Western Standard News Update

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers the latest headlines from across Canada. UFC boss Dana White has offered to cover the medical expenses of a little girl shot during the Tumbler Ridge school massacre, while the chief of Kamloops First Nation says it could take decades to search for 215 allegedly buried children at a former residential school. Naylor also looks at Ottawa’s se...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers the latest headlines from across Canada. Vancouver gas prices have surged past $2 a litre, prompting calls for B.C. Premier David Eby to suspend the fuel tax. Naylor also looks at revelations that the Liberals spent billions on electric buses without studying winter performance, the fast-approaching deadline for the federal firearms registry...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Danielle Smith’s warning that key deadlines in the Ottawa-Alberta energy memorandum will not be met. He also looks at a legal challenge to mandatory land acknowledgements in Waterloo schools, RCMP staffing shortages despite massive recruitment spending, concerns over fraudulent foreign student cases and calls to suspend Alberta’s fuel tax as...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor breaks down the latest stories making headlines across Canada and beyond. He covers the Air Canada crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport that left two pilots dead, a federal court challenge seeking the full cost of Ottawa’s gun confiscation program, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s claim that the Liberals cut $60 billion from the budg...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor breaks down the latest stories making headlines across Canada. TC Energy’s CEO says pipeline approvals remain too slow under Mark Carney’s government, while new federal figures show gasoline prices have risen 24 per cent since the start of the Iran war. Naylor also covers the Bank of Canada’s decision to hold its overnight rate at 2.25 per cent, a...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers the latest headlines making waves in Canada and abroad. Israel’s ambassador to Canada says anti-Semitism has become so severe that Canadians may need to give up some rights to fight it. A new Angus Reid poll shows strong opposition to Canada getting involved in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, while a top Trump counterterrorism official resigns and...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the stories making headlines across Canada. From a land and air claim in British Columbia to Mark Carney’s spending at the Privy Council Office, the latest update also covers a net-zero panel’s travel bill, calls to legalize pepper spray in Ontario, and Calgary’s $7.5-million relocation of the residential school memorial sh...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the stories making headlines across Canada. Rising fuel costs linked to the Iran war are pushing up airfare prices, Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February, and Liberal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is facing backlash over housing comments. Meanwhile, Ontario’s government is planning legislation that would exempt Premier Do...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the biggest stories making headlines. Oil prices surged after Iran attacked 13 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including oil tankers. Alberta is pushing back against the Liberal ban on nicotine pouches, Calgary’s 10-year infrastructure bill has climbed to $49 billion, and the Liberals have hired a Washington, D.C.-based cons...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down several developing stories across Canada. The CBC is refusing to release a list of 45 individuals reportedly “blackballed” from appearing on the public broadcaster. Meanwhile, questions continue to mount around the alleged discovery of 215 children’s remains at the Kamloops residential school site, with critics calling for...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the latest political stories across Canada. Former CBC anchor Travis Dhanraj is set to testify before a House of Commons committee and says he plans to name names about how Canada’s state broadcaster operates. Meanwhile, 17 Pride groups in British Columbia are demanding the resignation of B.C. Conservative MLA Tara Armstron...

In today’s Western Standard news update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the latest developments shaping Canada’s political and economic landscape. Oil prices have surged to $119 a barrel as conflict in the Middle East continues, potentially triggering a fuel tax suspension in Alberta if prices remain elevated. Meanwhile, MPs are demanding documents tied to a $231-million Nova Scotia wind project...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the major stories shaping the national conversation. Ottawa faces questions after censoring files on $12 million given to investigate alleged residential school graves in Kamloops, where no bodies have been found. The update also examines regulatory uncertainty and carbon taxes forcing Canadian Natural to pause a major oil sands...

Dave Naylor delivers the latest Western Standard news update, covering a scientific journal admitting 138 fabricated reports, senators’ lavish spending on parties and alcohol, taxpayer-funded drinks during a B.C. trade mission, and new revelations about Ottawa’s Buy Canada policy.

Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the latest developments shaping Western Canada and global politics. Today’s update covers the Musqueam land deal in Vancouver, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and a massive $610-million infrastructure repair proposal heading to Calgary City Council. The discussion also examines the political fallout surrounding Canada’s foreign policy...

In this Western Standard news update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor reports on rising oil prices amid ongoing Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran, including a deadly bombing near Tehran targeting senior clerics. The update also covers a B.C. Liberal MP fined under ethics laws and a controversial federal hiring initiative in Ottawa.

Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories, including escalating conflict in the Middle East after Hezbollah missile strikes, a reported military incident involving U.S. fighter jets, and a new federal deal granting land title to a B.C. First Nation. He also covers Elections Canada’s decision on the Alberta Independence Party and Cameco’s $2.6 billion uranium agreeme...

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers mounting political and legal controversies. An Ontario MP blasts a $90 billion fast-train proposal as reckless, RCMP seize $6 million worth of illegal tobacco, Alberta Treaty Chiefs move non-confidence against the UCP over independence tensions, and Bill Clinton faces congressional scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers an RCMP dispute involving Alberta independence activist Mytch Silvestre, falling fentanyl seizures at the border, a parliamentary vote on migrant health benefits, Canada’s aid to Cuba, and Alberta’s upcoming budget day.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers mounting concerns in Ottawa over $2 billion in Canada Post loan guarantees, warnings about a high-speed rail project that could cost up to $90 billion, federal aid plans for Cuba, a major Calgary jewelry store robbery, and explosive allegations involving Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein.

In this Western Standard News Update, Leah Mushet covers the latest national and international headlines. Two snowmobilers are found dead after a tragic accident on Charlotte Lake in B.C. The Ontario Court of Appeal dismisses a Charter challenge tied to the 2022 Freedom Convoy. A new report warns of Canada’s expanding surveillance powers, while Ottawa marks four years since Russia’s invasion of Uk...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers reaction to Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement of an October 19 referendum centered on immigration and constitutional reform, alongside major national and international developments including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, rising Governor General travel costs, and new federal travel warnings.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the shocking arrest of Prince Andrew in the U.K. over alleged misconduct in public office, previews Premier Danielle Smith’s 6:45 p.m. televised address on immigration, examines a federal court ruling backing CBC secrecy on ad spending, and highlights a miraculous preschool escape in New Jersey.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the day’s top stories. Edmonton Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses the floor to join the Liberals, becoming the third Tory to do so since the election. Authorities seize 2,700 kilograms of meth bound for Australia in a major international drug bust. British Columbia releases a record $13.3 billion deficit budget, and Alberta’...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers key developments at home and abroad. Alberta is set to purchase five new water bombers from De Havilland to bolster wildfire response. The RCMP admits that outside British Columbia, only seven officers are assigned to combat hate crimes. Liberal Senator Charles Adler ignites debate with remarks about talk radio, and a deadly sho...