Western Standard - July 24, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Carney to face House hearing over Gordie Howe toll deal ｜ 24 Jul 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

107.66

Word count

240

Sentence count

21


Summary

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A Toronto bar has lost its liquor license after buying stolen booze from a nearby homeless camp. Irish sex offender Kenneth Curtin has been arrested again in Vancouver after walking away from his halfway house. The Liberals have rejected a call for public hearings on Canada post-cabinet cuts.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.120 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.200 A Toronto bar has lost its liquor license after buying stolen booze from a nearby homeless camp.
00:00:22.000 Elon Musk says secure borders and safe cities aren't a far-right idea.
00:00:26.820 Irish sex offender Kenneth Curtin has been arrested again in Vancouver
00:00:32.940 after he walked away from his halfway house
00:00:35.540 The Liberals have rejected a call for public hearings on Canada post cuts
00:00:40.640 Watch incredible video on our website as a leopard enters an Indian liquor store
00:00:46.640 injuring two workers before being captured
00:00:49.340 The Canadian Labour Congress is accusing Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem
00:00:55.240 of breaking anti-scab laws during a security guard strike.
00:01:00.620 Records show Ottawa waived reporting requirements on $12.1 million
00:01:05.260 given to the Kamloops Residential School Tribe.
00:01:10.800 And Prime Minister Mark Carney is to face a House of Commons hearing
00:01:14.380 over the Gordie-Howe Bridge toll deal.
00:01:18.860 And that's it for now.
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