Western Standard - June 18, 2026


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Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

118.43

Word count

226

Sentence count

19

People

Also mentioned:
YouTube Music Dave Naylor Terry Fox

Summary

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We don t make the powerful comfortable. We make them answer. No scripts, no gatekeepers, no permission needed if you re done with polished spin and state-approved storylines. Stand with the voice of Western Canada.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard here's your news update. I'm your host Western
00:00:09.620 Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor and here's what you need to know. Access to
00:00:15.960 information documents show the federal Liberals gave Canada's top scientists a
00:00:20.700 free pass to roam the world at taxpayer expense. The Senate committee is urging
00:00:27.520 independent bias audit of CBC news coverage. An Alberta senator says she
00:00:34.540 fears for her safety after the release of the voters list. A Terry Fox statue in
00:00:42.700 the town that he was raised, Port Coquitlam, BC, has been vandalized. And we
00:00:50.760 have an exclusive story on a Calgary schoolteacher who was forced to visit a
00:00:55.600 mosque, and gudwara as part of, quote, professional development. No churches were visited.
00:01:03.400 And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:09.400 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:14.320 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news. Have a great day.
00:01:20.020 you've heard the headlines you've watched the narrative shift and you can feel it when the
00:01:30.420 truth is being rewritten in real time but not here we don't make the powerful comfortable
00:01:36.780 we make them answer no scripts no gatekeepers no permission needed if you're done with polished
00:01:44.180 spin and state-approved storylines. Stand with the voice of Western Canada.
00:01:50.280 Join us today. Go to westernstandard.news.