In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers warnings from an Anthropic co-founder about the need for AI guardrails, NASA ordering astronauts to prepare for a possible evacuation from the International Space Station after a leak in the Russian section, and OneBC accusing Kamloops of charging excessive security costs for a meeting. Naylor also looks at a Brantford councillor refusing to take part in land acknowledgments and the Western Standard’s list of Canada’s most embarrassing Pride Month moments.

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers outrage after the British Columbia Review Board granted conditional discharge status to triple child killer Allan Schoenborn, the Senate’s rejection of a residential school denialism bill, and reports that BC Independent MLA Jordan Kealy has been charged with sexual assault. Naylor also looks at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s silence on recession questions in the House of Commons and a major Red Deer RCMP crime crackdown involving stolen vehicles and firearms.

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Alberta RCMP’s warning about the release of convicted child sex offender Kyle Soloway, charges against an Okotoks man after police allegedly found more than 500,000 child pornography images, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments on Canada’s CUSMA protections under a proposed U.S. tariff regime. Naylor also looks at the Carney government’s move to reverse a CRTC streaming policy over consumer cost concerns, and the deaths of two paddle boarders near Squamish.

Dave Naylor brings the latest Western Standard News Update, including Trans Mountain’s expected push to full capacity by June, new data from the B.C. Conservative leadership race, Canadians divided over MAID and mental illness, Bill C-9 religious freedom concerns and Mark Carney’s silence as Canada enters a recession.

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard news, including Jason Nixon questioning claims Alberta would be richer outside Canada, soaring food bank use in the GTA, Canada entering a technical recession, calls to cut Alberta’s fuel tax, the Blue Origin rocket explosion and nearly half a million dollars in federal spending on COP30 accommodations in Brazil.

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault is leaving the Liberal caucus over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pipeline MOU with Alberta. Dave Naylor has the latest on that, plus a B.C. legislature rally, youth employment concerns, RCMP drug lab busts and CTF documents on Carney’s in-flight meal spending.

Dave Naylor breaks down the latest Western Standard news update, including the Western Premiers’ meeting in Kananaskis, Alberta’s October referendum, B.C.’s pipeline opposition, Tim Hortons’ hiring push, carbon capture costs, new polling on Alberta independence and Caroline Mulroney’s resignation from Ontario cabinet.

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement that Albertans will be asked in an October referendum if they want to stay in Canada, while Smith says she will fight for Alberta to remain in Confederation. He also looks at First Nations leaders pushing Ottawa to criminalize residential school denialism, Liberal MPs raising concerns over environmental concessions tied to a new Alberta pipeline, and Western Standard B.C. reporter Alex Zoltan on why the legislature in Victoria is debating a foreign genocide.

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Winnipeg police announcing the city’s largest-ever drug bust, with $37 million worth of cocaine, fentanyl and meth seized and 33 people arrested. He also looks at the Parliamentary Budget Office saying Canada’s cost to host the 2026 World Cup will top $1 billion, a Calgary councillor proposing low-income transit passes be limited to Canadian citizens, and a U.S. energy executive telling a Calgary conference that Canadian crude remains critical to America.

In this Western Standard News Update, Dave Naylor covers Pierre Poilievre’s chief of staff Ian Todd retiring after four years and being replaced by Conservative campaign boss Steve Outhouse. He also looks at Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean saying a new carbon tax deal with the Liberals “hits the sweet spot,” the Snowbirds demonstration team being grounded at the end of the year, Corb Lund’s coal mining petition in Alberta, and Prime Minister Mark Carney being mocked over his comments on the history of the Alberta oilsands.