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Statement of closure from Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply

News

Alberta gun retailer shuts down citing regulatory pressure and political climate as reasons

Jackson Loy

13 hours ago

1 min read

Calgary firearms retailer Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply announces closure due to regulatory and governmental pressures

Alberta

Sylvestre urges Alberta independence supporters to purchase UCP memberships

Will Vasseur

13 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

DEALS FOR YOUR DOLLAR: Comparing Alberta grocery prices

Alyson Fraser

15 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta

Kenney lawyers up after Centurion Project publishes his personal details

Will Vasseur

19 hours ago

3 min read

As Corb Lund’s citizen-led petition opposing coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains continues to collect signatures before its June deadline, questions are being raised about political neutrality after digital advertising records and campaign materials revealed links to a professional media agency with deep ties to labour-backed third-party campaigns.

News

EXCLUSIVE: Corb Lund's anti-coal campaign connected to NDP-linked media and organizing agency

David Wiechnik

13 hours ago

6 min read

News

BREAKING: Former UCP MLA apologizes to his ex-caucus

Will Vasseur

12 hours ago

1 min read

News

EXCLUSIVE: Corb Lund's anti-coal campaign connected to NDP-linked media and organizing agency

David Wiechnik

13 hours ago

6 min read

Alberta

Sylvestre urges Alberta independence supporters to purchase UCP memberships

Will Vasseur

13 hours ago

3 min read

ZOLTAN: Legislating freedom requires you to know what it is

Alex Zoltan

15 hours ago

3 min read

Canadian

WATCH: Activists, researchers call for federal review of gender treatments for minors

Walid Tamtam

19 hours ago

2 min read

News

BREAKING: Former UCP MLA apologizes to his ex-caucus

Will Vasseur

12 hours ago

1 min read

News

Alberta gun retailer shuts down citing regulatory pressure and political climate as reasons

Jackson Loy

13 hours ago

1 min read

Calgary firearms retailer Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply announces closure due to regulatory and governmental pressures

Alberta

Kenney to headline sovereignty and foreign disinformation event in Toronto

Will Vasseur

16 hours ago

3 min read

Canadian

Conservatives blame Liberal EV strategy after Honda plant suspension report

Walid Tamtam

16 hours ago

2 min read

Crown and defence make closing arguments in Starbucks stabbing trial

Alex Zoltan

17 hours ago

2 min read

News

Canadian privacy watchdogs find ChatGPT broke laws, demand reforms from OpenAI

Western Standard News Services

17 hours ago

2 min read

News

Ontario lowers colorectal cancer screening age to 45

Jeremy Borg

17 hours ago

2 min read

The Pipeline

WATCH: Alberta Independence petition smashes threshold

Derek Fildebrandt

9 hours ago

1 min read

Alberta flag background with FreshCo, Supertstore, Walmart and Safeway bags in a gorcery cart

Opinion

DEALS FOR YOUR DOLLAR: Comparing Alberta grocery prices

Alyson Fraser

15 hours ago

2 min read

ZOLTAN: Legislating freedom requires you to know what it is

Alex Zoltan

15 hours ago

3 min read

Triggered

WATCH LIVE: The Alberta independence campaign must clean itself up

Western Standard News Services

16 hours ago

1 min read

Opinion

PORRITT: Alberta’s Bill 25 isn’t removing politics from classrooms — it’s redefining them

Western Standard Guest Columnist

18 hours ago

3 min read

Opinion

LAU: Liberals’ $10-a-day daycare disaster — why Canada’s child care plan gets a failing grade

Western Standard Guest Columnist

22 hours ago

4 min read

Mine inspectors at work in BC. The province has vast metal mining potential in the Interior and Northwest regions

Opinion

SHAW: You can’t have a strong nation without hard work

Western Standard Guest Columnist

05 May 2026

4 min read

Opinion

KAPLAN: The Pathways CCS Project illusion — is net zero policy quietly killing Alberta’s oil sands future?

Western Standard Guest Columnist

05 May 2026

4 min read

Watch

The Pipeline

WATCH: Alberta Independence petition smashes threshold

Derek Fildebrandt

9 hours ago

1 min read

Triggered

WATCH LIVE: The Alberta independence campaign must clean itself up

Western Standard News Services

16 hours ago

1 min read

News

WATCH: Non-profit organization plans $600K push to reduce MAiD cases

Leah Mushet

21 hours ago

1 min read

Maple Ridge RCMP are investigating an incident involving an alleged assault of a child that happened on Sunday.

News

WATCH: Maple Ridge RCMP investigating assault of young girl after video circulates online

David Wiechnik

05 May 2026

1 min read

German chemicals giant Linde is proposing a $2 billion hydrogen plant in fort Saskatchewan.

Alberta

Competition Bureau challenging Keyera's proposed acquisition

Alyson Fraser

05 May 2026

1 min read

A Calgary-based fintech company has launched the first Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by a financial institution after receiving regulatory approval from the Alberta Treasury Board and Finance.

News

Calgary company launches Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin approved by Alberta's regulator

David Wiechnik

04 May 2026

2 min read

News

Auto giants warn China EV quota will gut Canadian industry and jobs

Western Standard News Services

03 May 2026

2 min read

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson in Calgary on May 1, 2026.

News

Energy minister says Canada must diversify oil exports beyond US, as Trump approves Bridger pipeline

David Wiechnik

01 May 2026

2 min read

Quentin Yarie, the former CEO of RPX Gold Inc.

News

FOOL'S GOLD: RCMP charge former RPX CEO in alleged mining assay fraud scandal

David Wiechnik

29 Apr 2026

2 min read

BC Conservative Interim Leader Trevor Halford

Do U.S. tribes present a 'sovereignty threat' to British Columbia under DRIPA?

Alex Zoltan

05 May 2026

5 min read

floor crossing, Marilyn Gladu, Lori Idlout, Chris d’Entremont

News

IN-DEPTH: Why do MPs cross the floor?

Leah Mushet

03 May 2026

3 min read

Top Stories

Alberta gun retailer shuts down citing regulatory pressure and political climate as reasons

Sylvestre urges Alberta independence supporters to purchase UCP memberships

DEALS FOR YOUR DOLLAR: Comparing Alberta grocery prices

Kenney lawyers up after Centurion Project publishes his personal details

EXCLUSIVE: Corb Lund's anti-coal campaign connected to NDP-linked media and organizing agency

BREAKING: Former UCP MLA apologizes to his ex-caucus

News

EXCLUSIVE: Corb Lund's anti-coal campaign connected to NDP-linked media and organizing agency

Sylvestre urges Alberta independence supporters to purchase UCP memberships

ZOLTAN: Legislating freedom requires you to know what it is

WATCH: Activists, researchers call for federal review of gender treatments for minors

BREAKING: Former UCP MLA apologizes to his ex-caucus

Alberta gun retailer shuts down citing regulatory pressure and political climate as reasons

Kenney to headline sovereignty and foreign disinformation event in Toronto

Conservatives blame Liberal EV strategy after Honda plant suspension report

Crown and defence make closing arguments in Starbucks stabbing trial

Canadian privacy watchdogs find ChatGPT broke laws, demand reforms from OpenAI

Ontario lowers colorectal cancer screening age to 45

Opinion

WATCH: Alberta Independence petition smashes threshold

DEALS FOR YOUR DOLLAR: Comparing Alberta grocery prices

ZOLTAN: Legislating freedom requires you to know what it is

WATCH LIVE: The Alberta independence campaign must clean itself up

PORRITT: Alberta’s Bill 25 isn’t removing politics from classrooms — it’s redefining them

LAU: Liberals’ $10-a-day daycare disaster — why Canada’s child care plan gets a failing grade

SHAW: You can’t have a strong nation without hard work

KAPLAN: The Pathways CCS Project illusion — is net zero policy quietly killing Alberta’s oil sands future?

Watch

WATCH: Alberta Independence petition smashes threshold

WATCH LIVE: The Alberta independence campaign must clean itself up

WATCH: Non-profit organization plans $600K push to reduce MAiD cases

WATCH: Maple Ridge RCMP investigating assault of young girl after video circulates online

Business

Competition Bureau challenging Keyera's proposed acquisition

Calgary company launches Canadian dollar-backed stablecoin approved by Alberta's regulator

Auto giants warn China EV quota will gut Canadian industry and jobs

Energy minister says Canada must diversify oil exports beyond US, as Trump approves Bridger pipeline

FOOL'S GOLD: RCMP charge former RPX CEO in alleged mining assay fraud scandal

Features

Do U.S. tribes present a 'sovereignty threat' to British Columbia under DRIPA?

IN-DEPTH: Why do MPs cross the floor?