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Smith calls on data centre proponents to work with her government to avoid issues and public backlash
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (546+ words) Western Standard...
Frontier Centre conference to push northern infrastructure as Canadian nation-building project
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (371+ words) westernstandard.news Canada should expand transportation, energy and communications infrastructure across the North to strengthen Arctic sovereignty and unlock natural resources, according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.The Winnipeg-based think tank will bring together government, indigenous, industry, national…...
Carney exempts new interprovincial pipelines from Impact Assessment Act reviews
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (597+ words) Western Standard Prime Minister Mark Carneyâs government has eliminated a requirement for new interprovincial pipelines to undergo reviews under the federal Impact Assessment Act, a move welcomed by industry but opposed by First Nations and environmental groups.The new…...
Alberta First Nation invokes 'Treaty rights' to provide gender-affirming care for all Albertans
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (672+ words) Western Standard...
MEJIA / HILL: Eby government must repeal DRIPA to end BC's property rights crisis
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (662+ words) Western Standard...
WATCH: Is Poilievre pushing Alberta conservatives too far?
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (100+ words) Western Standard WATCH: Is Poilievre pushing Alberta conservatives too far? Derek Fildebrandt, Cory Morgan, Nigel Hannaford and Dave Naylor discuss Pierre Poilievre’s push against Alberta independence, the Oct. 19 referendum and the risk of alienating Western conservatives. They also examine Mark…...
Federal finance minister says Alberta plays a central role in Canada's economic growth
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (383+ words) Western Standard EDMONTON â Canada's finance minister François-Philippe Champagne emphasized Alberta's role in Canada's economy on Wednesday, saying the world is changing and Alberta's energy can lead that change "Alberta is front and center in the growth of our nation,…...
Independence advocate pitches October's referendum as a chance for Alberta to gain leverage over Ottawa
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (517+ words) Western Standard...
TARIFF TIFF: Calgary man charged after tariff argument leads to alleged death threat, gunshot
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (378+ words) Western Standard A Calgary man faces multiple firearms charges after police say an argument over Canadian and U.S tariffs inside a southwest grocery store escalated into a threat to retrieve a shotgun and kill another shopper in front of his…...
Calgary security guard charged with on-duty sexual assault
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (200+ words) Western Standard A uniformed security guard in Calgary has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement after he assaulted a woman while on duty this past June.Muhammad Hussain, 34, from Calgary, was arrested…...