Western Standard - November 18, 2025


Western Standard News Update ｜ 18 Nov 2025


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

141.22958

Word count

219

Sentence count

17


Summary

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A high risk sex offender has been released onto the streets of Vancouver. The head of the Alberta Soccer Association has been given a five year suspension for inappropriate conduct. There s outrage in Ottawa on the Conservative side, and after elevations that the head of Canada's nuclear safety commission has boosted his travel budget by 85%.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.300 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.040 The head of the Alberta Soccer Association has been given a five-year suspension for inappropriate conduct.
00:00:21.760 There's outrage in Ottawa on the Conservative side,
00:00:24.660 and after elevations that the head of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Pierre Tremblay, has boosted his travel budget by 85%.
00:00:33.300 He's been travelling the world on taxpayer expense, staying in all the best places.
00:00:39.900 A high-risk sex offender has been released onto the streets of Vancouver.
00:00:44.280 This man has 20 years of criminal background involving sexual assaults on boys.
00:00:49.880 There is a report out this morning that the UCP will allow Alberta doctors to work in either the private or public sector.
00:00:59.200 Currently, they can only work in one or the other.
00:01:03.620 And an Angus Reid poll out this morning is bad news for Pierre Polyev.
00:01:08.020 It shows that Prime Minister Carney's approval rating is up,
00:01:11.500 while the Conservative leader is down to his lowest level since he took office.
00:01:15.860 And that's it for now.
00:01:18.800 Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:22.360 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:27.760 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:31.860 Have a great day.