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Jason Kenney speaking at his debate with Keith Wilson hosted by the Aristotle Foundation.

WATCH: Kenney says Canada could revoke passports if Alberta were to leave Canada unilaterally

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

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Republican candidate urges end to US-Canada trade over Tim Hortons MAiD case

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

2 hours ago

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Alberta spends $8 million to fight organized crime and extortion

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Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

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Lukaszuk claims Smith can't hold a binding independence referendum until 2028

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

3 hours ago

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Esther

BREAKING: Toronto missing teen found alive

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

48 minutes ago

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Corey Code (left), executive vice-president and CFO of Ovintiv, Kentaro Toyokawa, CEO of Diamond Gas Management Canada Ltd., Scott Burrows, president and CEO of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and Deborah Yedlin, Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO, did a panel together at the Calgary Energy Roundtable on May 28, 2026.

Energy executives believe Canadian LNG has huge Asian potential despite carbon taxes, red tape

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

1 hour ago

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News

Esther

BREAKING: Toronto missing teen found alive

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

48 minutes ago

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Energy executives believe Canadian LNG has huge Asian potential despite carbon taxes, red tape

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

1 hour ago

3 min read

WATCH: Kenney says Canada could revoke passports if Alberta were to leave Canada unilaterally

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

2 hours ago

2 min read

Republican candidate urges end to US-Canada trade over Tim Hortons MAiD case

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

2 hours ago

2 min read

Catherine Fife speaking to reporters about Lydia's Law

Ford government votes down law aimed at sexual assault case oversight

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

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Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons releases new ads to recruit 'local team members'

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

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Tim Hortons has posted new ad campaigns aimed at hiring 10,000 "new local team members."

PCs pass Billy Bishop airport expansion despite backlash

Jeremy Borg

Jeremy Borg

2 hours ago

2 min read

Alberta spends $8 million to fight organized crime and extortion

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

3 hours ago

3 min read

Four arrested in Vancouver casino cheating scheme tied to $330,000 cash seizure

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

Western Standard News Services

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Lukaszuk claims Smith can't hold a binding independence referendum until 2028

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

3 hours ago

2 min read

HYPOCRISY ALERT : Eby once opposed Olympics, now hides FIFA spending

Alex Zoltan

Alex Zoltan

4 hours ago

2 min read

Opinion

Jason Kenney

WHISSELL: Is Alberta’s voter data panic about privacy — or crushing the independence movement?

Mavros Whissell

58 minutes ago

4 min read

A referendum on a referendum: Danielle Smith’s political tightrope

WATCH LIVE: A referendum on a referendum: Danielle Smith’s political tightrope

Western Standard News Services

58 minutes ago

1 min read

Courts Sign

BEST: Canada’s contract law is under siege — and indigenous veto power is expanding fast

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

3 min read

Energy superpower 2.0

MACLEOD: From Canada’s cash cow to energy king

8 hours ago

5 min read

All Madness on the Western Front

WATCH: All Madness on the Western Front

Derek Fildebrandt

19 hours ago

1 min read

Kamloops IRS students

LIVINGSTONE: Kamloops grave allegations and the rule of law

Western Standard Guest Columnist

23 hours ago

3 min read

Steven Guilbeault

QUESNEL: Goodbye Guilbeault — Canada’s energy future depends on moving past eco-extremism

27 May 2026

3 min read

Frances Widdowson

VARDHAN: Free speech, mob rule, and the failure of the University of Lethbridge

Western Standard Guest Columnist

27 May 2026

4 min read

Watch

A referendum on a referendum: Danielle Smith’s political tightrope

WATCH LIVE: A referendum on a referendum: Danielle Smith’s political tightrope

Western Standard News Services

58 minutes ago

1 min read

Jason Kenney speaking at his debate with Keith Wilson hosted by the Aristotle Foundation.

WATCH: Kenney says Canada could revoke passports if Alberta were to leave Canada unilaterally

2 hours ago

2 min read

All Madness on the Western Front

WATCH: All Madness on the Western Front

Derek Fildebrandt

19 hours ago

1 min read

A video of an Alberta man allegedly breaking a world record by launching a jet boat over Lundbreck Falls has gone viral online.

WATCH: 'ALBERTA MAN': Daredevil sends jet boat flying over Lundbreck Falls

22 hours ago

2 min read

Features

Anthropic, Mythos

IN DEPTH: AI hacking tool not open to the public

23 May 2026

3 min read

Minister Tanya Fir in front of a backdrop picture of a music record.

A track forward for Alberta's music industry

10 May 2026

2 min read

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