Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Trump pauses tariffs, Keystone XL back on table ｜ 19 Aug 2026

00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.

00:00:08.160 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.

00:00:15.180 Negotiations have resumed today in Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump put a late-night pause on 50% Canadian tariffs.

00:00:23.920 He says a deal has been reached and Keystone XL Pipeline could be returning.

00:00:28.600 There's mixed reaction in British Columbia to a Finley video

00:00:33.820 showing Premier David Evie as a culture war strongman

00:00:37.620 A Windsor man has been charged with sexually assaulting children

00:00:42.720 for a third time while on bail

00:00:45.140 The feds have paid for 282,000 hours of indigenous mental health counseling

00:00:53.200 And the Alberta Tory party has given us an exclusive interview

00:00:59.680 on their push to attract progressive, conservative voters

00:01:03.760 And that's it for now

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Western Standard - August 19, 2026