Western Standard News Update

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down key political and national stories making headlines across Canada and the United States — from U.S. energy policy to Calgary’s water supply warning and new federal funding programs. U.S. Energy Secretary confirms Venezuelan oil sales will continue “indefinitely,” Calgary warns it may run out of water following a catastrophi...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Western Standard’s Dave Naylor breaks down the latest national and international headlines. U.S. Special Forces seize two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in dramatic operations spanning the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. In Alberta, the organizer behind a recall petition targeting UCP Calgary MLA Dimitri Nicolaides admits the effort is likely t...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the latest political, energy, and national headlines shaping Canada. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre calls on the federal government to approve a new Canadian pipeline within 60 days, citing global instability following developments in Venezuela. At the same time, a federal Liberal brief acknowledges that Alberta’s oil and...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the day’s top political, public safety, and energy stories. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. alcohol will stay off LCBO shelves until the trade dispute with former U.S. president Donald Trump is resolved. The update also examines Ottawa’s failure to meet its long-standing promise to spend two per cent of GNP on national...

Chief Editor Dave Naylor delivers the latest Western Standard News Update, covering major developments in Canada and abroad. Toronto police have arrested three men over a terrorism plot targeting the Jewish community, linked to attempted kidnappings. In Ontario, Premier Doug Ford has signed a nuclear power agreement with New York, reversing earlier energy threats. The update also includes Russell...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the latest population data, reports on federal employees racking up $17,000 in speeding fines, and examines how low oil prices could affect Alberta’s economy. The update also covers an international security development, as Australian police arrest seven men allegedly planning violent attacks following a deadly terror incid...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the latest political and national headlines from across Canada and abroad. Kelowna MLA Gavin Dew announces he will not seek the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party, citing concerns about time away from his young family. In Quebec, A&W restaurant owners warn a Senate committee that locations may close without expanded a...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down several major national stories shaping Canada today. The federal government is refusing to release records related to allegations of 215 bodies buried at a former Indian residential school in Kamloops, including questions surrounding more than $12 million in federal funding provided for investigations. An Elections Canada r...

Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor delivers a fast-moving news update covering major international and domestic developments. In this news update, Naylor reports on U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks following the stabbing death of Hollywood figure Rob Reiner and his wife, a foiled New Year’s Eve terror plot in Los Angeles, and Australia’s response to a deadly attack at a H...

In today’s Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the stories making waves across Canada. Ottawa is reeling after Toronto-area Conservative MP Michael Ma defects to the Liberals, putting Prime Minister Mark Carney just one seat away from a majority. Canada Post admits the $1-billion bailout it received is already gone — and it needs even more taxpayer cash to stay operationa...

In today’s Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the escalating political tension in Alberta as Premier Danielle Smith responds to growing recall petitions across the province — now sitting at 21, including one targeting her own seat. Smith pushes back against what she calls the “weaponization” of democratic processes, pointing to coordinated efforts behind both recall driv...

In today’s Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the top stories you need to know. Alberta’s Bill 9 has passed, bringing major changes affecting girls’ sports, pronoun policies in schools, and medical procedures for minors. Plus, an Edmonton teacher from Hillwy Hamden School faces serious child-exploitation charges after a two-year online exchange with a student. Over...

In today’s Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down the top political and energy stories shaping Alberta and Canada. The federal Liberals are expected to vote against a Conservative motion supporting pipelines, even as the U.S. Ambassador praises the new Ottawa–Alberta memorandum of understanding, saying it will boost Alberta oil production and strengthen cross-border ene...

In today’s Western Standard News Update, host Dave Naylor breaks down the top stories shaping Canada: an RCMP employee is under scrutiny for alleged ties to a Palestinian activist network; the force has spent $48 million renting Black Hawk helicopters for border patrols following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump; and Immigration Canada is moving to fast-track citizenship for foreign doct...

From the Western Standard newsroom, Chief Editor Dave Naylor brings you today’s top stories: the Liberals and Bloc Québécois have agreed to eliminate the religious exemption from Canada’s new hate-speech laws — a significant shift that critics say greatly expands federal control over expression. In Ottawa, thousands of federal civil servants were ordered to stop drinking coffee at work to accommod...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: BC Conservative leader John Rustad is set to resign Thursday morning after initially vowing to stay on, even as a majority of his caucus demanded he step aside. Plus, a new food price report warns Canadian grocery bills will rise by more than $1,000 for the average family of four next year, former Envir...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: a 17-year-old Calgary high school student has been arrested after allegedly using AI to create child-pornography images of classmates, and a Brooks RCMP officer is suspended with pay following assault and choking charges from an off-duty incident. Plus, a recall petition in Premier Danielle Smith’s ridi...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: newly released federal statistics show more than 16,000 Canadians died through medically assisted suicide in 2024, continuing a sharp year-over-year increase. Plus, the Governor General’s office is facing criticism after seeking corporate sponsorship to help finance a multi-million-dollar hockey rink at...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: Alberta and Ottawa have struck a sweeping new energy accord that Premier Danielle Smith calls “a starting point for nation building,” with the Carney government agreeing to shelve oil and gas emission caps, suspend clean power rules, and ease the West Coast tanker ban. Plus, new details are emerging fro...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: a massive blaze in Hong Kong where more than 700 firefighters are battling a “towering inferno” across seven high-rises, leaving 13 people dead, including one firefighter; a controversial move in British Columbia where MLA Dallas Brodie has introduced a bill to ban Pride flags and all foreign flags from...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to deliver a luncheon speech Thursday at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, where he is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a bitumen pipeline to northwest British Columbia; chaos in the capital as Pokémon fever hits Ottawa, with crowds lining u...

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: a major snowfall slowing Calgary to a crawl — from dangerous road conditions to a temporary shutdown at the Calgary International Airport while crews worked to clear the runways; a transparency fight at Frog Lake First Nation as an Indigenous activist working with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation wins...

Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: a shocking bear attack near a school in Bella Coola, B.C., that left 11 people injured and forced classes to shut down for the day, growing controversy in Ottawa as more than 100 works from the National Indigenous Art Collection are reported missing, and a cyber breach that saw the financial details of 15 Conservative MPs hacked and leaked....

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top stories: the B.C. government’s surprise pivot to support doubling the amount of oil flowing through the Trans Mountain pipeline, fresh questions in Ottawa as Canada’s top bureaucrat comments on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ties to Brookfield, and the Ford government in Ontario bringing in high-powered U.S. trade...

Stay updated on the biggest stories shaping Alberta and Western Canada. In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor breaks down today’s top headlines: an Indigenous sex offender avoiding jail despite multiple breaches, Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney nearing a major pipeline deal, Elizabeth May dismissing the need for new bail laws, a British comedian arres...