Western Standard - May 08, 2026


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


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

121.07

Word count

235

Sentence count

18


Summary

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There is controversy after the largest annual gathering of conservative-minded people in Canada, the Canada s Strong and Free Network, opened this year s conference in Ottawa with a land acknowledgement. Western Standard reporter Alex Zoltan takes a look at what the Polly Market betting site is saying about the BC Tory leadership race, and has an exclusive on former BC Tory MLA Amelia Boltby being stripped of her party membership. Meanwhile, RCMP across the Lower Mainland have busted an illegal gambling ring, leading to 11 arrests, and Chilliwack are investigating after an Indigenous mural in town was ruined on missing and murdered Indigenous women s den.

Transcript

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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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00:01:14.340 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news. Have a great day.
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