Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Eby missing as Canada-U.S. trade talks hit final hours ｜ 21 Aug 2026

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.

00:00:14.440 Alberta Premier Daniel Smith is calling AI data centers a new type of refinery.

00:00:19.860 It's easier to export zeros and ones, she says.

00:00:24.200 Documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show global affairs hospitality

00:00:28.880 spending has jumped 53% last year to $15.5 million. Premier David Eby is still missing

00:00:38.260 in action as trade talks with the United States go into their final hours. The Liberals amid

00:00:44.360 an Afghan war memorial will include an Algonquin land acknowledgement. We have an in-depth story

00:00:51.800 on Calgary dog bites jumping nearly 50% as the city defends breed-neutral approaches.

00:00:58.880 A 78-year-old woman has been killed after her SUV broke down on Highway 403 in Oakville.

00:01:07.440 Liberal House leader Steve McKinnon says the party will not be pursuing electoral reforms,

00:01:13.360 despite the fact Justin Trudeau said that was his biggest regret.

00:01:18.600 A bigot has got the boot from a Nova Scotia apartment building after he was evicted over

00:01:23.280 racist remarks to South Asian neighbors.

00:01:28.080 The Bank of Canada says skilled trades and healthcare jobs are least vulnerable to AI.

00:01:35.400 And one person is dead after an aircraft landed on a Prince George Boulevard yesterday,

00:01:40.660 sending the propeller through a vehicle's windshield.

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Western Standard - August 21, 2026