Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Smith： Ottawa more Alberta-friendly without Trudeau,NDP ｜ 11 Aug 2026

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00:00:00 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:14 There's no return home yet for thousands of evacuees,

00:00:18 as the Bald Range fire near Summerland remains active and unsafe.

00:00:22 Telefilm Canada is budgeting $1.5 million to build a pavilion for the Cannes Film Festival, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney's spending pledge.

00:00:35 Opposition MPs are seeking a lobbying probe into Prime Minister Mark Carney's $1.45 billion Vancouver condo bailout.

00:00:44 A former CMHC boss linked to a home equity tax study

00:00:50 has been named chairman of Build Canada Homes

00:00:53 Premier Daniel Smith claims Ottawa is more Alberta-friendly these days

00:00:59 because the NDP and Ottawa are gone

00:01:02 And the BC NDP is warning land transfers could total up to 24 million acres in the province

00:01:09 And that's it for now

00:01:12 Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.

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Western Standard - August 11, 2026

Western Standard News Update ｜ Smith： Ottawa more Alberta-friendly without Trudeau,NDP ｜ 11 Aug 2026

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