Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ RCMP say bullet to independence leader was a pen

00:00:00.000 from the Western Standard here's your news update I'm your host Western

00:00:09.620 Standard chief editor Dave Naylor and here's what you need to know RCMP in

00:00:15.540 Bonneville say a bullet delivered to the business of the leader of the

00:00:18.880 independence forces in Alberta was actually a pen but Mitch Sylvester is

00:00:23.760 disputing the Mounties findings the amount of fentanyl seizures at the

00:00:29.040 Canadian border are plummeting despite a government pledge to crack down on the

00:00:33.480 deadly drug crossing our borders liberal bloc and NDP MPs have teamed up to

00:00:39.600 vote down a conservative motion to cut health care benefits to illegal migrants

00:00:44.820 Ottawa is set to give Cuba eight million dollars in emergency humanitarian aid

00:00:49.920 but is ruling out sending fuel to the Berligard Island and Thursday is budget

00:00:56.100 day in Alberta click on westernstandard.news this afternoon for all the

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Western Standard - February 26, 2026