Western Standard - June 19, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ CCanada Post pays bonuses despite a $1.5-billion loss ｜ 19 Jun 2026


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

120.58

Word count

232

Sentence count

19


Summary

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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.
00:00:14.740 Alberta RCMP are warning residents that a convicted child sex offender assessed as posing a high risk of re-offending has been released in the community in Red Deer.
00:00:25.980 Terry Haskell, 73, was released Friday.
00:00:30.000 A petition by Green Party leader Elizabeth May could ask Cabinet to blacklist thermal coal as toxic.
00:00:38.560 Toronto Mayor Elizabeth Chow has declared Jertfest Day in Toronto.
00:00:43.800 Include your own pun there.
00:00:46.180 The CEO of Canada Post admitted the money-losing corporation paid out bonuses to staff despite losing $1.5 billion.
00:00:54.940 dollars. Billionaire Frank Stronick, who founded Canadian Tire, has been found guilty of two counts
00:01:01.800 of sexual assault. And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news
00:01:08.940 updates. You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts. And don't forget
00:01:16.000 to visit our website at westernstandard.news. Have a great day.
00:01:24.940 you've heard the headlines you've watched the narrative shift and you can feel it when the
00:01:31.380 truth is being rewritten in real time but not here we don't make the powerful comfortable
00:01:37.740 we make them answer no scripts no gatekeepers no permission needed if you're done with polished
00:01:45.140 spin and state-approved storylines stand with the voice of western canada join us today go to
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