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Canada’s Secretary of State for Combatting Crime has said the Liberal government will not support legal protections for Canadians acting in self-defence in the case of a violent home invasion.

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Liberal MP rejects stronger self-defence protections amid rise in home invasions

David Wiechnik

57 minutes ago

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Calgary

Calgary school faces blowback after cafeteria labeled as 'no food space' during Ramadan

Jackson Loy

2 hours ago

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February home sales in Canada down from January; prices could decline going forward

Myke Thomas

2 minutes ago

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Canadians oppose military role in Iran conflict as gas prices surge and behaviour shifts

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

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Israeli ambassador pushes Canada to limit freedoms to curb 'antisemitism'

Western Standard News Services

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Official portrait of Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center

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Trump’s counterterrorism chief resigns, says US 'started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby'

Jackson Loy

42 minutes ago

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Iranian 'second in command' killed in Israeli strike after increased hostility towards Israel and US

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Israeli ambassador pushes Canada to limit freedoms to curb 'antisemitism'

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Trump’s counterterrorism chief resigns, says US 'started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby'

Jackson Loy

42 minutes ago

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Liberal MP rejects stronger self-defence protections amid rise in home invasions

David Wiechnik

57 minutes ago

2 min read

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Vancouver CRA staffer charged with multiple fraud offences after four-year RCMP probe

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1 hour ago

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Ford government to defund seven drug consumption sites across Ontario

Jeremy Borg

6 seconds ago

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Canadian

February home sales in Canada down from January; prices could decline going forward

Myke Thomas

2 minutes ago

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Calgary

Calgary school faces blowback after cafeteria labeled as 'no food space' during Ramadan

Jackson Loy

2 hours ago

2 min read

Fairfield School in southern Calgary faces criticism over cafeteria being designated as 'foodless' to accommodate Muslim students during Ramadan

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Ontario proposes opening HOV lanes to solo drivers during off-peak hours

Jeremy Borg

2 hours ago

2 min read

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Bell Canada announces massive AI data centre near Regina in $1.7 billion investment

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

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Canadians oppose military role in Iran conflict as gas prices surge and behaviour shifts

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

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Human rights commission warns Canada’s economy is now a ‘human rights crisis’

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3 hours ago

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Opinion

DUR: Ordinary buildings, extraordinary consequences — inside Calgary’s abortion industry

Western Standard Guest Columnist

1 hour ago

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Opinion

KAPLAN: Alberta’s $130 carbon tax chaos puts $200 billion in oil sands investment at risk

Western Standard Guest Columnist

4 hours ago

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Bernie Farber, founder of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network

Opinion

OLDCORN: Canadian Anti-Hate Network founder on Ottawa’s ‘online safety panel’ is the wrong call

Christopher Oldcorn

6 hours ago

3 min read

Fildebrandt

WATCH: Persecution of Palestinian Christians intensifies

Derek Fildebrandt

17 hours ago

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Clockwise, Jason Nixon, Tyler Shandro, Jason Kenney, Travis Toews, and an unidentified guest on the rooftop patio of the “Sky Palace”

Opinion

CARPAY: Jason Kenney still won’t debate Alberta’s COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine passports

John Carpay

21 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

GIESBRECHT: The ‘gay ayatollah’ rumour and the fog of war in Iran

Brian Giesbrecht

22 hours ago

8 min read

Calgary

THOMAS: Blanket upzoning road to repeal filled with potholes and detours

Myke Thomas

16 Mar 2026

3 min read

Opinion

LYTLE: Foreign fighters for Canadian passports? Ottawa’s latest military recruitment gambit misses the mark

Murray Lytle

16 Mar 2026

2 min read

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Fildebrandt

WATCH: Persecution of Palestinian Christians intensifies

Derek Fildebrandt

17 hours ago

1 min read

Liberal MP Evan Solomon during Question Period on March 13th 2026

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WATCH: Liberal MP blames terrible unemployment stat on Iran war despite report being taken before war began

Jackson Loy

13 Mar 2026

1 min read

WATCH: Eby scolds Conservative MLA Dew for 'sexism' and ‘gym attire’ in unusual point of order

Alex Zoltan

13 Mar 2026

3 min read

Liberal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson

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WATCH: Housing minister blames Middle East war for Canada’s housing crisis

Western Standard News Services

13 Mar 2026

2 min read

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (far left) with the Minister of Crown Investments Corporation Jeremy Harrison, Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic, George Gordon First Nation Chief Shawn Longman and Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Prabha Ramaswamy announcing the construction of an AI data centre on the outskirts of Regina.

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Bell Canada announces massive AI data centre near Regina in $1.7 billion investment

David Wiechnik

2 hours ago

2 min read

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Alberta outlines plan to tackle unpaid oil and gas property taxes

Western Standard News Services

23 hours ago

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As concerns grow over Western countries’ dependence on foreign-controlled critical mineral supply chains, Canada’s mining sector faces an uncomfortable truth: the country’s only antimony mine is owned by a Chinese state-owned firm and has sat idle since 2023.

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Chinese-controlled mine leaves Canada without strategic antimony supply

David Wiechnik

16 Mar 2026

3 min read

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MP committee pushes expanded EI benefits for seasonal workers

Western Standard News Services

15 Mar 2026

2 min read

A new BMO Capital Markets report suggests surging oil prices due to the Middle East conflict could significantly raise mining costs in the near future.

Energy

BMO warns rising oil prices could push mining costs higher

David Wiechnik

13 Mar 2026

3 min read

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IN DEPTH: Your brain could power your computer

Leah Mushet

15 Mar 2026

4 min read

Alberta

IN-DEPTH: Alberta government looking to score huge revenue through iGaming sports gambling

Will Vasseur

14 Mar 2026

4 min read

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Liberal MP rejects stronger self-defence protections amid rise in home invasions

Calgary school faces blowback after cafeteria labeled as 'no food space' during Ramadan

February home sales in Canada down from January; prices could decline going forward

Canadians oppose military role in Iran conflict as gas prices surge and behaviour shifts

Israeli ambassador pushes Canada to limit freedoms to curb 'antisemitism'

Trump’s counterterrorism chief resigns, says US 'started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby'

News

Israeli ambassador pushes Canada to limit freedoms to curb 'antisemitism'

Trump’s counterterrorism chief resigns, says US 'started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby'

Liberal MP rejects stronger self-defence protections amid rise in home invasions

Vancouver CRA staffer charged with multiple fraud offences after four-year RCMP probe

Ford government to defund seven drug consumption sites across Ontario

February home sales in Canada down from January; prices could decline going forward

Calgary school faces blowback after cafeteria labeled as 'no food space' during Ramadan

Ontario proposes opening HOV lanes to solo drivers during off-peak hours

Bell Canada announces massive AI data centre near Regina in $1.7 billion investment

Canadians oppose military role in Iran conflict as gas prices surge and behaviour shifts

Human rights commission warns Canada’s economy is now a ‘human rights crisis’

Opinion

DUR: Ordinary buildings, extraordinary consequences — inside Calgary’s abortion industry

KAPLAN: Alberta’s $130 carbon tax chaos puts $200 billion in oil sands investment at risk

OLDCORN: Canadian Anti-Hate Network founder on Ottawa’s ‘online safety panel’ is the wrong call

WATCH: Persecution of Palestinian Christians intensifies

CARPAY: Jason Kenney still won’t debate Alberta’s COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine passports

GIESBRECHT: The ‘gay ayatollah’ rumour and the fog of war in Iran

THOMAS: Blanket upzoning road to repeal filled with potholes and detours

LYTLE: Foreign fighters for Canadian passports? Ottawa’s latest military recruitment gambit misses the mark

Watch

WATCH: Persecution of Palestinian Christians intensifies

WATCH: Liberal MP blames terrible unemployment stat on Iran war despite report being taken before war began

WATCH: Eby scolds Conservative MLA Dew for 'sexism' and ‘gym attire’ in unusual point of order

WATCH: Housing minister blames Middle East war for Canada’s housing crisis

Business

Bell Canada announces massive AI data centre near Regina in $1.7 billion investment

Alberta outlines plan to tackle unpaid oil and gas property taxes

Chinese-controlled mine leaves Canada without strategic antimony supply

MP committee pushes expanded EI benefits for seasonal workers

BMO warns rising oil prices could push mining costs higher

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IN DEPTH: Your brain could power your computer

IN-DEPTH: Alberta government looking to score huge revenue through iGaming sports gambling