Western Standard - May 12, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ TC Energy： Canada falling behind in energy production ｜ 12 May 2026


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

98.94

Word count

192

Sentence count

16


Summary

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A report by the Ontario Auditor General has revealed some driving schools in the province are not properly training wannabe truckers. The CEO of TC Energy is warning Canada has fallen behind the rest of the world in energy production. Conservatives are warning the Fed's decision to pull the Canadian Armed Forces out of avalanche control in the Rogers Pass is putting the economy at risk. One man is dead and another wounded after a government opened fire outside a Calgary co-op and an Edmonton senior has been killed by her own vehicle.

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.
00:00:14.160 A report by the Ontario Auditor General has revealed some driving schools in the province
00:00:19.680 are not properly training wannabe truckers.
00:00:22.500 The CEO of TC Energy is warning Canada has fallen behind the rest of the world in energy production
00:00:30.860 Conservatives are warning the Fed's decision to pull the Canadian Armed Forces out of avalanche control
00:00:38.040 in the Rogers Pass is putting the economy at risk
00:00:41.300 One man is dead and another wounded after government opened fire outside a Calgary co-op
00:00:47.920 and an Edmonton senior has been killed by her own vehicle.
00:00:53.260 Police said the 65-year-old was getting out of her vehicle
00:00:56.460 when it started rolling backwards, running her over.
00:01:01.180 And that's it for now.
00:01:03.100 Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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00:01:12.040 And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
00:01:16.780 Have a great day.
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