Western Standard - May 25, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Western premiers meet as referendum, pipeline talk loom ｜ 22 May 2026


Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

126.02

Word count

273

Sentence count

22


Summary

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The Western Premiers are set to meet Monday and Tuesday in Kananaskis Country, and the stakes couldn t be higher. Post-premier Danielle Smith will have to defend her referendum, and BC Premier David Eby must explain why he is still blocking the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta. Tim Hortons is launching a new hiring push to get 10,000 new local employees, while reducing their dependence on temporary foreign workers. Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says oil sands companies should be able to absorb the cost of the $16B carbon capture pathways plan. A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows 61% of Albertans will vote to stay in Canada during the October referendum. And Caroline Mulrooney has resigned from Ontario Premier Doug Ford s cabinet citing family reasons.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
00:00:08.120 I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
00:00:14.580 The Western Premiers are set to meet Monday and Tuesday in Kananaska's country,
00:00:19.400 and the stakes couldn't be higher. Post-Premier Danielle Smith will have to defend her referendum,
00:00:24.480 and BC Premier David Eby will have to explain why he is still blocking the pipeline from Alberta.
00:00:32.100 Tim Hortons is launching a new hiring push to get 10,000 new local employees
00:00:37.260 while reducing their dependence on temporary foreign workers.
00:00:42.520 Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says oil sands companies should be able to absorb the cost
00:00:47.880 of the $16 billion carbon capture pathways plan.
00:00:51.900 A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute
00:00:56.180 shows 61% of Albertans will vote to stay in Canada
00:00:59.680 during the October referendum
00:01:01.420 36% said they will vote to leave
00:01:04.340 And Caroline Mulrooney
00:01:07.560 the daughter of late Prime Minister Brian Mulrooney
00:01:10.100 has resigned from Ontario Premier Doug Ford's cabinet
00:01:13.540 citing family reasons
00:01:15.400 And that's it for now
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