Western Standard - April 14, 2026


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

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Lloyd Minster RCMP Dave Naylor Mark Carney Alex Zoltan David Eby
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Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

97.22

Word count

195

Sentence count

10


Summary

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Western Standard News Update Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Feds will remove its gas tax next week as prices continue to soar because of the Iran war. 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. The RCMP is warning about a batch of tainted drugs after five separate overdoses on Monday. Alberta has introduced a new law to tighten rules on vaping in the province, and our British Columbia editor Alex Zoltan takes a look at what could happen within the NDP if Premier David Eby decides to step down.

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
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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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