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EU, Mark Carney

EU drops Canada's associate membership proposal after Carney speech

Walid Tamtam

Walid Tamtam

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Liberals block repeal of Northern BC oil tanker ban

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'Canadian' truck driver charged after 52 packages of cocaine and heroin seized at BC border

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Three charged with murder in slaying of 12-year-old Edmonton boy found near Calling Lake

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Bearspaw South Feeder Main

Bearspaw South Feeder Main repairs in final stages; water restrictions begin Nov. 4

Myke Thomas

Myke Thomas

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Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi, and MLAs Christina Gray and Kathleen Ganley speaking to reporters following the electoral boundaries committee meeting.

'PACKING AND CRACKING': NDP accuses UCP of attempting to rig elections by mixing urban and rural voters

Will Vasseur

Will Vasseur

2 minutes ago

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'I HAVE THE RECORDINGS': Enes Kanter Freedom threatens to expose NBA amid ongoing WNBA disputes

Alyson Fraser

Alyson Fraser

1 hour ago

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‘DOG WHISTLE FOR SEPARATISTS’: Lukaszuk targets Alberta’s ‘Strong and Free’ licence plates

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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WATCH: Minister says Ontario municipalities can refuse landfills under new waste bill

Geoff Knight

Geoff Knight

2 hours ago

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UPDATED: Air Canada flight to Toronto declares emergency, returns to Calgary

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

3 hours ago

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Ksi Lisims LNG signs 20-year supply deal with Germany’s SEFE

David Wiechnik

David Wiechnik

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Opinion

Canada’s economic decline reflects years of policy choices endorsed at the ballot box.

MACLEOD: Canada’s economic decline is no accident — we voted for it

3 hours ago

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What a mess

WATCH LIVE: Don’t let the government kill direct democracy

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4 hours ago

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Danielle Smith, Mark Carney and the Alberta referendum’s deeper divide.

BARBER: The Alberta referendum was meaningless — and that matters

Dr. A.W. Barber

5 hours ago

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Vancouver City Hall and BC’s new Conservative government pull in opposite directions on policing and drug policy.

RUSS: Vancouver’s leftist council is on a collision course with BC’s new Conservative government

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Alberta referendum, next steps

KAPLAN: Beyond the referendum — Alberta's next fight for fiscal fairness

Western Standard Guest Columnist

10 hours ago

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A towering compliance bill dwarfs the barely perceptible cooling signal as methane rises from Alberta’s oil wells and wetlands.

FOURNIER: Ottawa’s methane mandate is an economic disaster in the making

Joseph Fournier

27 Oct 2026

4 min read

Wab Kinew’s call to abolish the Indian Act renews debate over status cards and equality in Canada.

GIESBRECHT: Wab Kinew advocates for abolition of the Indian Act — status cards have no place in Canada

Brian Giesbrecht

27 Oct 2026

4 min read

Lorne Doerkson faces a mountain of debt and unfinished business left by David Eby’s government.

HANNAFORD: Doerkson’s decisive BC election victory and the inherited mess to clean up

Nigel Hannaford

27 Oct 2026

3 min read

Watch

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is threatening to expose what he describes as ''hypocrisy" within the NBA, claiming he possesses recordings of conversations with league officials and Commissioner Adam Silver concerning his criticism of China.

'I HAVE THE RECORDINGS': Enes Kanter Freedom threatens to expose NBA amid ongoing WNBA disputes

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Todd McCarthy

WATCH: Minister says Ontario municipalities can refuse landfills under new waste bill

2 hours ago

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What a mess

WATCH LIVE: Don’t let the government kill direct democracy

Western Standard News Services

4 hours ago

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Second deadly train disaster strikes Spain this year, two Canadians among those injured.

Second deadly train disaster strikes Spain this year, scores dead — Canadians among injured

6 hours ago

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Business

Artist rendition of proposed KsI Lisims project near Prince Rupert, BC.

Ksi Lisims LNG signs 20-year supply deal with Germany’s SEFE

3 hours ago

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US President Donald Trump

Trump targets methane regulations in push to lower US energy costs

27 Oct 2026

2 min read

Teck Resources’ Highland Valley copper project in British Columbia.

Strike forces Canada’s largest open-pit copper mine to scale back operations

26 Oct 2026

2 min read

ConocoPhillips is set to eliminate an undisclosed number of Canadian employee and contractor positions Tuesday, following previous workforce reductions that were carried out in 2025.

EXCLUSIVE: ConocoPhillips confirms new Canadian layoffs, won’t disclose job-cut numbers

26 Oct 2026

2 min read

Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith

Smith, Poilievre push Carney to scrap oil tanker ban

26 Oct 2026

3 min read

Features

Unsolved cases and mysteries from Canada.

LOST AND UNEXPLAINED: Unsolved cases from each Canadian province and territory

25 Oct 2026

15 min read

FROM BEARS TO BUGS: Most dangerous animal from every Canadian province and territory

FROM BEARS TO BUGS: Most dangerous animal from every Canadian province and territory

25 Oct 2026

14 min read

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