Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Oil prices surged to $119 as Iran conflict continues

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update. I'm your host, Western Standard Chief

00:00:10.240 Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know. As the Gulf War goes on unabated,

00:00:17.160 oil prices Monday morning spiked at $119 a barrel. If it stays above $90 a barrel for 20 trading days,

00:00:26.040 the province of Alberta will drop its fuel tax of 13 cents a litre.

00:00:32.200 MPs are demanding documents on a $231 million wind farm in Nova Scotia

00:00:38.240 that's linked to Liberal insiders.

00:00:41.600 Prime Minister Mark Carney has called three by-elections for April 13th.

00:00:46.320 Two of the ridings are in Toronto and the third is in Quebec.

00:00:50.120 If the Liberals sweep all three, they will have a majority government.

00:00:53.580 And Canada is set to cross a grim milestone

00:00:57.640 100,000 dead through medically assisted dying

00:01:01.480 We take an in-depth look on exactly how we got here

00:01:05.220 And that's it for now

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Western Standard - March 09, 2026