Western Standard - November 26, 2025


Western Standard News Update ｜ 26 Nov 2025

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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

126.62

Word count

257

Sentence count

19


Summary

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More than 700 firefighters are battling a real-life towering inferno in Hong Kong, involving seven separate highrises. Industry Minister Melanie Jolie is under fire after it was revealed she didn t even read the $15 billion contract the government had with Stellantis. The Kearney government now admits they faked a housing photo opportunity. And our energy expert, Dave Winnick, says the looming Venezuela coup will be bad news for Alberta.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.460 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.000 More than 700 firefighters are battling a real-life towering inferno in Hong Kong,
00:00:20.800 involving seven separate high-rises.
00:00:23.720 Thirteen people are dead so far, including one firefighter.
00:00:28.180 One B.C. leader, Dallas Brody, introduced a bill to the B.C. legislature yesterday
00:00:33.560 that would ban pride flags and all foreign flags from public buildings in the province.
00:00:40.200 The proposed bill didn't pass first reading, though half the Conservative caucus supported it.
00:00:48.480 Conservatives say liberals are boosting youth job numbers by only offering jobs that last half the summer.
00:00:57.360 Industry Minister Melanie Jolie is under fire after it was revealed she didn't even read
00:01:03.740 the $15 billion contract the government had with Stellantis,
00:01:08.980 a deal that Stellantis has backed away from, leaving 3,000 people out of work.
00:01:14.760 The Kearney government now admits they faked a housing photo opportunity.
00:01:21.100 $30,000 was spent building the shell of a home for the Prime Minister to stand in front of
00:01:26.560 at a press conference announcing a home-building program.
00:01:30.680 After the press conference, the fake house was just torn down and taken away.
00:01:35.160 And our energy expert, Dave Winnick, says the looming Venezuela coup will be very bad news for Alberta.
00:01:44.160 And that's it for now.
00:01:46.220 Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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00:01:55.540 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:59.160 Have a great day.