In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers breaking news that an Edmonton school janitor has been charged in a child sex exploitation investigation, Regina Police saying Islamic call-to-prayer loudspeakers meet city noise bylaw requirements, and the Edmonton Elks president calling the team’s rebrand from the Eskimos “disastrous.” Naylor also looks at the federal government renaming the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, a census worker confrontation, and the latest on an Alberta suspect accused of killing a Montreal police officer.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers two RCMP officers shot in Melville, Saskatchewan while investigating an assault complaint, with both officers in hospital and a suspect arrested. Naylor also looks at Mark Carney’s nomination of Manitoba Chief Justice Glenn Joyal to the Supreme Court, the BC government’s $500,000 HeliJet bill between Vancouver and Victoria, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his resignation.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Alberta RCMP warning that convicted child sex offender Terry Haskell has been released in Red Deer and is considered a high risk to reoffend. Naylor also looks at Elizabeth May’s petition to have thermal coal blacklisted as toxic, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow declaring Jerkfest Day, Canada Post paying bonuses despite a $1.5-billion loss, and Frank Stronach being found guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard News Update, including federal scientists travelling at taxpayer expense, a Senate committee calling for an independent bias audit of CBC News coverage, an Alberta senator raising safety concerns over the voters list, vandalism of a Terry Fox statue in Port Coquitlam, and a Western Standard exclusive on a Calgary teacher allegedly forced to visit a mosque and gurdwara as part of professional development while no churches were visited.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a new Parliamentary Budget Officer report warning federal bureaucracy costs are set to rise by $10 billion to $79 billion, despite Mark Carney’s pledge to spend less. Naylor also looks at a new Angus Reid poll showing the BC Conservatives leading the NDP by 11 points, the Governor General cutting her clothing allowance after backlash over past spending, the Titan submersible operating without regulatory oversight, and two Edmonton junior high students charged over AI-generated sexual images of classmates.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a declassified 1992 CSIS memo warning Canada’s refugee system could be exploited by Islamic extremists, federal figures showing overdose deaths rose during BC’s drug decriminalization and dropped after it ended, and a JCCF constitutional challenge over race-based closures at Joffre Lakes Park. Naylor also looks at a fatal Edmonton collision that killed a four-year-old girl, BC terminating the Massey Tunnel contractor agreement, and Mark Carney deepening Canada-Italy ties on critical minerals and defence.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Toronto police shooting involving a 12-year-old boy allegedly driving a stolen car, Mark Carney’s awkward tree-planting moment in Ireland, and video of UK police arresting a five-year-old boy during his father’s detention. Naylor also looks at oil prices falling after Trump announces an Iran deal, a new Ontario-UK critical minerals agreement, and RCMP health benefit costs hitting $1.1 billion amid high sick leave levels.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers new developments in a Belfast beheading incident after the victim was identified and a suspect appeared in court. Naylor also looks at RCMP warnings about a violent online group allegedly targeting children in British Columbia, new Liberal online safety bills, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner defending judicial independence amid Freedom Convoy bias questions, and nearly $300 million in unpaid foreign visitor health bills in BC and Alberta.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers an investigation into a cockpit imposter who allegedly flew Air Canada jets for 20 years without the proper licence, a 308% spike in Calgary overdoses compared to the same time last year, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for calm after a violent road attack in Belfast. Naylor also looks at a defence contractor linked to a deputy minister’s brother securing a meeting with Mark Carney to discuss drone technology, and Toronto taxpayers being billed $330,000 by FIFA for office expenses ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers a Western Standard deep dive into Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench and the top Liberal Party donors now sitting on it. Naylor also looks at a Western Standard exclusive on the federal Indigenous Department admitting it has no contact with any of BC’s First Nations, the Competition Bureau seeking Sobeys lease records in a grocery store antitrust probe, Ottawa spending $1.6 million advertising a rail project that does not exist, and Bill C-8 becoming law after Senate changes over privacy concerns.