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BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

Western Standard Guest Columnist

7 hours ago

4 min read

Stop treating nuclear as an alternative and start treating it as a strategic advantage.

Opinion

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

4 min read

News

Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Western Standard News Services

1 second ago

4 min read

Alberta

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

Will Vasseur

50 minutes ago

2 min read

The first tanker prepares to load at LNG Canada’s new terminal at Kitimat, April 2025. The shipment marked the first time Canadian natural gas was exported to anywhere other than the United States.

Opinion

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

Western Standard Guest Columnist

9 hours ago

3 min read

A faction of David Eby’s NDP clearly doesn’t support natural gas development.

Opinion

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

Michelle Stirling

8 hours ago

4 min read

The Canadian government is using implausible scenarios to push a failed green agenda.

News

Former CBC host coached Parliamentary Budget Officer before committee hearings

Western Standard News Services

1 hour ago

2 min read

News

Information commissioner warns Ottawa is concealing more federal records

Western Standard News Services

2 hours ago

2 min read

News

Senators debate vacant Canadian Human Rights Commission job for 87 minutes

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

2 min read

News

Federal strike powers follow shippers’ push to restrict port and rail walkouts

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

2 min read

Kris Sims, the Alberta Director for the CTF

News

Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Western Standard News Services

1 second ago

4 min read

Alberta

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

Will Vasseur

50 minutes ago

2 min read

News

Alberta RCMP defends $938.5 million policing bill as province builds sheriffs service

Western Standard News Services

5 hours ago

2 min read

News

Treasury Board says federal departments decide how long government text messages are kept

Western Standard News Services

6 hours ago

2 min read

News

Declassified cabinet records reveal 1996 plan for tax bond on Canadians leaving country

Western Standard News Services

6 hours ago

2 min read

News

CBSA paid $3.1 million to settle workplace misconduct complaints since 2020

Western Standard News Services

7 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta

Panellists gather to discuss the implications of Alberta's referendum

Will Vasseur

16 hours ago

3 min read

Diversity of thought on university campuses.

Opinion

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

Western Standard Guest Columnist

7 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

Michelle Stirling

8 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

Western Standard Guest Columnist

9 hours ago

3 min read

Watch

WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

Western Standard News Services

23 hours ago

1 min read

Opinion

GWYN MORGAN: Canada’s economic web of woe

Western Standard Guest Columnist

02 Oct 2026

4 min read

Opinion

KAPLAN: Alberta's $400 billion net-zero suicide pact

Western Standard Guest Columnist

02 Oct 2026

4 min read

Opinion

AUBUT: The empathy trap — when modern feminism overplays its hand

Alan Aubut

02 Oct 2026

3 min read

Watch

WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

Western Standard News Services

23 hours ago

1 min read

Thailand’s flood crisis is continuing to wreak havoc across the country.

International

WATCH: Thailand flood disaster spreads as dam fills, airport and factories hit

Alyson Fraser

02 Oct 2026

3 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: It's a little early to damn AI

Nigel Hannaford

02 Oct 2026

3 min read

Watch

WATCH LIVE: Danielle Smith bets Alberta’s future on Carney’s promises

Western Standard News Services

01 Oct 2026

1 min read

News

AI SAVING HUMANITY? Six ways AI is helping the world right now

Leah Mushet

30 Sep 2026

5 min read

Bizarre foods major brands actually sold

News

TOP TEN: Wacky food that major brands actually sold

Alyson Fraser

25 Sep 2026

6 min read

Top Stories

BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

News

Former CBC host coached Parliamentary Budget Officer before committee hearings

Information commissioner warns Ottawa is concealing more federal records

Senators debate vacant Canadian Human Rights Commission job for 87 minutes

Federal strike powers follow shippers’ push to restrict port and rail walkouts

Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

Alberta RCMP defends $938.5 million policing bill as province builds sheriffs service

Treasury Board says federal departments decide how long government text messages are kept

Declassified cabinet records reveal 1996 plan for tax bond on Canadians leaving country

CBSA paid $3.1 million to settle workplace misconduct complaints since 2020

Panellists gather to discuss the implications of Alberta's referendum

Opinion

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

GWYN MORGAN: Canada’s economic web of woe

KAPLAN: Alberta's $400 billion net-zero suicide pact

AUBUT: The empathy trap — when modern feminism overplays its hand

Watch

WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

WATCH: Thailand flood disaster spreads as dam fills, airport and factories hit

HANNAFORD: It's a little early to damn AI

WATCH LIVE: Danielle Smith bets Alberta’s future on Carney’s promises

Business

Carney’s 'Buy Canadian' pledge faces scrutiny over LNG Canada’s Chinese steel plans

G7 leaders agree to release 100 million barrels of oil as diesel prices soar

Carney promises Canadians ‘a lot of money’ from Pacific Link pipeline but leaves taxpayer costs unclear

UPDATED: Pacific Link oil pipeline named project of national interest, could generate $265 billion in Alberta royalties

New report says Alberta small businesses squeezed by rising costs as tariff aid delivers little relief

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