Western Standard News Update | Ottawa targets $27.6B in U.S. goods with new tariffs | 25 Aug 2026

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor covers Ottawa targeting $27.6 billion in U.S. goods with new tariffs while unveiling a $7.5-billion support package. Naylor also looks at Donald Trump threatening to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Trump calling Mark Carney “weak and ineffective,” video of a man spray painting a memorial at Golden Ears Park, Justice Centre lawyers seeking Winnipeg Police records, coal remaining the world’s top electricity source, a partial lunar eclipse across Canada, and a BC Conservative riding association quitting over Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s demands.»»» Subscribe to the Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscriptionFor breaking news, videos, opinion and in-depth coverage: https://www.westernstandard.news/Follow the Western Standard on X: https://x.com/WesternStandardFollow the Western Standard on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westernstandardonline/Sign up for Western Standard newsletters: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/788568/130204520588249083/shareSupport independent journalism in Western Canada: https://www.westernstandard.news/subscription