Western Standard - November 27, 2025


Western Standard News Update | 27 Nov 2025


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

125.39515

Word Count

238

Sentence Count

20


Summary

It's a day many in Alberta thought they would never see. Alberta and Ottawa have signed a sweeping new energy accord that Premier Daniel Smith says, "marks a starting point for nation building." It includes a pledge from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government to shelve oil and gas emission caps, suspend the clean power rules, and give Alberta oil a break on the West Coast tanker ban. Vancouver firefighters responded to a record 54 overdoses in one single day yesterday. Firefighters' shifts are being cut back in order to save them on stress. The Speaker of the Commons has shut down Tory questions about alleged corruption in the Quebec Liberal Party. And the Waterloo School Board has been hit with a legal challenge behind forced land acknowledgements.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.640 I'm your host, Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:13.580 It's a day many in Alberta thought they would never see.
00:00:17.140 Alberta and Ottawa have signed a sweeping new energy accord
00:00:20.380 that Premier Daniel Smith says, quote,
00:00:22.920 marks a starting point for nation building.
00:00:26.400 It includes a pledge from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government
00:00:29.520 to shelve oil and gas emission caps, suspend the clean power rules,
00:00:34.380 and give Alberta oil a break on the West Coast tanker ban.
00:00:41.280 More details are emerging about the horrific shooting
00:00:45.080 yesterday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,
00:00:47.860 that saw two National Guardsmen shot.
00:00:51.340 It turns out the National Guardsmen had only been sworn in for duty
00:00:54.700 24 hours previously.
00:00:57.300 Vancouver firefighters responded to a record 54 overdoses
00:01:03.000 in one single day yesterday.
00:01:06.140 Firefighters' shifts are being cut back in order to save them on stress.
00:01:11.960 The Speaker of the House of Commons has shut down Tory questions
00:01:15.280 about alleged corruption in the Quebec Liberal Party.
00:01:19.440 And the Waterloo School Board has been hit with a legal challenge
00:01:25.800 behind forced land acknowledgements.
00:01:29.220 The charter challenge has been filed by the JCCF and a local parent.
00:01:35.020 And that's it for now.
00:01:38.400 Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:42.380 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:47.980 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:52.080 Have a great day.