Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Conservative conference opens with a land acknowledgment ｜ 8 May 2026

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.140 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:14.600 There is controversy after the largest annual gathering of conservative-minded people in Canada,

00:00:20.900 the Canada's Strong and Free Network, opened this year's conference in Ottawa with a land acknowledgement.

00:00:25.840 BC reporter Alex Zoltan takes a look at what the Polly Market betting site is saying about the BC Conservative leadership race.

00:00:36.440 Zoltan also has an exclusive on former BC Conservative MLA Amelia Boltby being stripped of her party membership.

00:00:46.500 RCMP across the Lower Mainland have busted an illegal gambling ring, leading to 11 arrests.

00:00:52.400 And RCMP and Chilliwack are investigating after an Indigenous mural in town was ruined on missing

00:01:00.260 and murdered Indigenous women's den. And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western

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Western Standard - May 08, 2026