Western Standard News Update ｜ 18 Nov 2025
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Summary
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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From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
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I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
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The head of the Alberta Soccer Association has been given a five-year suspension for inappropriate conduct.
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There's outrage in Ottawa on the Conservative side,
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and after elevations that the head of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Pierre Tremblay, has boosted his travel budget by 85%.
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He's been travelling the world on taxpayer expense, staying in all the best places.
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A high-risk sex offender has been released onto the streets of Vancouver.
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This man has 20 years of criminal background involving sexual assaults on boys.
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There is a report out this morning that the UCP will allow Alberta doctors to work in either the private or public sector.
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Currently, they can only work in one or the other.
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And an Angus Reid poll out this morning is bad news for Pierre Polyev.
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It shows that Prime Minister Carney's approval rating is up,
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while the Conservative leader is down to his lowest level since he took office.
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