Western Standard - Western Standard News Update

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.

00:00:14.160 Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Lowen is in Africa with Education Minister Demetrius Nicolaitis

00:00:20.020 to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to help victims of domestic abuse.

00:00:25.740 Nicolaitis' sister was murdered in Calgary by her partner.

00:00:30.840 A B.C. court has cleared the peer leader company for having a vaccine mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic,

00:00:37.640 even though there were serious questions about its effectiveness.

00:00:42.000 The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force is looking to hire a private secretary consultant,

00:00:48.240 despite Liberal pledges to cut spending.

00:00:51.880 A report from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has found the civil service has jumped by 80%,

00:00:58.020 with the addition of 99,000 new staff.

00:01:03.260 And we look at the rise of protein coffees.

00:01:07.440 Is it a way to fight high food prices?

00:01:09.280 And that's it for now.

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Western Standard - January 12, 2026