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Ontario family sues province after teen hit near pulled school-zone camera
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (273+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â The family of a 15-year-old struck outside his Mount Dennis high school is suing the driver, the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario, arguing the provinceâs speed-camera ban left a known school crossing unprotected.Elijah…...
Frontier Centre conference to push northern infrastructure as Canadian nation-building project
2+ day, 17+ 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…...
WATCH: Ford backs Carney’s walk-away, vows tariff for tariff
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (306+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â Premier Doug Ford told the Toronto Regional Board of Trade on Thursday that Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to walk away from a U.S trade deal, calling the terms âan absolutely terrible deal…...
Poilievre heads to New York to promote Canada as Trump escalates tariffs
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (340+ words) TORONTO — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre left for New York Wednesday night to make the case for Canada as President Donald Trump answered Ottawa’s new counter-tariffs with fresh bans and 50% duties. A senior Conservative source told CTV News the trip carries…...
Ontario man found guilty in neo-Nazi terror case
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (281+ words) Western Standard TORONTO â An Ontario Superior Court judge found Kristoffer Nippak, 33, guilty Wednesday of knowingly participating in the activities of Atomwaffen Division, a designated terrorist group.Justice Maureen D Forestell ruled the Crown had proven beyond a reasonable doubt…...
Calgary security guard charged with on-duty sexual assault
3+ day, 14+ 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…...
Fort McMurray food delivery driver charged with sexual assault
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (278+ words) Western Standard A Fort McMurray food delivery driver has been charged with sexual assault after a resident reported being assaulted while answering the door for a delivery, according to Wood Buffalo RCMP.Police said they received the complaint May 16 after…...
Indigenous-led Alberta partnership launches $4.6 million oil sands water treatment project
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (548+ words) Western Standard...
Alberta drivers projected to save nearly 15% under Care-First auto insurance system
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (504+ words) Alberta drivers could save an average of nearly $300 a year on auto insurance when the province’s new Care-First system takes effect in 2027, according to new figures from the province’s insurance rate regulator. Two reports released by the Automobile Insurance Rate…...
Carney to host cabinet retreat in Banff
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (253+ words) Western Standard CALGARY â Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that he will be hosting the fall Cabinet Planning Forum in Banff, Thursday and Friday.The focus of the forum, according to the PMO, is to focus more "on building…...