Western Standard - January 14, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Pressure builds to unseal Kamloops files ｜ 14 Jan 2026

Topics
Kamloops residential school files
Mentioned
Francois Legault David Duckworth YouTube Music Dave Naylor
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Length

1 minute

Words per minute

135.21

Word count

176

Sentence count

14


Summary

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Quebec Premier Francois Legault announces his retirement on Wednesday. The Liberal government has been ordered to release all files on the Kamloops residential school. Canada s former ambassador to Afghanistan has admitted for the first time his sudden departure from Kabul as the Taliban approached left people behind. And Calgary s top civil servant, David Duckworth, is keeping his job as council has decided not to fire him over the recent catastrophic water main break.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.140 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:13.760 Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced his retirement on Wednesday.
00:00:18.040 His party is trailing badly in the polls with an election expected this fall.
00:00:23.300 The Liberal government has been ordered to release all files on the Kamloops residential school.
00:00:28.360 The area's First Nation received $12 million after reports said there were 215 children's graves.
00:00:36.800 So far, not a single body has been found.
00:00:40.020 Canada's former ambassador to Afghanistan has admitted for the first time his sudden departure from Kabul as the Taliban approached left people behind.
00:00:50.020 And Calgary's top civil servant, David Duckworth, is keeping his job as Council has decided not to fire him over the recent catastrophic water main break.
00:01:01.560 And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
00:01:07.480 You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube Music, and Apple Podcasts.
00:01:11.680 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:17.140 Have a great day.