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Western Standard News Update | Trump: Canada destroying itself with mass immigration | 23 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, nearly 1,000 prayer and quiet rooms being designated in federal bui
Western Standard News Update | Ottawa approves FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG expansion | 22 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 school denialism, extreme weather causing more than $1.8 billion in insured damages across the Prairies,
Western Standard News Update | Trump’s Belarus potash deal could hammer Saskatchewan | 21 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 name from four First Nations, Mark Carney vowing to press ahead with Bill C-34, the Canadian Taxpayers
Western Standard News Update | Alberta independence plan outlines path to nationhood | 18 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 Quebec, an Alberta independence plan outlining a three-stage path to nationhood, and a Western Stan
Western Standard News Update | Auditors breached CBSA and accessed passport data | 17 Sep 2026 (opens the original)
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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 snap election in British Columbia, BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay refusing to quit befor
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