Western Standard News Update

Jackson Loy brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including Prime Minister Mark Carney maintaining immigration targets for 2027, Thomas Markle Sr. being arrested amid an FBI child pornography investigation, RCMP escorting children to school after a fatal bear attack in B.C., a Georgia officer avoiding charges in the shooting of miniature donkey Hee-haw, and Elections Alberta seeking more...

David Wiechnik brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including Russell Brand being found guilty in London of rape and sexual assault, an RCMP confrontation at Edmonton International Airport, tighter refugee claim deadlines from Ottawa, Doug Ford ruling out another major Toronto funding deal, Alberta’s new “Strong and Free” licence plate and an Australian chef fired after refusing to put...

Alyson Fraser brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including a new poll showing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s approval rating falling to 39%, Suncor boosting its dividend after stronger earnings, Idaho voters backing the Winchester Model 1873 as the state’s official gun, and medical groups warning against Alberta’s expanded scope for optometrists performing laser-eye procedures. Supp...

Leah Mushet brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including the arrest of a 17-year-old Alberta youth following an RCMP national security investigation into online communications involving individuals affiliated with Islamic State, the identity of a Learjet pilot killed in a Florida crash, the death of a Spanish soccer player after an on-field collision, and a deadly helicopter collision...

Dave Naylor brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including a deadly crash in the Greater Toronto Area, Poland’s top court standoff, suspected student loan fraud at two Ontario career colleges, the U.S. midterms, Islamophobia sensitivity training ordered by the federal labour board, a needle found in Halloween candy, calls for Indigenous languages at Remembrance Day ceremonies and a new...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a new poll showing support for Alberta independence slipping to 23%, day four of the BC election as Premier David Eby’s wildfire rhetoric faces backlash, and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation calling on Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to state his position on Senate abolition. Naylor also looks at an Ontario woman charged in a...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers day three of the British Columbia election, with a new poll showing Premier David Eby’s NDP leading by just four points. Naylor also looks at David Suzuki saying he misjudged Mark Carney’s climate priorities, Fat Bear Week in Alaska, Calgary’s Bearspaw South feeder main repairs nearing completion, Toronto civil servants seeking...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers day two of the British Columbia election, Edmonton’s Acro Canine crew reaching the final stage of America’s Got Talent, and Elizabeth May saying Alberta’s West Coast oil pipeline has “little business case.” Naylor also looks at Donald Trump saying Canada is “destroying itself with mass immigration,” a small plane landing on the...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Danielle Smith saying Alberta is looking to Saudi Aramco’s AI technology to improve pipeline safety, the RCMP’s ongoing investigation into the disappearance of five-year-old Darius McDougall, and video of baby black bear Boo Boo being rescued from Okanagan Lake. Naylor also looks at renewed calls to criminalize residential schoo...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers breaking news that U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing a “massive potash deal” with Belarus, a move that could hit Saskatchewan hard amid trade uncertainty. Naylor also looks at Jann Arden dedicating “Insensitive” to Premier Danielle Smith at a Forever Canada concert, Simon Fraser University Burnaby receiving an Indigenous nam...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers LNG Canada partners nearing a decision on a major Phase 2 expansion, federal airport security planning passenger biometric screening by 2031, and Quebec’s premier demanding a special seat at Mark Carney’s EU alliance. Naylor also looks at declassified records showing Jean Chrétien warned France against recognizing an independent...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers secret 1992 cabinet records showing Brian Mulroney’s government was concerned about rising immigration levels, Pierre Poilievre saying Conservatives have found $150 billion in federal budget savings, and auditors breaching CBSA secure facilities and accessing passport data and confidential files. Naylor also looks at a possible...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Kevin O’Leary’s Wonder Valley data centre facing more scrutiny over an Alberta municipality’s approval process, the death of feminist advocate Gloria Steinem at 92, and Conservative MP Matt Strauss joining the Liberal Party of Ontario to vote for the candidate of his choice. Naylor also looks at Mark Carney announcing a $4.7-bil...

In this Western Standard News Update, reporter Leah Mushet covers the rising death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, with more than 350 people reported dead and more than 1,300 missing. Mushet also looks at declassified records showing federal planners once considered protecting an elite list of Canada’s “brightest” minds from nuclear war, and Stockwell Day’s warning...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers former BC Premier Christy Clark telling remaining BC Conservatives to “jump ship before they drown,” as MLA Theresa Watt leaves the BC Conservative caucus. Naylor also looks at deadly flooding in Nepal, a woman shot and killed by a Calgary police officer, Trump saying it is time to “teach Canada a lesson” as the trade war escala...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Ottawa targeting $27.6 billion in U.S. goods with new tariffs while unveiling a $7.5-billion support package. Naylor also looks at Donald Trump threatening to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Trump calling Mark Carney “weak and ineffective,” video of a man spray painting a memorial at Golden Ears Park, Justice Centre lawyers...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Ontario Premier Doug Ford telling U.S. President Donald Trump to “kiss my ass” and threatening to triple prices on oil and critical minerals after Canada-U.S. trade talks broke down. Naylor also looks at Danielle Smith saying diplomacy helped protect Alberta’s economy from Trump’s tariffs, Trump threatening 50% tariffs on Canadi...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Danielle Smith calling AI data centres a new type of refinery, documents showing Global Affairs hospitality spending jumped 53% to $15.5 million, and David Eby missing in action as Canada-U.S. trade talks enter their final hours. Naylor also looks at an Afghan war memorial land acknowledgement, Calgary dog bites rising nearly 50...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Manitoba man facing gun charges after allegedly opening fire on fuel thieves, Derek Fildebrandt’s column arguing federalists are cheating in Alberta’s referendum, and a third woman in two weeks accused of lighting forest fires in British Columbia. Naylor also looks at Summerland residents returning after the Bald Range fire, a...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers renewed negotiations in Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump paused 50% tariffs on Canada and raised the possibility of Keystone XL returning. Naylor also looks at reaction in British Columbia to a video portraying Premier David Eby as a culture war strongman, a Windsor man charged with sexually assaulting children while...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Fritz the Calgary Zoo grizzly bear escaping his enclosure, an exclusive look inside BC Teachers Federation anti-racism training, and questions over whether the BC NDP is giving away 24 million acres of land. Naylor also looks at the Liberals repealing the electric vehicle mandate, Freedom Convoy blacklist records, federal resear...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Luke Combs announcing a Commonwealth Stadium show in Edmonton, Merritt’s mayor calling on Ottawa to intervene in recurring BC ER closures, and declassified records showing Canada was once described as the world’s best prepared country for a pandemic. Naylor also looks at Mark Miller’s UK trip for “social cohesion” briefings, Par...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the Bolt Range fire near Summerland keeping thousands of evacuees from returning home, Telefilm Canada budgeting $1.5 million for a Cannes Film Festival pavilion despite Mark Carney’s spending pledge, and opposition MPs seeking a lobbying probe into Carney’s $1.45-billion Vancouver condo bailout. Naylor also looks at a former CM...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the federal Liberals launching a $100-million steel shipping rebate, Natural Resources employees remaining unclear on Indigenous reconciliation despite years of training, and a Privy Council poll showing Vancouver voters are wary of an Alberta pipeline. Naylor also looks at an Okanagan information officer earning praise for calm...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a new Public Health Agency study showing most Canadian parents are skipping COVID shots for children, the Trans Mountain expansion driving record oil tanker traffic to Burrard Inlet, and a Canadian veteran facing a $24,000 repayment bill after years of federal overpayments. Naylor also looks at BC adding Bhangra to credit-earnin...