In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Toronto bar losing its liquor licence after buying stolen booze from a nearby homeless camp, Elon Musk saying secure borders and safe cities are not far-right ideas, and Irish sex offender Kenneth Curtin being arrested again in Vancouver after walking away from his halfway house. Naylor also looks at Liberals rejecting public hearings on Canada Post cuts, a leopard entering an Indian liquor store, the Canadian Labour Congress accusing Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem of breaking anti-scab laws, Ottawa waiving reporting requirements on $12.1 million given to the Kamloops Residential School Tribe, and Mark Carney facing a House of Commons hearing over the Gordie Howe Bridge toll deal.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a $139-million Ontario drug bust tied to a South Asian cross-border trucking network, Quebec Premier François Legault saying supply management is “not negotiable” amid U.S. tariff threats, and a black bear stranded on a utility pole in New Mexico. Naylor also looks at Danielle Smith’s approval rebounding as David Eby’s drops following the Alberta-BC pipeline proposal, a Sikh man’s livestream comparing the kirpan to Americans’ right to bear arms, new cigarette warning graphics, and a major Ontario online child exploitation investigation with dozens arrested and 213 charges laid.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew saying he is open to an Alberta-Ontario pipeline, an Amber Alert for a four-year-old Kelowna boy, and Calgary police warning about scam fundraisers exploiting the case of missing 11-year-old Parker. Naylor also looks at Ottawa’s $1.6-billion CBC funding announcement, a fatal North Vancouver shooting involving a man trying to escape in an RCMP vehicle, and Mark Carney refusing to answer questions about the secret Gordie Howe Bridge toll deal.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a deadly Edmonton fire after a vehicle collided with a building, Alberta convictions tied to illegal cougar and lynx hunting, and the wife of a man sucked out of a Ryanair flight describing the battle to save his life. Naylor also looks at new women’s athletics guidelines targeting sexualized camera angles, ethics questions over Senator Adler’s social media attacks on Pierre Poilievre, and Mark Carney refusing to release details of the Gordie Howe Bridge contract.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers the Western Standard’s exclusive interview with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra on Trump’s fentanyl claims and Alberta independence. Naylor also looks at Canada Post paying nearly $31 million in bonuses despite a $1.57-billion loss, Ottawa falling short on deportations with 33,000 foreign fugitives still in Canada, deadly violence in Ontario over the weekend, federal officials accepting free FIFA World Cup tickets, and a Calgary landlord facing charges after hidden cameras were found in tenants’ bedrooms and bathrooms.

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 two indecent acts at Chestermere parks, and CMHC paying $31.7 million in bonuses amid Canada’s worsening housing affordability crisis.

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, and an Abbotsford man convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife.

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 Agency over its failure to deport a foreign national with a criminal record.

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 into the woods.

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 employee’s anti-Israel social media posts.