Western Standard - April 14, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Feds to remove gas tax, saving consumers $0.10 a litre ｜ 14 Apr 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

97.22453

Word count

195

Sentence count

12


Summary

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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.
00:00:14.600 Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Feds will remove its gas tax next week
00:00:19.340 as prices continue to soar because of the Iran war.
00:00:23.080 The move should save consumers 10 cents a liter.
00:00:25.600 The Deputy Minister of Defence is refusing to apologise for breaking ethics violations to get a relative, an $80,000-a-year government job they weren't qualified for.
00:00:39.920 Lloyd Minster RCMP is warning about a batch of tainted drugs after five separate overdoses on Monday.
00:00:48.160 Alberta has introduced a new law to tighten rules on vaping in the province.
00:00:52.900 And our British Columbia editor, Alex Zoltan
00:00:57.380 takes a look at what could happen within the NDP
00:01:00.180 if Premier David Eby decides to step down
00:01:03.260 And that's it for now
00:01:06.420 Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates
00:01:10.280 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music
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00:01:16.160 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news
00:01:20.200 Have a great day
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