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.

00:00:14.640 Kelowna MLA Gavin Dew says he will not run for the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party.

00:00:21.240 He said taking that job would take him away from his young family too much.

00:00:24.760 Quebec A&W owners say without an increase in temporary foreign workers, restaurants in the province will close.

00:00:34.660 They told a Senate committee that local young people don't want to work in the fast food industry anymore.

00:00:41.120 The Liberal government's advisory on Islamophobia is under fire for giving an $80,000 grant to a pro-Palestinian university group.

00:00:51.140 Amira El-Awabi had previously denied handing over the cash.

00:00:57.680 And a UK citizen has been jailed for 18 months for posting two anti-immigration posts to Twitter.

00:01:04.620 The post had a total of only 33 views.

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Western Standard - December 17, 2025