Western Standard News Update ｜ Petition to Defund Private Schools Misses Mark ｜ 12 Feb 2026
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Summary
A petition to stop funding Alberta private schools falls short of its needed signatures, a list of notable Muslims in Canada is released, and the Alberta government will announce their plans on how to get classroom sizes under control at a press conference later Thursday afternoon.
Transcript
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From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
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I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
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A petition to stop funding to Alberta private schools has fallen well short of its needed
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signatures. The Federal Heritage Department has released a list of notable Muslims in Canada,
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and it's dominated by Liberal and NDP politicians. Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi made the list,
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as did Calgary Flame Nazeem Qadri. No Conservative politicians made the cut.
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Residents of Tumblr Ridge gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to remember the eight
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victims of a mass shooting. The Western Standard's Will Vasseur was there, and he will continue to
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file stories throughout the day. And the Alberta government will announce their plans on how to
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get classroom sizes under control at a press conference later Thursday afternoon.
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