Western Standard - May 14, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Quebec fires 11 teachers over religious instruction ｜ 14 May 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

114.42

Word count

251

Sentence count

24


Summary

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A 14-year-old boy in Manitoba is now facing conspiracy to commit murder charges for his plans to shoot up a school. And Quebec has fired 11 teachers who were found trying to teach Islam in their course. It was also found that they were abusing their children.

Transcript

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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.
00:00:14.240 A new report by an Alberta business group says sky-high oil prices
00:00:19.120 could turn Alberta's $9 billion deficit into a $7 billion surplus.
00:00:24.460 Access to information documents reveal officials in the Foreign Affairs Department
00:00:31.220 use the Kamloops Residential Mass Graves claims when talking to Chinese officials about Uyghur
00:00:37.700 abuse. The CBC has spent nearly $60,000 in legal fees trying to keep subscription figures to their
00:00:46.660 gem platform secret. The BCNDP's proposed freedom of information changes are targeting a small
00:00:56.340 number of people who file nuisance requests. A 14-year-old boy in Manitoba is now facing
00:01:03.340 conspiracy to commit murder charges for his plans to shoot up a school. And Quebec has fired 11
00:01:10.520 teachers who were found trying to teach Islam in their course. It was also found that they were
00:01:16.320 abusing their children. And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard
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