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'Be afraid' of Donald Trump election strategy.

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MARRIOTT: The death of the ‘be very afraid’ election strategy

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

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Why fear-mongering is failing in British Columbia and Quebec elections.

Opinion

MACKINNON: Liberal learning and the modern university — reclaiming the intellectual and moral foundations of higher education

David Joseph MacKinnon

7 hours ago

5 min read

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Cabinet considers new Canadian youth civic corps program modeled on European one

Western Standard News Services

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Calgary

A new load of garbage for blue carts in Calgary

Myke Thomas

1 hour ago

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Opinion

MORGAN: Mark Carney’s mass immigration obsession will turn Canada into the EU

Cory Morgan

9 hours ago

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The mass immigration pause was just an illusion as Ottawa prepares to reopen the floodgates (again).

Opinion

FORSETH: Lorne Doerkson — the man to save the BC Conservatives

Western Standard Guest Columnist

8 hours ago

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After a season of caucus revolts and sudden resignations, one man is left to pick up the pieces and take on the BC NDP.

Michelle Rempel Garner speaking at presser

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Rempel Garner demands immigration levels go ‘way, way, way down’ after Carney remarks

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Canadian lumber and steel producers warn new markets cannot replace lost exports to US

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Tim Hortons says 83% foreign worker staffing at Ontario outlet is ‘extremely rare’

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The BC NDP leaves one riding without a candidate in an election it called

Alex Zoltan

4 hours ago

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Cabinet considers new Canadian youth civic corps program modeled on European one

Western Standard News Services

12 seconds ago

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Calgary

A new load of garbage for blue carts in Calgary

Myke Thomas

1 hour ago

2 min read

New recyclable packaging materials accepted in blue carts

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Petition seeks to bar Ovechkin from Canada over support for Putin

Western Standard News Services

5 hours ago

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Postmedia ends print editions at six Northern Ontario newspapers despite millions in federal support

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6 hours ago

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Chrétien dismissed financial transaction tax decades before $49 billion proposal

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7 hours ago

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Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Western Standard News Services

03 Oct 2026

4 min read

Alberta

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

Will Vasseur

03 Oct 2026

2 min read

Opinion

MARRIOTT: The death of the ‘be very afraid’ election strategy

Western Standard Guest Columnist

6 hours ago

6 min read

Opinion

MACKINNON: Liberal learning and the modern university — reclaiming the intellectual and moral foundations of higher education

David Joseph MacKinnon

7 hours ago

5 min read

Opinion

FORSETH: Lorne Doerkson — the man to save the BC Conservatives

Western Standard Guest Columnist

8 hours ago

4 min read

Opinion

MORGAN: Mark Carney’s mass immigration obsession will turn Canada into the EU

Cory Morgan

9 hours ago

3 min read

Diversity of thought on university campuses.

Opinion

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

Western Standard Guest Columnist

03 Oct 2026

4 min read

Opinion

BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

Western Standard Guest Columnist

03 Oct 2026

4 min read

Opinion

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

Michelle Stirling

03 Oct 2026

4 min read

The first tanker prepares to load at LNG Canada’s new terminal at Kitimat, April 2025. The shipment marked the first time Canadian natural gas was exported to anywhere other than the United States.

Opinion

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

Western Standard Guest Columnist

03 Oct 2026

3 min read

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WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

Western Standard News Services

02 Oct 2026

1 min read

Thailand’s flood crisis is continuing to wreak havoc across the country.

International

WATCH: Thailand flood disaster spreads as dam fills, airport and factories hit

Alyson Fraser

02 Oct 2026

3 min read

Hannaford

HANNAFORD: It's a little early to damn AI

Nigel Hannaford

02 Oct 2026

3 min read

Watch

WATCH LIVE: Danielle Smith bets Alberta’s future on Carney’s promises

Western Standard News Services

01 Oct 2026

1 min read

News

AI SAVING HUMANITY? Six ways AI is helping the world right now

Leah Mushet

30 Sep 2026

5 min read

Bizarre foods major brands actually sold

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TOP TEN: Wacky food that major brands actually sold

Alyson Fraser

25 Sep 2026

6 min read

Top Stories

MARRIOTT: The death of the ‘be very afraid’ election strategy

MACKINNON: Liberal learning and the modern university — reclaiming the intellectual and moral foundations of higher education

Cabinet considers new Canadian youth civic corps program modeled on European one

A new load of garbage for blue carts in Calgary

MORGAN: Mark Carney’s mass immigration obsession will turn Canada into the EU

FORSETH: Lorne Doerkson — the man to save the BC Conservatives

News

Rempel Garner demands immigration levels go ‘way, way, way down’ after Carney remarks

Canadian lumber and steel producers warn new markets cannot replace lost exports to US

Tim Hortons says 83% foreign worker staffing at Ontario outlet is ‘extremely rare’

The BC NDP leaves one riding without a candidate in an election it called

Cabinet considers new Canadian youth civic corps program modeled on European one

A new load of garbage for blue carts in Calgary

Petition seeks to bar Ovechkin from Canada over support for Putin

Postmedia ends print editions at six Northern Ontario newspapers despite millions in federal support

Chrétien dismissed financial transaction tax decades before $49 billion proposal

Senators spike international travel spending 88% to $736,000

Republican workers on the ground in Alberta, says the Globe

Opinion

MARRIOTT: The death of the ‘be very afraid’ election strategy

MACKINNON: Liberal learning and the modern university — reclaiming the intellectual and moral foundations of higher education

FORSETH: Lorne Doerkson — the man to save the BC Conservatives

MORGAN: Mark Carney’s mass immigration obsession will turn Canada into the EU

BARAZZUTTI: The pushback against the ‘Great Awokening’ on university campuses

BRULOTTE: Nuclear — Canada’s next energy superpower

STIRLING: Canada’s changing climate report — implausible scenarios to hype a non-existent climate crisis

FLETCHER: Politicians rush to the front of the LNG parade

Watch

WATCH: Can participatory democracy put power back in the hands of the people?

WATCH: Thailand flood disaster spreads as dam fills, airport and factories hit

HANNAFORD: It's a little early to damn AI

WATCH LIVE: Danielle Smith bets Alberta’s future on Carney’s promises

Business

Canadian lumber and steel producers warn new markets cannot replace lost exports to US

Carney’s 'Buy Canadian' pledge faces scrutiny over LNG Canada’s Chinese steel plans

G7 leaders agree to release 100 million barrels of oil as diesel prices soar

Carney promises Canadians ‘a lot of money’ from Pacific Link pipeline but leaves taxpayer costs unclear

UPDATED: Pacific Link oil pipeline named project of national interest, could generate $265 billion in Alberta royalties

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