00.000Z FLETCHER: BC’s latest treaty soon set in stone, except for its costs Opinion, Bc, Indigenous, West Coast, Opinion, Opinion Column, Land Claims, treaties, K'omoks https://www.westernstandard.news/news/this-is-alberta-us-conservative-organization-throws-spotlight-on-independence-movement/73880 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/eep4jcwz/ChatGPT-Image-May-29-2026-at-024737-PM.webp The world is sitting up and taking notice as the Alberta independence movement continues to pick up speed, with US-based conservative organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) releasing a new documentary detailing Alberta’s frustrations with Ottawa. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/s6q7a3mj/Screenshot_2026_05_29_at_2_26_35_PM.webp Derek Fildebrandt. https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/bcw930xi/Screenshot_2026_05_29_at_2_28_43_PM.webp Marty Belanger https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/zybls3wj/Screenshot_2026_05_29_at_2_26_58_PM.webp Keith Wilson westernstandard en 2026-05-29T21:06:04.238Z 'THIS IS ALBERTA': US conservative organization throws spotlight on independence movement News, Alberta, USA News, Watch, Abpoli, Danielle Smith, Derek Fildebrandt, Jeff Rath, Abpol, Charlie Kirk, Barry Cooper, Alberta Independence, Rebel News, Sheila Gunn Reid, Keith Wilson, Kian Simone, Marty Belanger, Alberta independence movement, Mitch Sylvestre, Turning Point USA, USA, Stay Free Alberta, Marty Up North, Tayler Hansen https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/quesnel-british-columbias-dripa-experiment-is-scaring-away-investment-without-fixing-indigenous-poverty/73861 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-14/ck0umgzf/file00000000116071f58ef00df8521ce8a2.png Former BC Green Party MLA Adam Olsen rises in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia while wearing traditional regalia during debate on first reading of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, October 24, 2019, in Victoria, British Columbia. westernstandard en 2026-05-29T20:30:00.000Z QUESNEL: British Columbia’s DRIPA experiment is scaring away investment without fixing indigenous poverty Opinion, Bc, Indigenous, British Columbia, Poverty, Opinion, Opinion Column, DRIPA https://www.westernstandard.news/news/university-of-lethbridge-restricts-hiring-research-chair-to-self-identified-racialized-individuals-only/73865 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/jyhffady/84f054b8-e14c-4fc1-acc6-0516b74f4cc7.png University of Lethbridge research chair application https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-29/xcs5snc9/Screenshot-2026-05-29-at-2.01.21-PM.png "Only applicants..." Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Genomics in Precision Health); University of Lethbridge application westernstandard en 2026-05-29T20:17:11.658Z University of Lethbridge restricts hiring research chair to self-identified 'racialized individuals' only News, Canadian, Alberta, Abpoli, University Of Lethbridge, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, #abpoli, dei hiring, Canada Research Chairs Program DEI, alberta university, university dei hiring, Tier 2 Research Chair position, CRC DEI requirements, equity, diversity and inclusion action plan, ier 2 Research Chair position in Genomics in Precision Health https://www.westernstandard.news/news/vancouver-fifa-world-cup-costs-soar-217-to-729-million/73879 https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-02-18/ckoncfwu/CTFF.webp CTF BC Director Carson Binda westernstandard en 2026-05-29T19:31:08.778Z Vancouver FIFA World Cup costs soar 217% to $729 million News, BC, Vancouver, Vancouver, Bcpoli, Ctf, Carson Binda, 2026 FIFA World Cup