Western Standard - March 13, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Iran war hits airfares as Canada loses 84,000 jobs ｜ 13 Mar 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

104.76663

Word count

211

Sentence count

20


Summary

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The Iranian war is starting to hit Canadian air travelers in the pocketbook. Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent. Liberal housing minister Gregor Robertson is being mocked for saying the Iran war is the reason many Canadians cannot afford a house. The Ontario government is planning a bill to exempt Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet from the Freedom of Information Act. Then, a Calgary murder suspect has been arrested after his car skidded off Highway 5 in British Columbia and got stuck in the ditch.

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.
00:00:15.220 The Iranian war is starting to hit Canadian air travelers in the pocketbook.
00:00:20.320 Both Air Transat and Air Canada have raised their ticket prices because of rising fuel costs.
00:00:25.360 Canada lost 84,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent.
00:00:35.220 Liberal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson is being mocked for saying the Iran war is the reason many Canadians cannot afford a house.
00:00:44.440 The Ontario government is planning a bill to exempt Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet from the Freedom of Information Act.
00:00:51.660 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has already expressed its outrage.
00:00:57.140 Then the Calgary murder suspect has been arrested after his car skidded off Highway 5 in British Columbia and got stuck in the ditch.
00:01:06.740 And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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