Western Standard - January 05, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ 05 Jan 2026


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

126.15552

Word Count

232

Sentence Count

25


Summary

Summaries generated with gmurro/bart-large-finetuned-filtered-spotify-podcast-summ .

The Ontario government has announced they will not be putting U.S. booze back on the shelves until the trade war with Donald Trump has ended. As we have moved into the new year, it appears the Liberals have not reached their promise to spend 2% of GNP on defence. Edmonton police are on the lookout for a killer who escaped from an Indigenous healing lodge on the weekend. And our energy reporter Dave Winnick is keeping top on the developments in Venezuela and how it will affect the Alberta oil patch.

Transcript

Transcript generated with Whisper (turbo).
00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.140 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:13.980 The Ontario government has announced who will not be putting U.S. booze back on the shelves until the trade war with Donald Trump has ended.
00:00:22.000 As we have moved into the new year, it appears the Liberals have not reached their promise to spend 2% of GNP on defence.
00:00:34.640 Edmonton police are on the lookout for a killer who escaped from an Indigenous healing lodge on the weekend.
00:00:41.080 Shelby Crane was serving a 10.5 year sentence for manslaughter after shooting his victim to death.
00:00:46.900 And our energy reporter, Dave Winnick, is keeping top on the developments in Venezuela and how it will affect the Alberta oil patch.
00:00:57.580 And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:03.040 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:08.760 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:13.040 Have a great day.
00:01:16.900 They tell you what to think.
00:01:24.700 They decide what you should hear and what you shouldn't.
00:01:27.940 Not hear.
00:01:29.440 The Western Standard does not bow, bend, or beg for approval.
00:01:34.540 No spin, no handlers, no watered-down headlines.
00:01:38.260 Just fearless Western journalism.
00:01:41.020 If you believe the truth belongs to the public, not the powerful, then you belong with us.
00:01:46.900 Join us at westernstandard.news.