Western Standard - December 18, 2025


Western Standard News Update ｜ 18 Dec 2025

Topics
population decline and speeding fines
Mentioned
YouTube Music Dave Winnick Dave Naylor
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Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

91.92

Word count

176

Sentence count

15


Summary

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Latest Western Standard News Update: Canada's population falls by 76,000, the federal government racks up $17,000 in speeding fines, and Australian police arrest 7 men who were headed towards Sydney to commit "violent, unquote" attacks.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.120 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.700 Canada's population posted its first quarterly decline in almost 50 years.
00:00:20.260 Population fell by 76,000 people as tens of thousands of foreign students and migrant workers
00:00:26.680 left the country when their temporary permits expired.
00:00:30.960 The federal government has plenty of lead foots in its payroll.
00:00:34.940 Employees have racked up $17,000 in speeding fines.
00:00:39.760 Energy reporter Dave Winnick takes a look at how the low price of oil is going to affect Alberta's bottom line.
00:00:47.460 And Australian police have arrested seven men who were driving towards Sydney to commit, quote,
00:00:53.160 violent, unquote, attacks.
00:00:54.900 It comes just a week after Islamic terrorists killed 15 people at Bondi Beach.
00:01:02.920 And that's it for now.
00:01:04.880 Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:08.920 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:14.140 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:18.400 Have a great day.
00:01:24.900 We'll see you next time.