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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.000 I'm your host, Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:14.000 An RCMP employee has been linked to a Palestinian activist network,

00:00:20.000 raising questions on whether that should be allowed.

00:00:25.000 The RCMP has spent $48 million renting Black Hawk helicopters to patrol the border in the last year.

00:00:32.000 It came after US President Donald Trump said Canada has a weak border security.

00:00:40.000 Canadian Immigration Department will now fast-track granting citizenship to foreign doctors

00:00:45.000 that have been in the country for at least a year.

00:00:49.000 And make sure you read Corey Morgan's column on how it's time to quit pretending that Canada needs Indigenous consent

00:00:58.000 to build a pipeline from Alberta to Northwestern British Columbia.

00:01:03.000 And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.

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00:01:14.000 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.

00:01:19.000 Have a great day.

Western Standard - December 08, 2025