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  1. 1d ago

    Western Standard News Update | Carney hides Gordie Howe Bridge contract details | 14 Jul 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a deadly Edmonton fire after a vehicle collided with a building, Alberta convictions tied to illegal cougar and lynx hunting, and the wife of a man sucked out of a Ryanair flight describing the battle to save his life. Naylor also looks at new women’s athletics guidelines targeting sexualized camera angles, ethics questions over Senator Adler’s social media attacks on Pierre Poilievre, and Mark Carney refusing to release details of the Gordie Howe Bridge contract.

  2. 2d ago

    Western Standard News Update | Ottawa fails to deport 33,000 foreign fugitives | 13 Jul 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the Western Standard’s exclusive interview with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra on Trump’s fentanyl claims and Alberta independence. Naylor also looks at Canada Post paying nearly $31 million in bonuses despite a $1.57-billion loss, Ottawa falling short on deportations with 33,000 foreign fugitives still in Canada, deadly violence in Ontario over the weekend, federal officials accepting free FIFA World Cup tickets, and a Calgary landlord facing charges after hidden cameras were found in tenants’ bedrooms and bathrooms.

  3. Jul 7

    Western Standard News Update | RCMP seek suspect in Chestermere indecent acts case | 7 Jul 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Canada’s major projects office reportedly telling the United Arab Emirates the country is not ready for a $50-billion investment commitment. Naylor also looks at a group linked to former environment minister Steven Guilbeault calling for $275 million in e-bike rebates and vehicle retirement incentives, RCMP seeking a suspect in two indecent acts at Chestermere parks, and CMHC paying $31.7 million in bonuses amid Canada’s worsening housing affordability crisis.

  4. Jul 2

    Western Standard News Update | Voters outside Alberta and Sask. lean further left | 2 Jul 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, reporter Alyson Fraser covers an analysis showing voters outside Alberta and Saskatchewan supported left-of-centre parties at a higher rate than California, while Alberta and Saskatchewan remained Canada’s most conservative provinces. Fraser also looks at new $1-million cancer research grants in Alberta, a dramatic apartment electrical-room explosion in Tacoma, and an Abbotsford man convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife.

  5. Jun 30

    Western Standard News Update | Pierre Poilievre shakes up Conservative shadow cabinet | 30 Jun 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, Leah Mushet covers Pierre Poilievre’s revamped Conservative shadow cabinet, branded as the party’s new affordability team, with Michael Chong named finance critic. Mushet also looks at Alberta preparing to submit its new oil pipeline proposal to the BC coast on Canada Day without a private proponent, and an Ontario judge criticizing the Canada Border Services Agency over its failure to deport a foreign national with a criminal record.

  6. Jun 29

    Western Standard News Update | Kananaskis flooding triggers local emergency | 29 Jun 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, reporter Leah Mushet covers flooding in Kananaskis that has triggered a state of local emergency and left some visitors temporarily unable to leave the area. Mushet also looks at Alberta’s $100-million plan to hire more teachers, educational assistants and support staff, as well as a BC homeowner who forced illegal dumpers to retrieve an old couch they tossed into the woods.

  7. Jun 25

    Western Standard News Update | Oil prices fall, but no pump relief yet | 25 Jun 2026

    Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard news update, including falling oil prices that still may not bring relief at the pumps, the Canadian release of the banned migrant crime thriller Citizen Vigilante, Ottawa’s tougher penalties for copper theft targeting critical infrastructure, Canada’s World Cup team receiving a Peace Tower flag, and Statistics Canada staying quiet over an employee’s anti-Israel social media posts.

  8. Jun 23

    Western Standard News Update | Edmonton school janitor charged in child exploitation | 23 Jun 2026

    In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers breaking news that an Edmonton school janitor has been charged in a child sex exploitation investigation, Regina Police saying Islamic call-to-prayer loudspeakers meet city noise bylaw requirements, and the Edmonton Elks president calling the team’s rebrand from the Eskimos “disastrous.” Naylor also looks at the federal government renaming the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a census worker confrontation, and the latest on an Alberta suspect accused of killing a Montreal police officer.

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