Western Standard News Update ｜ 21 Nov 2025
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Summary
11 people were injured when a bear attacked a group of people walking near a school in Bella Cola, British Columbia, Canada. More than 100 pieces of Indigenous art are missing from the National Indigenous Art Collection, financial details of 15 Conservative MPs have been hacked and leaked, and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance takes some shots at Canada.
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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There's been a grisly attack at a school in Bella Cola on the central coastal line of British Columbia.
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A total of 11 people have been injured, too critically and too serious,
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when the bear attacked a group that was walking near the school.
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There are reports a parent fought off the bear, which is now still on the loose.
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Residents have been told not to walk in the area, and the school is closed for the day.
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There's controversy growing in Ottawa, as more than 100 pieces of Indigenous art
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are missing from the National Indigenous Art Collection.
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The Conservatives are demanding answers and want to know where the art is.
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Financial details of 15 Conservative MPs have been hacked and leaked.
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NDP leadership candidate A.V. Lewis has blasted B.C. Premier David Eby for expanding LNG in the province.
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He calls it a mystifying decision in that he is heartbroken.
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And U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance took to X to take some shots at Canada on Friday.
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