Western Standard - Western Standard News Update ｜ Trump’s Belarus potash deal could hammer Saskatchewan ｜ 21 Sep 2026

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.

00:00:14.200 In breaking news, U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing a, quote,

00:00:18.320 massive potash deal with Belarus.

00:00:21.220 That would devastate Saskatchewan and the trade uncertainty.

00:00:24.280 Jan Arden dedicated her song, Insensitive, to Premier Daniel Smith at a Forever Canada concert at Fort Calgary on Sunday.

00:00:36.040 Four First Nations have gifted Simon Fraser University Burnaby an Indigenous name, and you have to see it to believe it.

00:00:45.280 Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to press ahead with Bill C-34, which is the online safety ad.

00:00:51.860 The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is urging Ottawa to stop borrowing, cut spending and slash taxes as Parliament resumes

00:01:01.820 And a police officer is being shot outside a Belleville synagogue on Yom Kippur in Ontario

00:01:09.760 A gunman opened fire and was later shot by the officer

00:01:13.760 And that's it for now

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Western Standard - September 21, 2026