Western Standard - April 20, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Temp residents in Canada to top 2 million despite cuts ｜ 20 Apr 2026


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1 minute

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129.31479

Word count

251

Sentence count

17


Summary

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A new Angus Reid poll shows 30% of Tory voters support a new leader, up from 18% last summer. UFC boss Dana White has opened up on why he will pay to get a young girl badly wounded in the Tumblr Ridge shooting treatment in the United States. And support for Conservative leader Pierre-ucrev appears to be dropping with party supporters.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.140 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.500 According to a report prepared for Prime Minister Mark Carney,
00:00:18.200 more than 2 million foreigners will be living temporarily in Canada this year.
00:00:24.020 The UCP is reportedly looking at adopting daylight savings time in Alberta,
00:00:28.700 joining British Columbia and Saskatchewan in the same time zone.
00:00:34.040 UFC boss Dana White has opened up on why he will pay to get a young girl
00:00:38.460 badly wounded in the Tumblr Ridge shooting treatment in the United States.
00:00:43.300 White has also expressed frustration with how difficult the whole process has been.
00:00:48.940 And support for Conservative leader Pierre Polyev appears to be dropping with party supporters.
00:00:55.620 The new Angus Reid poll shows 30% of Tory voters won a new leader.
00:01:00.700 That's up from 18% last summer.
00:01:03.940 And that's it for now.
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