Western Standard - Western Standard News Update

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.820 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:15.080 Bill 9 has passed through the Alberta legislature.

00:00:18.480 It will ban trans people from competing in girls' sports,

00:00:22.060 pronoun changes for school kids without parental consent,

00:00:25.640 and gender-changing surgery for children.

00:00:30.000 A teacher at Edmonton's Hilwe Hamdon School is facing child exploitation charges

00:00:36.240 after carrying on a sexually explicit online chat with a student for at least two years.

00:00:42.840 Hamdon is a kindergarten to grade 9 school.

00:00:47.200 BC Conservative MLA Carrie Lynn Finley is the first to announce her candidacy

00:00:52.180 to replace ousted party leader John Rustad.

00:00:57.640 Bah, humbug.

00:01:00.000 A new poll by Angus Reid shows a large number of families are struggling this Christmas.

00:01:06.380 And a Department of Industry deputy head has admitted lying to MPs over the $15 billion deal with Stellantis.

00:01:14.780 And that's it for now.

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Western Standard - December 10, 2025