Western Standard - July 13, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Ottawa fails to deport 33,000 foreign fugitives ｜ 13 Jul 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

116.34

Word count

239

Sentence count

30


Summary

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The Western Standard has an exclusive interview with U.S. Ambassador Pete Dijkstra. We talk about the Trump fentanyl claims, and Alberta independence. Canada Post paid nearly 31 million dollars in bonuses to staff despite losing 1.57 billion. Ottawa has fallen short on deportations as 33,000 foreign fugitives remain in Canada. Social media has ID'd Toronto s street festival shooting victim as an aspiring rapper. Federal ministers and staff accepted free FIFA World Cup tickets as taxpayers paid $1.07 billion. And a Calgary landlord is being charged after hidden cameras were found in tenants' bedrooms and bathrooms.

Transcript

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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. The Western Standard has an exclusive
00:00:16.680 interview with U.S. Ambassador Pete Dijkstra. We talk about the Trump fentanyl claims and
00:00:22.560 and Alberta independence. Canada Post paid nearly 31 million dollars in bonuses to staff
00:00:30.560 despite losing 1.57 billion. Ottawa has fallen short on deportations as 33,000 foreign fugitives
00:00:39.280 remain in Canada. Social media has ID'd Toronto's street festival shooting victim as an aspiring
00:00:46.960 rapper. Ontario nightclubs, street festivals and roads proved dangerous and deadly over the weekend.
00:00:56.160 Federal ministers and staff accepted free FIFA World Cup tickets as taxpayers
00:01:01.440 paid $1.07 billion. And a Calgary landlord is being charged after hidden cameras were found
00:01:09.040 in tenants' bedrooms and bathrooms. And that's it for now. Join us next time for
00:01:14.880 for more Western Standard news updates.
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00:01:23.080 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:27.180 Have a great day.
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