Western Standard News Update

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Western Standard News Update is a news podcast hosted by Western Standard, with 146 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Western Standard hosts Western Standard News Update, a news show with 146 episodes published.

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  Western Standard News Update | Ontario child sex assault suspect hunted | 20 Aug 2026

  Aug 20, 20262 min

  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, another BC Conservative party shake-up, what to expect in Quebec’s upcoming provincial election, a child sexual assault investigation near Roundhouse Park in Ontario, and an exclusive on a re-migration activist who says Canadian officials may deny him entry ahead of a nationalist conference.

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  Western Standard News Update | Trump pauses tariffs, Keystone XL back on table | 19 Aug 2026

  Aug 19, 20262 min

  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 on bail, federal spending on Indigenous mental health counselling, and an exclusive interview with the Alberta Tory party on its push to attract progressive conservative voters.

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  Western Standard News Update | Freedom Convoy blacklist sent to financial firms | 17 Aug 2026

  Aug 17, 20262 min

  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 research showing growing distrust in CBC and mainstream media, a story on whether dogs can be autistic, and inflation rising to 3% as gas prices climb

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  Western Standard News Update | Declassified records show Canada most pandemic-ready | 13 Aug 2026

  Aug 13, 20263 min

  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, Parks Canada concerns over the $90-billion high-speed rail project, a gambler losing his appeal over seized Las Vegas winnings, Summerland wildfire re-entry delays, and ASIRT clearing RCMP officers in two separate incidents.

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  Western Standard News Update | Smith: Ottawa more Alberta-friendly without Trudeau, NDP | 11 Aug 2026

  Aug 11, 20262 min

  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 CMHC boss linked to a home equity tax study being named chairman of Build Canada Homes, Danielle Smith saying Ottawa is more Alberta-friendly now that the NDP and Trudeau are gone, and the BC NDP warning land transfers could total up to 24 million acres.

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