Western Standard - February 19, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Smith to address Alberta this evening ｜ 19 Feb 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

127.53529

Word count

262

Sentence count

30


Summary

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The former prince known as Andrew was arrested in the UK this morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office. A federal court has backed CBC s secrecy on advertising spending under access to information law. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation tried to get the number but were rebuked. And we ve got a video on two of the world s luckiest kids who miraculously escaped injury after a drunk driver plowed into a New Jersey preschool.

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.
00:00:13.520 The former prince known as Andrew was shockingly arrested in the UK this morning
00:00:18.300 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The allegations stem from his role as a trade
00:00:24.680 minister for the country and the fact that he may have leaked sensitive economic information
00:00:30.000 to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Premier Smith is set to address Albertans on a televised
00:00:37.720 speech this afternoon at 6.45 p.m. It will focus on immigration and, quote, Smith says something
00:00:45.420 needs to change. A federal court has backed CBC's secrecy on advertising spending under access to
00:00:52.600 information law. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation tried to get the number but were rebuked.
00:00:59.300 And we've got a video on two of the world's luckiest kids who miraculously escaped injury
00:01:04.520 after a drunk driver plowed into a New Jersey preschool. And that's it for now. Join us
00:01:10.860 the next time for more Western Standard news updates. You can follow us on Spotify, YouTube
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00:01:23.720 Have a great day.
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