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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/edmonton-arrest-leads-to-ontario-extortion-and-murder-conspiracy-charges-tied-to-for-brothers-gang/74748</loc>
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<image:caption>Safaldeep Singh</image:caption>
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<news:title>Edmonton arrest leads to Ontario extortion and murder conspiracy charges tied to 'For Brothers' gang</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/yukon-to-introduce-firearms-legislation-seek-input-from-gun-owners-ahead-of-fall-session/74747</loc>
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<image:caption>Yukon Justice Minister Laura Lang</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T14:44:26.306Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Yukon to introduce firearms legislation, seek input from gun owners ahead of fall session</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/ndp-opposes-alberta-pipeline-proposal/74746</loc>
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<image:caption>Avi Lewis</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T14:18:15.030Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NDP opposes Alberta pipeline proposal</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/wagner-albertas-foreign-rulers-the-laurentian-elites/74745</loc>
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<image:caption>Justin Trudeau and Steven Guilbeault</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WAGNER: Alberta’s foreign rulers — the Laurentian elites</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/vancouver-police-warn-of-open-liquor-fines-during-fifa-world-cup-even-as-public-hard-drug-use-remains-prolific/74743</loc>
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<image:caption>Vancouver's Downtown Eastside</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Vancouver police warn of open liquor fines during FIFA World Cup even as public hard drug use remains prolific</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Vpd, Vancouver Police, Downtown Eastside, Hard Drugs, Alcohol Consumption, Fifa, FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA Vancouver</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/analysis-carney-throws-eby-a-political-lifeline-as-bc-ndp-approval-rating-hits-new-lows/74741</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-04-07/pz3yiu4i/Carneyby.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>David Eby and Mark Carney in Victoria, BC</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ANALYSIS: Carney throws Eby a political lifeline as BC NDP approval rating hits new lows</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Bc, Bcpoli, Angus Reid, Oil Tanker, David Eby, Mark Carney, Bcndp, Massey Tunnel, oil tanker ban</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/bernardo-licenced-gun-owners-get-the-paperwork-criminals-get-the-headlines/74736</loc>
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<image:caption>Licenced gun owners get the paperwork — criminals get the headlines</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BERNARDO: Licenced gun owners get the paperwork — criminals get the headlines</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Organized Crime, Gun Grab, Repeat Offenders, Opinion, Opinion Column, Illegal Firearms, extortion gangs</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/breaking-alberta-submits-west-coast-pipeline-proposal-partners-with-trans-mountain-and-pembina/74744</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-03/8gkdqk3a/IMG0235.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on July 2, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on July 2, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T01:23:13.246Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UPDATED: Alberta submits West Coast pipeline proposal, partners with Trans Mountain and Pembina</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/watch/hannaford/hannaford-liberal-canadian-values-are-no-way-to-retain-albertas-loyalty/74715</loc>
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<image:caption>Liberal Canadian values are no way to retain Alberta's loyalty</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-03T00:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>HANNAFORD: Liberal Canadian values are no way to retain Alberta's loyalty</news:title>
<news:keywords>Hannaford, Watch, Opinion, Canada Day, Stop the Drift, Gayle Eng, Liberal values or Canadian heritage?, Sir Samuel Tilley, Why we called July 1, 'Dominion Day'</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-approves-46b-gas-powered-project-to-support-ai-data-centre-in-sturgeon-county/74742</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/ib0ymgll/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-3.24.50-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Alberta government is celebrating a major private-sector commitment to the province’s growing artificial intelligence and data centre industry after a consortium of energy and infrastructure companies gave the green light to a $4.6-billion natural gas-powered electricity project in Sturgeon County.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T22:06:10.318Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta approves $4.6B gas-powered project to support AI data centre in Sturgeon County</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Energy, Abpoli, Nate Glubish, Danielle Smith, Rj Sigurdson, Abpol, Clean Electricity Regulations, AI data centres</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/watch-canadian-reservists-perform-sloppy-canada-day-march/74719</loc>
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<image:caption>Footage showing reservists from the 7th Toronto Regiment marching during a Canada Day ceremony at Queen’s Park has drawn significant attention and criticism online.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T20:37:52.592Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Canadian Reservists perform 'sloppy' Canada Day march</news:title>
<news:keywords>Canadian, News, Canada Day, independent journalist Caryma Sa'd, Queens park, Toronto reservists, Royal Canadian Artillery</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/donovan-carneys-shoebox-condo-bailout-rewards-developers-and-sticks-taxpayers-with-the-bill/74729</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-25/0lzdcpji/Carney-presser-2026-06-25.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Mark Carney speaking to reporters at press gallery building</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T20:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>DONOVAN: Carney’s ‘shoebox’ condo bailout rewards developers — and sticks taxpayers with the bill</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Bc, Vancouver, Toronto, Condos, Mark Carney, Bailout, Opinion, Opinion Column</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/coastal-first-nations-celebrates-tanker-ban-protection-in-bc-ottawa-deal/74734</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-11-14/r2ky6wxj/Screenshot-2025-11-14-at-10.25.03-AM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Haida Nation President Jason Alsop speaks at Premier David Eby's event in support of BC’s North Coast oil tanker ban in Vancouver Nov. 5, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T19:48:38.382Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Coastal First Nations celebrates tanker ban protection in BC-Ottawa deal</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Bc, Bcpoli, David Eby, Mark Carney, Premier David Eby, Tanker Ban, Coastal First Nations, oil tanker ban</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-set-to-propose-southern-bc-route-for-new-west-coast-oil-pipeline/74733</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/4or75zy3/IMG9461.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Alberta government is set to announce that it is proposing a southern route for its new one-million-barrel-a-day crude oil pipeline to the West Coast.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T19:27:58.527Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta set to propose southern BC route for new West Coast oil pipeline</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Danielle Smith, Pipeline, Abpol, Mark Carney, Alberta-BC Pipeline, BC Pipeline</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/burnaby-rcmp-dismantles-alleged-drug-production-network-seizes-tonnes-of-chemicals-and-firearms/74727</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/2cy9rgxq/Police-officer-in-car.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A months-long investigation by Burnaby RCMP has resulted in the seizure of thousands of kilograms of suspected drug-production chemicals, firearms, cash and contraband cigarettes, while officers dismantled what police describe as an alleged drug manufacturing operation in Richmond.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T18:36:20.014Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Burnaby RCMP dismantles alleged drug production network, seizes tonnes of chemicals and firearms</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, BC, Crime, Burnaby, Burnaby Rcmp, Bc Crime, burnaby gang enforcement team</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/bc-premier-eby-vows-he-will-not-go-to-court-to-block-a-new-pipeline-from-alberta/74726</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/efc0uk27/Eby-Dix-Prince-George.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Discovering oil: BC Premier David Eby (right) and his new energy minister Adrian Dix tour Prince George Refinery while attending a natural resources forum Jan. 14, 2025. The refinery processes light crude oil brought by pipeline from Taylor, BC near Fort St. John.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T18:31:45.835Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BC Premier Eby vows he will not go to court to block a new pipeline from Alberta</news:title>
<news:keywords>BC, News, Bc, Bcpoli, David Eby, Danielle Smith, Pipeline, Mark Carney, Alberta-BC Pipeline, oil tanker ban</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/watch/watch-live-court-allows-alberta-independence-petition-signatures-to-be-counted/74722</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/lchitn0n/CMS-Template-2026-07-02T110149.882.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Court allows Alberta independence petition signatures to be counted</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH LIVE: Court allows Alberta independence petition signatures to be counted</news:title>
<news:keywords>Watch, Marty Up North, Opinion, Alberta, British Columbia, Independence, Mark Carney, Digital Id, World Cup, Western, Usmca, Dani Bucks</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/newell-the-glaring-difference-between-the-us-and-canadian-militaries-besides-the-obvious/74706</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/kos1aa3d/Screenshot-2026-02-23-at-2.22.56-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Woke Military</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NEWELL: The glaring difference between the US and Canadian militaries — besides the obvious</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Canadian Armed Forces, Maid, Medical Assistance In Dying, Us Military, Opinion, Opinion Column, Pete Hegseth, training standards</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/carney-eby-strike-major-projects-deal-to-fast-track-lng-mining-and-trade-infrastructure-in-bc/74725</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/kdk7q6a2/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-12.13.15-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Mark Carney and BC Premier David Eby.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T18:18:39.258Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Carney, Eby strike major projects deal to fast-track LNG, mining and trade infrastructure in BC
</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, BC, Canadian, Cdnpoli, David Eby, Cedar Lng, Lng Canada, Lng, Mark Carney, Cdnpol, Ksi Lisims, woodfibre lng, red chris mine</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/sony-ending-physical-playstation-game-discs/74724</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/z9y4vupu/SonyPlaystation.jpg.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>PlayStation Logo</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T17:27:15.849Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sony ending physical PlayStation game discs</news:title>
<news:keywords>Sony, Playstation, video games, playstation 5</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/privacy-commissioner-warns-of-risks-as-alberta-adds-health-numbers-to-drivers-licences/74723</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-11-14/80xuvj5k/Drivers-Licence-.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>An Alberta driver's licence.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T17:22:08.413Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Privacy commissioner warns of risks as Alberta adds health numbers to driver’s licences</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Abpol, Drivers Licence, Drivers Licences, Office Of The Information and Privacy Commissioner, Diane McLeod</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/cibc-agrees-to-compensate-customers-in-10-million-non-sufficient-funds-fee-settlement/74718</loc>
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<image:caption>CIBC</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T16:53:04.845Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CIBC agrees to compensate customers in $10 million non-sufficient funds fee settlement</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Business, Ontario Superior Court Of Justice, Scotiabank, Department Of Finance, Cibc, Td Bank, Royal Bank Of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Canadian Press, koskie minsky llp</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-wild-footage-captures-tacoma-apartment-complex-explosion-moments-after-firefighters-open-door/74717</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/tilxrcz2/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-10.15.24-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A dramatic explosion inside an apartment complex electrical room in Tacoma, Washington, sent debris flying and forced the evacuation of multiple buildings Sunday evening, according to local fire officials.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T16:20:18.683Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Wild footage captures Tacoma apartment complex explosion moments after firefighters open door</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, USA News, Watch, Explosion, Tmz, explosions, tacoma, tacoma fire department</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-opens-applications-for-1-million-cancer-research-grants/74716</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/4k9kwrgl/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-10.06.05-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Justin Wright.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T16:09:46.468Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta opens applications for $1 million cancer research grants</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Abpol, Justin Wright, Cancer research, Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/canadian/outside-alberta-and-saskatchewan-canada-votes-further-left-than-california/74711</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/jpxomh0r/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-2-2026-093521-AM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A comparison of recent Canadian and American election results is drawing attention to Canada's shifting political landscape — and highlighting just how politically distinct Alberta and Saskatchewan have become.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:53:32.386Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Outside Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada votes 'further left' than California</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-florida-walmart-parking-dispute-turns-deadly-as-video-captures-fatal-shooting-of-army-veteran/74713</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/a9ru3r1w/bart-diguglielmo-broward-man-died-13299970435e2ea.jpg.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bart Diguglielmo.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:47:23.873Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Florida Walmart parking dispute turns deadly as video captures fatal shooting of Army veteran</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, USA News, Watch, Shooting, Florida, Walmart, Fatal Shooting, USA news</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/international/germany-tightens-sick-leave-rules/74714</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/eyz50rqm/friedrich-merz-3.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:41:47.965Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Germany tightens sick leave rules</news:title>
<news:keywords>Friedrich Merz, Germany, sick leave</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/abbotsford-man-convicted-of-second-degree-murder-in-wifes-fatal-stabbing-days-after-arriving-in-canada/74712</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/mwdr6wfn/Screenshot-2026-07-02-at-9.09.49-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A BC Supreme Court judge has convicted an Abbotsford man of second-degree murder after rejecting his claim that he fatally stabbed his wife during a sudden, emotionally charged confrontation only days after arriving in Canada from India.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T15:12:03.186Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>'Abbotsford man' convicted of second-degree murder in wife’s fatal stabbing days after arriving in Canada</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/canada-ranks-13th-in-global-wealth-as-us-pulls-further-ahead/74710</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>Canada remains one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but a new global report shows Canadians still trail far behind Americans in average personal wealth.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T14:57:11.284Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canada ranks 13th in global wealth as US pulls further ahead</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Canada, Usa, Switzerland, Wealth, Wealth of nations, global wealth report</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/rcmp-arrest-two-in-montreal-human-smuggling-investigation-linked-to-illegal-border-crossings/74709</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/87p9y16g/pei-rcmp-respond-to-19-vehicle-crashes-over-three-days-1.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>RCMP</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T14:45:43.929Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UPDATED: RCMP arrest two in Montreal human smuggling investigation linked to illegal border crossings</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Montreal, Rcmp, Crime, Crime In Canada</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/robson-trumps-haiti-ruling-is-about-to-test-canadas-border-security/74703</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-02/0rmqvdqc/Screenshot_2024_05_09_080736.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Roxham Rd, Quebec illegal border crossing</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T13:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ROBSON: Trump’s Haiti ruling is about to test Canada’s border security</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Refugees, Us Supreme Court, Syria, Haiti, Safe Third Country Agreement, Opinion, Opinion Column, Asylum Claims</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/feds-spend-5-million-to-make-caribbean-more-lgbtq2ia-friendly/74700</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-05-25/r09p0h5h/82b17219-af97-4b29-8983-080833df7dd3.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Money rain on Parliament Hill</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T13:28:09.538Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Feds spend $5 million to make Caribbean more 'LGBTQ2IA+' friendly</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Global Affairs Canada, 2slgbtq, Federal Spending, #cdnpoli, Global affairs canada spending, Global Affairs canada project, feds spend $5 million on lgbt rights in Caribbean</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/taylor-how-canada-became-a-country-that-wastes-your-time/74619</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-29/vwoj6dh7/age-barros-rBPOfVqROzY-unsplash.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Watch</image:caption>
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<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T11:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TAYLOR: How Canada became a country that wastes your time</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Canada, Federal Government, Provincial Government, Opinion, Online Security, Opinion Column</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/thepipeline/watch-why-is-pride-so-gay/74685</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/yzda3alh/CMS-Template-2026-07-01T083401.827.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Why is Pride so gay?</image:caption>
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<news:publication>
<news:name>westernstandard</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-02T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: Why is Pride so gay?</news:title>
<news:keywords>The Pipeline, Watch, Opinion, Pride, Toronto Pride Parade, Olivia Chow, Mark Carney, Alberta Independence</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/war-of-words-smith-allies-alberta-ndp-clash-over-new-pipeline-proposal-reviving-trans-mountain-debate/74697</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/equffeuv/Heading-3.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>News of the UCP government's one-million-barrel-per-day oil pipeline proposal being submitted to the Major Projects Office without a private-sector proponent has sparked a war of words between figures close to Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta NDP.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T20:28:25.378Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WAR OF WORDS: Smith allies, Alberta NDP clash over new pipeline proposal, reviving Trans Mountain debate</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Energy, Abpoli, Trans Mountain Pipeline, Stephen Harper, Rachel Notley, Alberta Ndp, Danielle Smith, Jagmeet Singh, Trans Mountain, Alison Redford, Bruce Mcallister, Abpol, Shannon Phillips, Mark Carney, Kinder Morgan, Oil Pipeline, Oil Pipeline Project, Trans Mountain Expansion, Avi Lewis, Major Projects Office, pipeline proposal</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/trump-administration-declines-to-renew-cusma-putting-trade-deal-under-annual-review/74696</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-12-29/3hfrnsnc/donald-trump.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>US President Donald Trump</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T18:42:57.215Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump administration declines to renew CUSMA, putting trade deal under annual review</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, USA News, Donald Trump, Cdnpoli, Dominic Leblanc, Mexico, Mark Carney, Cdnpol, Janice Charette, Cusma, CUSMA review 2026, Jamieson Greer</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/carney-smith-stress-unity-as-canadians-celebrate-canada-day/74695</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/qdg77k2u/Screenshot-2026-07-01-at-11.02.00-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/wcanq3yn/Screenshot-2026-07-01-at-11.18.56-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Governor General Louise Arbour (left), Minister of Culture Marc Miller, and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa for the 2026 Canada Day celebrations.</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/me0s974y/Screenshot_2026_07_01_at_11_17_40_AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen at the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on July 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:45:55.803Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Carney, Smith stress unity as Canadians celebrate Canada Day</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Justin Trudeau, Abpoli, Cdnpoli, Pierre Poilievre, Danielle Smith, Canada Day, Marc Miller, Jeremy Hansen, Abpol, Mark Carney, Cdnpol, Louise Arbour, Artemis II mission, Canada Day 2026</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/aubut-a-sense-of-hopelessness-on-canada-day/74682</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-30/yw9t098x/Screenshot-2026-06-30-at-5.27.09-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Canada Day</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AUBUT: A sense of hopelessness on Canada Day</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Canada, Canada Day, Opinion, Opinion Column, Hopelessness</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/banks-to-require-customer-approval-for-e-transfers-under-new-anti-fraud-rules/74623</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-30/5iz9yw7h/bank-of-canada.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bank of Canada</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Banks to require customer approval for e-transfers under new anti-fraud rules</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Business, Rcmp, Department Of Finance, Banks, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Department Of Finance Canada, Canada's major banks, anti-fraud, anti-fraud centre, Amanda Binnie</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/former-pc-leadership-contender-joins-keystone-party-launches-by-election-bid-in-northern-manitoba/74694</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/eaxz44ch/wally.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Former Manitoba Progressive Conservative leadership contender Wally Daudrich has joined the Keystone Party and will carry its banner in the upcoming The Pas-Kameesak byelection</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:50:40.898Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Former PC leadership contender joins Keystone Party, launches by-election bid in northern Manitoba</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Manitoba, Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, Wally Daudrich, Keystone Party, Kevin Friesen, Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-opens-applications-for-100-energy-rebate-as-nearly-34-million-residents-become-eligible/74693</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-17/reul4u6r/Screenshot-2026-06-17-at-2.21.58-PM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Danielle Smith and Jason Nixon</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:03:45.433Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta opens applications for $100 energy rebate as nearly 3.4 million residents become eligible</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Abpoli, Danielle Smith, Jason Nixon, Abpol, Rebate, Alberta Energy Rebate, Dani Bucks</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/museum-trustee-quits-over-israel-exhibit-calls-human-rights-museum-tool-of-propaganda/74622</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-06-29/voqa07cs/markberlin-social-cover.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Liberal-appointed trustee who resigned from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights says the institution has abandoned scholarly neutrality and is promoting a one-sided political narrative through a new exhibit on the creation of Israel.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Museum trustee quits over Israel exhibit, calls human rights museum ‘tool of propaganda’
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<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Cdnpoli, Department Of Justice, Canadian Museum For Human Rights, Cdnpol, Palestine, Jewish, B'nai Brith, Palestinian, Mark Berlin, Simon Wolle</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-mp-jamil-jivani-criticizes-carneys-conduct-at-toronto-pride-parade/74687</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/awjofxtt/Screenshot-2026-07-01-at-9.46.07-AM.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Jamil Jivani, Toronto pride parade</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:52:08.534Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WATCH: MP Jamil Jivani criticizes Carney's conduct at Toronto 'pride parade'</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/new-study-finds-dei-policies-widespread-in-canadian-corporations-but-quotas-rare/74692</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2025-07-17/zybda9n3/10.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>DEI</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/gk0992zf/Screenshot-2026-07-01-at-9.34.39-AM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Does the job posting mention or promote DEI?</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-07-01/8mlq5qz8/2.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Does the job posting mention they are an equal opportunity or affirmative action employer?</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:42:21.390Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New study finds DEI policies widespread in Canadian corporations but quotas rare</news:title>
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</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/stirling-the-bank-of-canada-is-erasing-sir-john-a-macdonald-and-our-history/74681</loc>
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<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2023-11/a894cb5e-4b29-4a48-902a-2cfbb65543a0/cash_money_currency_economy_canadian_dollars.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Canadian money</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>STIRLING: The Bank of Canada is erasing Sir John A. Macdonald — and our history</news:title>
<news:keywords>Opinion, Bank Of Canada, Money, Cash, Opinion, Opinion Column, Sir John A. Macdonald</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/trump-says-iran-talks-progressing-after-military-strikes/74688</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-03-24/lvi80zr1/Screenshot-2026-03-24-at-3.22.39-PM.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>US President Donald Trump says indirect negotiations with Iran are making progress following last week's military confrontation, expressing optimism that a fragile ceasefire can evolve into a longer-term agreement centred on Tehran's nuclear ambitions.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:20:17.742Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump says Iran talks progressing after military strikes</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, USA News, International, Donald Trump, Iran, Us Politics, Us Politicians, Strait Of Hormuz, Pete Hegseth, USA, iran conflict, jared kushner, steve witkoff, dan caine</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/teledyne-expansion-brings-high-tech-manufacturing-jobs-to-alberta/74554</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2024-12-05/odt7nhkc/Joseph-Schow.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>Joseph Schow</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Teledyne expansion brings high-tech manufacturing jobs to Alberta

</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Alberta, Business, Edmonton, Abpoli, Ableg, Yeg, Yegcc</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.westernstandard.news/news/alberta-to-us-oil-pipeline-project-advances-with-proposed-new-link-to-oklahoma/74686</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://cf-images.assettype.com/westernstandard/2026-02-25/9ejc5gta/6260637c0cd12_image.png</image:loc>
<image:caption>A proposed pipeline network designed to move more Alberta crude into US markets has taken another step forward, with Calgary-based South Bow and US-based Bridger Pipeline announcing plans to jointly develop a new oil pipeline connecting Guernsey, Wyoming, to Cushing, Oklahoma.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-01T14:58:46.370Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Alberta-to-US oil pipeline project advances with proposed new link to Oklahoma</news:title>
<news:keywords>News, Canadian, Energy, Business, Donald Trump, Oil And Gas, Oil, Pipeline, Oil Exports, Oil And Gas Companies, South Bow, Bridger Pipeline LLC</news:keywords>
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