Western Standard News Update

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 employ...

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 governme...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers two RCMP officers shot in Melville, Saskatchewan while investigating an assault complaint, with both officers in hospital and a suspect arrested. Naylor also looks at Mark Carney’s nomination of Manitoba Chief Justice Glenn Joyal to the Supreme Court, the BC government’s $500,000 HeliJet bill between Vancouver and Victoria, and...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Alberta RCMP warning that convicted child sex offender Terry Haskell has been released in Red Deer and is considered a high risk to reoffend. Naylor also looks at Elizabeth May’s petition to have thermal coal blacklisted as toxic, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow declaring Jerkfest Day, Canada Post paying bonuses despite a $1.5-billion...

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard News Update, including federal scientists travelling at taxpayer expense, a Senate committee calling for an independent bias audit of CBC News coverage, an Alberta senator raising safety concerns over the voters list, vandalism of a Terry Fox statue in Port Coquitlam, and a Western Standard exclusive on a Calgary teacher allegedly forced to visit...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a new Parliamentary Budget Officer report warning federal bureaucracy costs are set to rise by $10 billion to $79 billion, despite Mark Carney’s pledge to spend less. Naylor also looks at a new Angus Reid poll showing the BC Conservatives leading the NDP by 11 points, the Governor General cutting her clothing allowance after bac...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a declassified 1992 CSIS memo warning Canada’s refugee system could be exploited by Islamic extremists, federal figures showing overdose deaths rose during BC’s drug decriminalization and dropped after it ended, and a JCCF constitutional challenge over race-based closures at Joffre Lakes Park. Naylor also looks at a fatal Edmont...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Toronto police shooting involving a 12-year-old boy allegedly driving a stolen car, Mark Carney’s awkward tree-planting moment in Ireland, and video of UK police arresting a five-year-old boy during his father’s detention. Naylor also looks at oil prices falling after Trump announces an Iran deal, a new Ontario-UK critical min...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers new developments in a Belfast beheading incident after the victim was identified and a suspect appeared in court. Naylor also looks at RCMP warnings about a violent online group allegedly targeting children in British Columbia, new Liberal online safety bills, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner defending judicial indepen...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers an investigation into a cockpit imposter who allegedly flew Air Canada jets for 20 years without the proper licence, a 308% spike in Calgary overdoses compared to the same time last year, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for calm after a violent road attack in Belfast. Naylor also looks at a defence contractor linked t...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Western Standard deep dive into Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench and the top Liberal Party donors now sitting on it. Naylor also looks at a Western Standard exclusive on the federal Indigenous Department admitting it has no contact with any of BC’s First Nations, the Competition Bureau seeking Sobeys lease records in a grocery...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers warnings from an Anthropic co-founder about the need for AI guardrails, NASA ordering astronauts to prepare for a possible evacuation from the International Space Station after a leak in the Russian section, and OneBC accusing Kamloops of charging excessive security costs for a meeting. Naylor also looks at a Brantford councillo...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers outrage after the British Columbia Review Board granted conditional discharge status to triple child killer Allan Schoenborn, the Senate’s rejection of a residential school denialism bill, and reports that BC Independent MLA Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault. Naylor also looks at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sile...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Alberta RCMP’s warning about the release of convicted child sex offender Kyle Soloway, charges against an Okotoks man after police allegedly found more than 500,000 child pornography images, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments on Canada’s CUSMA protections under a proposed U.S. tariff regime. Naylor also looks at the Carney government’...

Dave Naylor brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including Trans Mountain’s expected push to full capacity by June, new data from the B.C. Conservative leadership race, Canadians divided over MAID and mental illness, Bill C-9 religious freedom concerns and Mark Carney’s silence as Canada enters a recession.

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard news, including Jason Nixon questioning claims Alberta would be richer outside Canada, soaring food bank use in the GTA, Canada entering a technical recession, calls to cut Alberta’s fuel tax, the Blue Origin rocket explosion and nearly half a million dollars in federal spending on COP30 accommodations in Brazil.

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault is leaving the Liberal caucus over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pipeline MOU with Alberta. Dave Naylor has the latest on that, plus a B.C. legislature rally, youth employment concerns, RCMP drug lab busts and CTF documents on Carney’s in-flight meal spending.

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard news update, including the Western Premiers’ meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta’s October referendum, B.C.’s pipeline opposition, Tim Hortons’ hiring push, carbon capture costs, new polling on Alberta independence and Caroline Mulroney’s resignation from Ontario cabinet.

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement that Albertans will be asked in an October referendum if they want to stay in Canada, while Smith says she will fight for Alberta to remain in Confederation. He also looks at First Nations leaders pushing Ottawa to criminalize residential school denialism, Liberal MPs raising concerns over environmental...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Winnipeg police announcing the city’s largest-ever drug bust, with $37 million worth of cocaine, fentanyl and meth seized and 33 people arrested. He also looks at the Parliamentary Budget Office saying Canada’s cost to host the 2026 World Cup will top $1 billion, a Calgary councillor proposing low-income transit passes be limited to Canadian...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Pierre Poilievre’s chief of staff Ian Todd retiring after four years and being replaced by Conservative campaign boss Steve Outhouse. He also looks at Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean saying a new carbon tax deal with the Liberals “hits the sweet spot,” the Snowbirds demonstration team being grounded at the end of the year, Corb Lund’s coa...