Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Oil surges as Middle East conflict escalates

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 Oil is up another $7 Tuesday morning, as the Israeli and U.S. bombing of Iran continues unabated.

00:00:22.060 Oil is now up $10 a barrel since the hostilities began.

00:00:25.640 Israeli bombs have destroyed a building near Tehran, where dozens of top clerics were meeting to pick a successor to the late Ayatollah.

00:00:37.020 Everyone in the building was killed.

00:00:40.380 B.C. Liberal MP Mandeep Sarai has been found guilty of breaching ethics laws.

00:00:46.420 He becomes the 10th liberal to be fined under ethics rules.

00:00:49.580 And the Department of Employment in Ottawa has found one way to boost job numbers.

00:00:56.480 They are hiring consultants to teach staff how to write better emails.

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Western Standard - March 03, 2026