Western Standard - July 02, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Voters outside Alberta and Sask. lean further left ｜ 2 Jul 2026

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Jagmeet Singh Alison Fraser Adam DeGrasse YouTube Music Saskatchewan Alberta
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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

118.87

Word count

353

Sentence count

39


Summary

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A B.C. Supreme Court judge has convicted an Abbotsford man of second-degree murder after rejecting his claim that he fatally stabbed his wife during a sudden, emotionally charged confrontation only days after arriving in Canada from India. A dramatic explosion inside an apartment complex electrical room in Tacoma, Washington, sends debris flying and foresee the evacuation of multiple buildings Sunday evening.

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:07.880 I'm your host, Western Standard reporter, Alison Fraser, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.600 Outside of Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada votes further left than California.
00:00:20.400 In an analysis done by Adam DeGrasse, host of the Army of Great Men podcast,
00:00:25.020 at an Albertans Day rally on Wednesday, where approximately 62.5 of voters outside of Alberta
00:00:32.180 and Saskatchewan supported parties generally considered left of center. In the 2025 federal
00:00:39.000 election, Alberta remains the country's most conservative province, with the Conservative
00:00:44.460 Party receiving approximately 63.5 of the popular votes. Saskatchewan followed closely at roughly
00:00:52.540 64.6%. Alberta opens applications for $1 million cancer research grants. Alberta researchers,
00:01:02.200 health organizations, and community groups can now apply up to $1 million in provincial funding
00:01:08.460 aimed at improving cancer prevention, screening, and early detection across the province.
00:01:15.820 A dramatic explosion inside an apartment complex electrical room in Tacoma, Washington,
00:01:21.660 send debris flying and foresee evacuation of multiple buildings Sunday evening.
00:01:27.720 According to the department, crews were dispatched at approximately 5.37 p.m. to an apartment complex
00:01:35.460 located at 6400 South and 12th Street after reports of smoke and an explosion
00:01:42.820 originating from an electrical conduit. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has convicted an
00:01:49.000 Abbotsford man of second-degree murder after rejecting his claim that he fatally stabbed his
00:01:54.680 wife during a sudden, emotionally charged confrontation only days after arriving in
00:02:00.520 Canada from India. Jagpreet Singh was found guilty in the March 15, 2024 killing of his wife.
00:02:08.860 And that's it for now. Join us next time for more Western Standard News updates.
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