Western Standard News Update | Pressure builds to unseal Kamloops files | 14 Jan 2026

In this Western Standard News Update, Chief Editor Dave Naylor highlights the major political stories unfolding across Canada. Quebec Premier François Legault announces his retirement as his party sinks in the polls, and in Ottawa, the Liberal government is ordered to release all files tied to the Kamloops Residential School. Questions also continue to mount after $12 million was issued to the local First Nation despite no remains being uncovered at the reported burial site, and Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan admits his rapid exit from Kabul left people behind. Meanwhile in Calgary, City Manager David Duckworth keeps his job following fallout over the catastrophic water main break. Follow for more Western Standard updates across Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, and WesternStandard.news.