Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Alberta families hit hardest as grocery, gas costs rise ｜ 2 Nov 2026

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard here's your news update. I'm your host Western

00:00:09.600 Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor and here's what you need to know. Two men

00:00:15.780 and two teens from the Greater Toronto Area have been killed after their

00:00:19.760 vehicle plunged into a ravine. Poland's top court is in a standoff. Our Alex

00:00:26.700 Alton recently traveled through the country on his way to the Ukraine and

00:00:30.360 files a report. Ontario is alleging half of students' loan applications at two

00:00:37.940 career colleges came from one single IP address. Our Mike Thomas is in Phoenix

00:00:44.820 and reports the US midterms will define Trump's final two years as president. The

00:00:52.100 The Federal Labor Board has ordered Islamophobia sensitivity training following workplace

00:00:57.580 discrimination concerns.

00:01:01.420 Blackfold's RCMP are warning parents after a needle was discovered in Halloween candy.

00:01:07.920 First Nations groups are calling for Indigenous languages to be included at Remembrance Day

00:01:12.860 ceremonies.

00:01:15.740 And a new report finds Alberta families have been hit the hardest by rising grocery and

00:01:20.780 gas costs. And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.

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