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

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A convicted child sex offender is released in the community of Red Deer, Alberta. A petition by Green Party Leader Elizabeth May could ask Cabinet to blacklist thermal coal as toxic. Toronto Mayor Elizabeth Chow has declared Jertfest Day in Toronto. The CEO of Canada Post admitted the money-losing corporation paid out bonuses to staff despite losing $1.5 billion dollars. Billionaire Frank Stronick, who founded Canadian Tire, has been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

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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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Western Standard - June 19, 2026

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

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