Western Standard - February 13, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Fed calendar lists more Muslim than Christian holidays ｜ 13 Feb 2026

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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

160.4

Word count

347

Sentence count

50

Harmful content

Hate speech

4

sentences flagged


Summary

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A Winnipeg couple is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the gruesome torturing of nine animals, the Parliamentary Budget Office is warning health care for illegal immigrants and refugees will cost taxpayers $1 billion this year, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has bought a $4 million home in the Tony Montreal neighborhood of Mount Royal, the federal calendar is now listing more Muslim observances than Christian holidays, and the Liberals are set to raise taxes on alcohol again on April 1st.

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.
00:00:14.200 Columnist Linda Slobodian takes a look at a Winnipeg couple
00:00:17.440 sentenced to 12 years in prison for the gruesome torturing of nine animals.
00:00:24.220 The Parliamentary Budget Office is warning health care for
00:00:27.600 illegal immigrants and refugees will cost taxpayers $1 billion this year. 0.99
00:00:34.600 Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has bought a $4 million home
00:00:38.680 in the Tony Montreal neighborhood of Mount Royal.
00:00:43.340 The federal calendar is now listing more Muslim observances than Christian holidays.
00:00:51.060 And the Liberals are set to raise taxes on alcohol again on April 1st.
00:00:56.100 And that's not a joke.
00:00:59.500 And that's it for now.
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