Western Standard - September 23, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Trump： Canada destroying itself with mass immigration ｜ 23 Sep 2026

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Elizabeth May YouTube Music Danielle Smith Donald Trump Dave Naylor Alex Zoltan Acro Canine
Europe wants Canadian LNG and oil — and may help pay for it Cory Morgan： Eby’s snap election gamble is already backfiring

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2 minutes

Words per minute

105.42

Word count

223

Sentence count

17

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Hate speech

2

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update. I'm your host, Western
00:00:09.600 Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know. It's day
00:00:15.720 two of the British Columbia election and our BC reporter Alex Zoltan will have
00:00:20.440 all the breaking news. Go to our website and watch Edmonton's Acro Canine crew
00:00:27.040 taking to the final stage of America's Got Talent
00:00:30.280 as Premier Daniel Smith chairs them on.
00:00:34.100 Green Party leader Elizabeth May says Alberta's West Coast oil pipeline
00:00:38.460 has, quote, no business case.
00:00:42.180 President Donald Trump says Canada is, quote, 0.98
00:00:45.220 destroying itself with mass immigration.
00:00:49.000 You can watch as a small plane lands on the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff. 1.00
00:00:53.500 Nearly 1,000 prayer and quiet rooms have been designated in federal buildings over the last year.
00:01:02.180 And watch as Peel Regional Police in Ontario sees 23 guns tied to Greater Toronto Area shootings and a Mississauga killing.
00:01:13.160 And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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