Western Standard - January 30, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Epstein revelations reopen questions ｜ 30 Jan 2026

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1 minute

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120.56

Word count

234

Sentence count

26


Summary

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The U.S. Department of Justice has released millions of more papers from the Epstein investigation, including an email that suggests Bill Gates caught an STI from a Russian nalcare. Documents have revealed Ottawa hired nearly 1,000 foreign students. This comes as youth unemployment in Canada is soaring. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested at a hotel in Los Angeles Friday morning. And as the Conservative Convention continues in Calgary, we look at what would be considered a passable number for Pierre Poutine in his leadership review.

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.
00:00:14.120 The U.S. Department of Justice has released millions of more papers from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation,
00:00:20.780 including an email that suggests Microsoft founder Bill Gates caught an STI from a Russian nalcare.
00:00:27.340 Documents have revealed Ottawa hired nearly 1,000 foreign students.
00:00:32.460 This comes as youth unemployment in Canada is soaring.
00:00:38.000 Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested at a hotel in Los Angeles Friday morning.
00:00:43.860 He is facing charges after a church in Minnesota was invaded by anti-ice protesters.
00:00:50.880 And as the Conservative Convention continues in Calgary,
00:00:54.020 we look at what would be considered a passable number for Pierre Polyev in his leadership review.
00:01:01.880 And that's it for now.
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