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Alberta fighting federal gun grab in Supreme Court Tuesday

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New Zealand moves toward legal nicotine pouch sales as Saskatchewan buyers face pharmacist paperwork

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Honda announces $867M investment in Ontario hybrid production

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

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Rath defends legal bills as Alberta Prosperity Project faces audit calls

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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BC Human Rights Tribunal

BC lab ordered to pay over $32k for 'misgendering' patients

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

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Calgary Police Service

Calgary police charge suspect in 2006 cold case sexual assault after DNA match; attacker 14 at time

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Spouse of UCP minister's staffer attended 'booze cruise' trade mission

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

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'HELP OFFERED IS DEATH': Class action lawsuit coming against feds over MAiD offers to veterans

Leah Mushet

Leah Mushet

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WATER vs. REFERENDUM: Smith and Nenshi begin 12-month street fight ahead of 2027 election

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

20 hours ago

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Nvidia CEO being investigated over affair with Chinese spy

Jackson Loy

Jackson Loy

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Edmonton bakery backs out of Harry Potter gingerbread display over backlash

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

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Opinion

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and Lorne Doerkson are at odds over whether BC should repeal its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.

PARDY: The chiefs' 'declaration of war' is a bluff BC cannot afford

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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne in an editorial illustration. Ottawa projects nearly $86 billion in annual federal debt interest by 2031.

MACLEOD: This Liberal government will pay $86 billion in interest payments

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From left, Richard McBride, W.A.C. Bennett and Henry Wise Wood illustrate the distinct political histories of British Columbia and Alberta.

RUSS: The West Coast stands apart from the West

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Quebec and Alberta: two provinces, distinct identities.

DONOVAN: The unlikely alliance – Quebec and Alberta could team up to break Canadian politics

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21 hours ago

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COVID-19

STUDIN: Canada’s minister of health must resign now

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23 hours ago

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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s immigration plan puts Canada’s housing and public services in the spotlight.

FORSETH: Mass immigration targets are a Liberal political calculation

Western Standard Guest Columnist

09 Nov 2026

4 min read

Frances Widdowson

MORGAN: Alberta’s campus neutrality legislation requires stronger enforcement mechanisms

09 Nov 2026

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Remembering Tracy Latimer: a life of dignity, belonging, and equal worth.

CARR: Remembering Tracy Latimer — every life has equal worth

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08 Nov 2026

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Watch

Fans can be seen celebrating as Alessandro Biello receives a red card for violent conduct after he pushed a ball boy during the second leg of the Canadian Premier League playoff semifinal against Cavalry FC in Calgary

WATCH: FC Supra player given red card for pushing ball boy who turns out to be Cavalry coaches' son

Unsportsmanlike moment goes viral as Cavalry wins 2-0 against Montreal-based FC Supra to book their spot in the CPL final

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Take back Canada

EXCLUSIVE: Dominion Society calls for 'removal of millions' of foreigners to save Canada

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06 Nov 2026

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Unite or lose

HANNAFORD: Time's up for disunity

Nigel Hannaford

06 Nov 2026

3 min read

Canada can't keep up

WATCH: REMPEL GARNER: ‘Big immigration is gross’

Derek Fildebrandt

05 Nov 2026

1 min read

Business

Honda CR-V hybrid to be made in Canada

Honda announces $867M investment in Ontario hybrid production

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Strathcona Resources is moving to expand its Alberta oil sands operations through an agreement to buy Greenfire Resources in a deal valued at $2.7 billion to $2.9 billion, including debt.

Strathcona Resources to buy Greenfire in Alberta oil sands deal worth up to $2.9 billion

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09 Nov 2026

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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on November 5, 2026.

Federal Budget 2026 backs Pacific Link pipeline, oil and gas tax breaks

05 Nov 2026

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TC Energy CEO Francois Poirier

TC Energy boosts earnings outlook as natural gas demand grows

05 Nov 2026

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Steelmakers will continue to be reliant on metallurgical coal longer than many expect due to the cost of hydrogen and the difficulty of securing high-grade iron ore and affordable low-emissions electricity, according to former Northback CEO Mike Young.

UPDATED: Steelmakers face costly transition away from metallurgical coal

04 Nov 2026

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Features

TOP TEN: Most bizarre and horrifying theme park deaths

TOP TEN: Most bizarre and horrifying theme park deaths

01 Nov 2026

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Maggie Pollock's witch trail

WITCH OF THE GREAT WHITE NORTH: Maggie Pollock and Canada’s 1919 witch trial

31 Oct 2026

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